Chocolate Chip Cookies With Brown Sugar Recipe (2024)

Chocolate chip cookies with brown sugar are the BEST EVER and they have it all! Crispy, chewy, soft and irresistible, they will quickly become your go-to chocolate chip cookie recipe. You don’t have to worry about chilling the dough and you can be assured they turn out perfectly and are loved by everyone.

Why This Recipe Works

Delivering you another labor of love today, friends. This chocolate chip cookie is my definition of total cookie perfection. All at once, it is chocolatey, crispy, soft and chewy and totally perfect. I tested this recipe for months before I was 100% happy with it. I want you to have a hands down, perfect-every-time recipe for when you need a great cookie.

I make these cookies all the time and my boys and I basically lose ALL self-control when they are in our kitchen. My freezer trick doesn’t even work! The other day I found Sammy pulling cookies out of the freezer and microwaving them for 10 seconds each so he wouldn’t have to wait.

Once you make these, you will NEVER want another chocolate chip cookie recipe again! No joke! Nothings beats these cookies!

How to Make Chocolate Chip Cookies With Brown Sugar

I love having a go-to recipe that turns out perfectly so I can enjoy myself and share with others!

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside. Using a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (or a large mixing bowl with a hand mixer), combine the melted butter, vegetable oil, white granulated sugar and brown sugar, eggs and vanilla and beat on medium speed until creamy and free of lumps.

Step 2

In a separate bowl, combine the all purpose flour, baking powder, corn starch, baking soda and salt. Mix dry ingredients well. Gradually add to the butter mixture and beat on medium speed until just combined. Fold in the semi sweet chocolate chips.

Step 3

Using a medium cookie scoop, place 1.5-tablespoon-size chunks of batter 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets. Bake in the preheated oven for 9-11 minutes, or until edges are golden brown.

Recipe Notes

• Replace the chips with M&M’s (or add them in addition to chips!) for fun!
• This dough freezes really well (use within 6 months) and the baked cookies freeze great, too (enjoy within 3-4 months).
• Store the cookies at room temperature in a sealed container.
• These make the absolute perfect after-school snack when served warm with a glass of cold milk!
• Replace the chocolate chips with chocolate chunks, white chocolate chips or caramel chips for a different flavor.
• I love using sea salt in place of regular table salt in these cookies.

Why Are My Cookies Flat

If your cookies are coming out of the oven looking flat, you either haven’t used the appropriate leavening agents (baking powder or baking soda) or you have used too little flour. If the cookies are flat and greasy, you may have used too much butter. Follow baking recipes very closely to avoid making flat cookies!

Why Chill Cookie Dough

It is not necessary that you chill the dough for this recipe, although you definitely CAN. The reason many cookie recipes require dough to be chilled is because refrigeration helps to solidify the fat. When the cookies are put into the oven chilled, the fat in the dough (the butter or oil) takes longer to warm up, causing less spreading.

How To Keep Cookies Soft

For optimal cookie softness, allow them to cool completely after coming out of the oven and store as stated in the directions. Some cookies store best in the fridge while others store well while covered at room temperature.

Can You Freeze Cookie Dough

Cookie dough is PERFECT for freezing! It’s one of the things I love most about it. Place prepared cookie dough into a resealable freezer bag and press as much air out as possible. Freeze for up to six months. When you are ready to make the cookies, allow the dough to thaw completely in the fridge overnight then bake as directed.

Calories in a Chocolate Chip Cookie

There are 147 calories in one of these delicious cookies!

Carbs in a Chocolate Chip Cookie

There are 18 grams of carbohydrates in one of these chocolate-packed cookies.

Who Invented Chocolate Chip Cookies

From wikipedia.. “The chocolate chip cookie was invented by American chefs Ruth Graves Wakefield and Sue Brides in 1938. Ruth invented the recipe during the period when she owned the Toll House Inn, in Whitman, Massachusetts. In this era, the Toll House Inn was a popular restaurant that featured home cooking.”

When is National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day

National chocolate chip cookie day is on August 4th every year! What a great excuse to load up on the classic American cookie.

How to Clean Cookie Sheets

If you have extra grimy cookie sheets, sprinkle a thin layer of baking soda over the surface and cover with hydrogen peroxide. Let it sit for 1 hour and scrub the surface using a dish scrubber. Wash with dish soap!

Room Temperature Eggs

Allowing your eggs to come to room temperature is important for a couple of reasons. One, they will mix better with your batter, and then let the cake mix raise better as it bakes. Also, the cake will take a little longer to bake if room temperature eggs are used but creates a perfect cake that has a great texture.

If a cake has a high fat content, adding cold eggs could affect re-hardening the fat. Finally, eggs that are needed to be created into a foam for a recipe will have better volume if warmed to room temperature.

Salted Butter vs Unsalted Butter

Ahh, the great baking debate. Many bakers use unsalted butter in their baked goods in order to avoid over-salting. I, however, believe that there is no such thing as “over-salting.” I always use salted butter in my baked goods (and for everything else under the sun) because it gives everything I make an extra touch of salty deliciousness. If you go the unsalted route, keep in mind that you may need to add a bit extra salt to the recipe!

Other Tried and Tested Cookie Recipes

• These scrumptious Chewy Gingersnaps are the perfect chewy treat. Plus they are super easy to make. Flavored with molasses and spices and the finishing touch – topped with simple icing! Enjoy making these, as they are the perfect holiday baking cookie recipe!
• These are the BEST Sugar Cookies. They are super easy to make (using only seven ingredients) and they are perfect for decorating. You will never need another sugar cookie recipe again!
• These Chocolate Kiss Cream Cheese Cookies are a great dessert for gatherings any time of the year. They are light, creamy and sugary, with just the perfect kiss of milk chocolate!
• Hot Cocoa Cookies are like enjoying a cup of hot chocolate, except in cookie form. Chocolate oozes from the centers of these marshmallow-topped treats. These rich cookies are perfect for holiday parties and dessert trays!
• Tender, perfect Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies (aka Peanut Butter Blossoms) are a classic holiday or any-time dessert. Super easy to make, these are the softest, chewiest cookies you’ll make! The Hershey’s Kiss pressed into the center MAKES the cookie!
• Enjoy this crispy-soft, ooey-gooey, over-sized chocolate chip cookie straight out of the oven and with a scoop of vanilla ice cream! Baking it in a cast iron skillet gives it a perfectly crispy outer edge and a soft center. This “pizookie” is a cookie lover’s dream come true!
• These Almond Cookies are melt-in-your-mouth delicious and super easy to make! The cookies have a chewy texture with crunchy bits of almond. They are topped with an almond glaze and a touch of orange zest that will leave you wanting more (and more and more)!

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