Bakery-Style Chocolate Chip Cookies
Zesty Squirrel

Bakery-Style Chocolate Chip Cookies

Soft-centered, golden-edged cookies loaded with gooey chocolate—exactly like your favorite bakery treat.

71Min
6Servings
310Cal
MediumLevel
VegetarianKid friendly
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Equipment

Mixing bowl
Hand mixer
Whisk
Mixing spoon
Baking sheet
Parchment paper
Oven

Ingredients

Ingredients

unsalted butter (room_temperature)

113 g

brown sugar

100 g

granulated sugar

50 g

egg (room_temperature)

1 piece

egg yolk (room_temperature)

1 piece

vanilla extract

10 ml

all-purpose flour

156 g

cornstarch

2 g

baking soda

2 g

baking powder

1 g

salt

1.5 g

chocolate chips

130 g

Instructions

1

Cream butter and sugars

Beat softened butter with both sugars until light and fluffy.

2

Add eggs and vanilla

Mix in the whole egg, egg yolk, and vanilla extract until fully combined.

3

Combine dry ingredients

Whisk together flour, cornstarch, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.

4

Form the cookie dough

Add dry ingredients to the wet mixture and stir until just combined. Fold in chocolate chips.

5

Chill the dough

Cover and refrigerate the dough for at least 30 minutes, up to 1 hour.

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6

Preheat oven and portion cookies

Preheat oven to 185 °C. Scoop 5-tablespoon portions of dough onto a lined baking sheet, spacing them apart.

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7

Bake the cookies

Bake for 10–12 minutes until edges are golden but centers still look slightly underdone.

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Do not overbake—centers will firm as they cool.
8

Cool and serve

Let cookies cool on the sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack. Optional: press a few extra chocolate chips on top while warm.

Storage

Fridge: 3 days
Freezer: 30 days
Reheat: Oven at 180°C for 5-7 minutes

Store in an airtight container at room temperature up to 3 days or freeze baked cookies up to 1 month.

Notes

• Using chopped chocolate bar instead of chips yields bigger melty pockets.

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