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Best Chocolate Chip Cookies

This chocolate chip cookie recipe makes dozens of delicious cookies with crisp edges and chewy middles loaded with chocolate chips!
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 48 people
Calories 7326.1 kcal

Ingredients
  

Main

  • 1 cup butter softened
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons hot water
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts

Instructions
 

  • Gather your ingredients, making sure your butter is softened, and your eggs are room temperature. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Beat butter, white sugar, and brown sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
  • Beat in eggs, one at a time, then stir in vanilla. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
  • Dissolve baking soda in hot water; add to batter along with salt and mix until combined. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
  • Stir in flour, chocolate chips, and walnuts until a soft dough forms. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
  • Drop rounded spoonfuls of cookie dough 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
  • Bake in the preheated oven until edges are lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
  • Cool on the baking sheets briefly before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
  • Store in an airtight container or serve immediately and enjoy! Dotdash Meredith Food Studio These Are the Best Cookie Tools for an Easier Holiday Cookie Tin