The Worlds Softest Chocolate Chip Cookie

Are you ready for the world’s best soft chocolate chip cookie recipe?

Be sure to save this easy chocolate chip cookie recipe because you don’t want to lose it! These are the best homemade chocolate chip cookies you will ever make—even better than Granny’s!

Nothing is more disappointing than biting into a chocolate chip cookie to find it dry, crumbly, and overcooked. My ex-roommates loved to conjure up cookie disasters like that, but then I finally had enough of burnt, crispy cookies, and I decided to make a soft and chewy chocolate chip cookie recipe. I won’t use any other recipe, nor do I care to purchase any chocolate chip cookies again because I know they cannot compete with these!

This is my famous chocolate chip cookie recipe for cookies I used to make on stream. The baking process is simple. All you need is flour, butter, white sugar, brown sugar, 1 egg, vanilla, baking soda, salt, and chocolate chips! If you feel adventurous, spice up the recipe with different types of chips, add more brown sugar for a chewier cookie, etc.

How do I get a soft, chewy cookie?

The secret is in the process! Do not overbeat your egg into the batter and don’t melt your butter completely. If you overbeat the egg or completely melt the butter, the cookies will turn out stiff with a harder crunch. Halfway melt the butter and barely incorporate the egg into the batter, and voilà! You get a soft cookie!

Get the butter into the perfect liquid/solid composition by heating it.

Bake time is another secret to getting a soft cookie. After you remove the cookie from the oven, it continues to bake. Do not over-bake a cookie—you can still eat a doughy cookie (if you feel comfortable consuming raw egg.)

Why do homemade chocolate chip cookies taste better than store bought ones?

Homemade chocolate chip cookies taste better because they are made with real ingredients and baked fresh, not engineered for shelf life. When you bake at home, you control the quality of the butter, sugar, and flour, which directly affects texture and flavor. This is why scratch baking often leads people to rethink the rest of their kitchen habits and start looking into other traditional skills like preserving food at home so that same quality carries over into everyday meals.

How do you store homemade chocolate chip cookies so they stay soft?

The best way to store homemade chocolate chip cookies is in an airtight container at room temperature. This keeps moisture locked in and prevents the cookies from drying out too quickly. Many people who bake from scratch also like having homemade pantry staples on hand so fresh baked goods can be enjoyed anytime without relying on store bought shortcuts.

Why does learning to can go hand in hand with baking from scratch?

Baking from scratch shows you how much better food can be when you control the ingredients, whether it’s a batch of soft chocolate chip cookies or a homemade filling made from preserved fruit. Once you start cooking this way, it makes sense to learn how to keep real ingredients on hand year round. That’s exactly why I created my canning course. It walks you through how to safely preserve food so your pantry supports the way you already love to bake and cook, without stress or guesswork. It’s a simple way to extend the same care you put into homemade cookies into the rest of your kitchen.

Let’s get baking!