Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chocolate chip cookies are the classic cookie! This recipe makes soft and chewy cookies with a crunchy bottom layer.
This recipe is a classic chocolate chip cookie recipe, but it uses dairy-free butter and allergy-friendly chocolate chips. A lot of chocolate chips have contain soy and milk, so be sure to read the ingredients.
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 Cups of All-Purpose Flour
- 1/2 Teaspoon of Baking Soda
- 1 Cup of Dairy-Free Butter softened to room temperature (recommendation: Earth Balance - Soy Free Butter Spread)
- 1/2 Cup of Granulated Sugar
- 1 Cup of Brown Sugar
- 1 Teaspoon of Salt
- 2 Teaspoons of Vanilla Extract
- 2 Eggs
- 1.5 Cups of Allergy-Friendly Chocolate Chips (recommendation: Guittard Extra Dark Chocolate Chips)
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees (Fahrenheit).
- In a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, cream the dairy-free butter and both sugars for 3-4 minutes
- Add the eggs one at a time with mixing on low speed
- Add the vanilla extract, salt, baking soda, and flour
- Mix to combine
- Lastly, add the chocolate chips and mix until the chocolate chips look evenly distributed
- Using an ice cream scoop or small spoons, place small balls (slightly smaller than a golf ball) of dough onto a baking sheet (8-12 cookies should fit on the baking sheet)
- Cook for 9-10 minutes (the cookies will darken by a shade during cooling)
- After taking the baking sheet out of the oven, let the cookies rest for 5 minutes and then move them to a wire rack to cool
Tips
- The measurements in this recipe need to be followed exactly! I've found that changing any item can result in the cookies coming out flat.
- For the ultimate guide to how to make different varieties of chocolate chip cookies, I highly recommend The Science Behind the Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies - Kitchen Conundrums with Thomas Joseph.
- I've found the biggest factor in a great batch of cookies is making sure to take out the dairy-free butter a few hours before baking to make sure it softens to room temperature.
- This might sound weird, but I actually think these cookies taste better the day after baking them!