Want to make perfect chocolate cookies every single time? These really are the best chocolate chip cookies you will ever make!
If there's one cookie recipe that everyone should know how to bake, it's the perfect chocolate chip cookie. Actually, the very first recipe I ever remember making was for chocolate chip cookies. They're just the best things ever! I know there's about a zillion different variations of chocolate chip cookie recipes out there, but I think I've found the perfect one.... and no, it's not one I made up myself!
My very, very favourite chocolate chip cookie recipe is from Donna Hay's 'Modern Classics - Book 2'. The recipe also just so happens to be on the same page as the best chocolate caramel slice recipe. If you could see my cookbook you would laugh. That page is covered in cookie dough, teeny bits of sugar and god knows what else. It's probably the most used page out of any of the cookbooks I own (and there's a LOT of them!!).
You'll be glad to know that this is also the simplest chocolate chip cookie recipe. It's a one bowl wonder! There's nothing fancy-pants at all about it. It's just a really, really good recipe. The only changes I like to make to the original recipe is to use chocolate chips instead of broken up chocolate (yep, I'm lazy... and chocolate chips are just so easy), and I like to add in a little bit more chocolate than the recipe says to. You can never, ever have too much chocolate!
If you want your cookies to look pretty, add a few extra chocolate chips onto the top of each cookie dough ball before baking. You sooooo don't need to do this - it's just for looks!
And that's it... my number one favourite chocolate chip cookie recipe. It's totally fool-proof and you'll end up with the most perfect cookies every single time!
The BEST Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 125 g butter softened
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups plain flour sifted
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup desiccated coconut
- 200 g milk or dark chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 190 degrees (170 if using fan-forced).
- Grease and line two baking trays with baking paper.
- Beat the softened butter, vanilla and brown sugar in a bowl until pale and creamy.
- Beat in the eggs, one at a time.
- Gently stir through the chocolate, coconut, baking powder and sifted plain flour.
- Roll the mixture into tablespoon-sized balls.
- Place cookie dough balls onto the trays - leaving a gap between each cookie (they will spread during cooking).
- Flatten slightly.
- Place a couple of extra chocolate chips onto the top of each dough ball (optional... but oh-so-pretty!).
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until just slightly browned.
The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies - Thermomix Instructions:
1. Preheat your oven to 190 degrees (170 if using fan-forced).
2. Grease and line two baking trays with baking paper.
3. Place butter, brown sugar and vanilla in to the TM bowl.
4. Cream together for 1 minute on Speed 4.
5. With TM still running, add the eggs, one at a time, through the hole in the lid and continue mixing on Speed 4 for 30 seconds.
6. Add the plain flour, baking powder and coconut and knead on Interval Speed for 30 seconds.
7. Add the chocolate chips and stir through with spatula.
8. Roll the mixture into tablespoon-sized balls.
9. Place cookie dough balls onto the trays - leaving a gap between each cookie (they will spread during cooking).
10. Flatten slightly.
11. Place a couple of extra chocolate chips onto the top of each dough ball (optional... but oh-so-pretty!).
12. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until just slightly browned.
Ange says
These look amazing!! I can’t wait to bake them with my girls. I wanted to make some for school and freeze the rest. Is it better to freeze the dough? How do you freeze it? In glad wrap then alfoil?
Thanks xx
Lucy Mathieson says
Hi Ange, I'm sure you and your girls will love these! Yes you absolutely can freeze the dough - I usually do a double layer of glad wrap and then a layer of foil. Otherwise you can pop it into a ziplock bag. xx
Camille says
Just made these they are delicious!! Found your website a few days ago and I am completely obsessed!! Thankyou for this amazing recipe!
Lucy Mathieson says
Thank you so much!! xx
plasterer bristol says
yummy these sounds lovely. Gonna give this recipe a go. Thanks for posting.
Simon
Tash says
Hi! Just wondering if I can replace the 1 cup of coconut with something else? Hubby doesn't like coconut, booo!
Bake Play Smile says
Hi problem! Leave it out and add a little bit more flour xx
Anna says
One daughter told me late Thurs evening she had to take cookies for a school breakup lunch. Ughhh I don't generally like to bake. Found this recipe, whipped up a batch with her - delish! And great feedback from teachers too. Plan to make again and again! Lovely & so easy.
Bake Play Smile says
Oh thats so wonderful to hear! It's definitely my go-to cookie recipe!