Chocolate Chip Cookies

One bowl on a weeknight, the back of the bag done properly, or a browned-butter project that rests overnight.

Serves

Active15 min

Total30 min

VesselsSHEET PAN + MIXING BOWL

Units

One bowl, no mixer required, no chill: warm cookies half an hour after the thought occurs.

Adapted from Easy Chocolate Chip Cookies by PJ Hamel · King Arthur Baking.

heat oven to 375°f · parchment-lined sheet pan

5 1/2 tbsp unsalted butter

· softened

1/4 cup granulated sugar

3 1/2 tbsp light brown sugar

· packed, or dark

1/4 tsp table salt

3/4 tsp vanilla extract

1/4 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp baking powder

beat butter + sugars

2 min · combined and light

1 large egg

beat in egg

scrape bowl, beat smooth

1 cup all-purpose flour

mix in flour

until fully combined

1 1/4 cups chocolate chips

stir in chips

evenly distributed

scoop onto pan

generous tablespoons, 2 in apart

bake

10-14 min · 375°f, light golden, deeper at the edges

MIXING BOWL

heat oven to 375°f · parchment-lined sheet pan. Ingredients are rows; steps merge columns left to right.
1/4 cup granulated sugar
5 1/2 tbsp unsalted butter, softened	beat butter + sugars, 2 min · combined and light	beat in egg, scrape bowl, beat smooth	mix in flour, until fully combined	stir in chips, evenly distributed	scoop onto pan, generous tablespoons, 2 in apart	bake, 10-14 min · 375°f, light golden, deeper at the edges
3 1/2 tbsp light brown sugar, packed, or dark
1/4 tsp table salt
3/4 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp baking powder
1 large egg
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/4 cups chocolate chips