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    Home » Dessert » Chocolate Desserts

    Jessika’s Amazing Chocolate Chip Cookies

    Published: Nov 5, 2014 · Modified: May 11, 2022 by Jessica Fisher

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    I think these just might be the best chocolate chip cookies in the whole wide world. Try them and let me know.

    A plate of Chocolate Chip Cookies

    My friend Jessika is amazing. And just like her, her Chocolate Chip Cookies are, too. Seriously. Last time we spent the weekend at their house she was baking up a storm, on our account, complete with these chocolate chip cookies.

    What can be so amazing about chocolate chip cookies, you ask? I wanted to know, too. I kept eating them. And eating them. Even though I’d had a meal right before we came, those cookies kept drawing me across the room. What in the world was the secret?!

    She said it was because she reduced the eggs and butter in a regular cookie recipe.

    Say what? That defied logic. Less butter and egg should make them dry, right? Not the crunchy yet chewy decadence I was overindulging in.

    I was skeptical. Until I made them at home. And oh my word. These are, indeed, amazing. Seriously.

    A plate of cookies on towel

    These are the best cookies ever.

    And…. as FishPapa points out, they’re cheaper to make since you’re using less butter and egg. Booyah. Double win. Make these today.

    Keep in mind that you must measure flour correctly. Don’t be dunking your measuring cup into the bin! That compacts the flour and gives you too much. Instead, aerate the bin with a whisk and then spoon flour into your cup. Don’t pack it. Just scrape the top with a knife.

    If you measure flour “the wrong way”, the dough will be too dry. Trust me. And read the comments of folks who really didn’t listen to me.

    Also, the dough will need you to do a bit of forming. Form the dough into balls with your hands, that helps it hold together and makes your finished cookies nice and round and beautiful.

    Of special note, I’m all out of vanilla extract these days and until I can bribe someone to shop at Costco for me, I am making do without. Since I wanted to make sure that I could mimic the texture of Jessika’s cookies, I didn’t want to leave out anything. So, I used a teaspoon rum for the extract.

    You can make your own vanilla extract with rum or vodka, something I’ve been meaning to do since I ran out of the last batch of homemade vanilla. Using rum in these cookies assured me the chemical properties of using extract, but without the vanilla flavor. The cookies taste like butterscotch, so I’m going with rum from now on!

    Cooking Baking Tools to Help You

    After years of fiddling with inadequate baking tools, I finally settled on some gadgets that really make the process easier for me.

    • a sheet pan like this one
    • silpat mats or parchment paper
    • a quick-release cookie scoop

     

    cookie balls on silicone mat on tray

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    Jessika's Amazing Chocolate Chip Cookies

    I think these just might be the best chocolate chip cookies in the whole wide world. Try them and let me know.
    Prep Time10 mins
    Cook Time12 mins
    Total Time22 mins
    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Servings: 30 cookies
    Calories: 134kcal
    Author: Jessica Fisher

    Ingredients

    • ½ cup butter softened
    • ¾ cup granulated sugar
    • ¾ cup dark brown sugar
    • 1 egg
    • 1 teaspoon rum or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 2 ¼ cup unbleached, all-purpose flour
    • 1 teaspoon baking soda
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • 1 cup mini chocolate chips
    US Customary - Metric

    Instructions

    • Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line two to three baking sheets with parch- ment paper or silicone baking mats.
    • In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter and sugars with an electric mixer. Scrape down the sides and add the egg and rum (or vanilla extract). Blend well until incorporated.
    • Add the flour, baking soda, salt, and chips. Mix with the electric mixer until well blended. The dough will not be one big blob. You will need to make the dough stick together with your hands.
    • Form the mixture into walnut-sized balls and place about 2-inches apart on the prepared trays. Bake for 12 minutes or until golden brown and crackled. Cool on a rack. Cookies will firm up as they cool.

    Notes

    To freeze: store cooled cookies in an airtight container in the freezer for two to three months -- if they last that long!

    Nutrition

    Calories: 134kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 14mg | Sodium: 149mg | Potassium: 19mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 116IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 15mg | Iron: 1mg
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    1. Emily

      December 16, 2021 at 3:22 pm

      5 stars
      This has been my go-to recipe for chocolate chip cookies, seriously love them and always get great feedback from friends!! Even wondering if I can just add some sprinkles into the dough and make them a festive (but easy) Christmas chocolate chip cookie 🙂

      Reply
      • Jessica Fisher

        December 16, 2021 at 3:29 pm

        Sounds fun! Can’t wait to hear how it goes.

        Reply
    2. Penny

      May 30, 2017 at 12:53 pm

      I tried your recipe for Jessika’s Amazing Chocolate Chip Cookies! They were delicious, thank you 🙂

      Reply
      • Jessica Fisher

        June 23, 2017 at 5:06 am

        Those are my favorites!

        Reply
    3. Debbie

      November 16, 2015 at 7:18 am

      If you know a missionary or someone traveling to Honduras*, ask them to bring you some vanilla. The real stuff is made here and sold in all of the grocery stores. I took it as gifts a few summers ago, and everyone has since asked for more, since the price has gone up in the US. Interestingly, it is sold as brown or clear, and the only difference in ingredients is the addition of caramel color to the brown bottle!
      *Maybe other countries in Central America also make their own extract?

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      • Jessica Fisher

        November 16, 2015 at 7:32 am

        I just finished brewing two batches of my own. 🙂 Perhaps not as good as Honduran, but very good.

        Reply
    4. Kelly

      September 04, 2015 at 4:23 pm

      Can I use a cookie scoop from pampered chef to form the dough?

      Reply
      • Jessica Fisher

        September 07, 2015 at 9:48 am

        I use a scoop, but still form the balls a bit with my hands to help them hold together.

        Reply
    5. Christina

      March 09, 2015 at 1:33 pm

      I am almost through baking a double batch of these. 1 thing I forgot – I used my fresh eggs and they were mediums. I should have added a third egg to make up for not using large. Halfway through, I added a peewee egg to the rest of the dough. Such an incredible difference!

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