These old fashioned chocolate chip cookies are soft, buttery, and have just the right amount of sweetness. They’re sure to be your new go-to chocolate chip cookie recipe!
Do you love old fashioned or vintage recipes? I know that I do. Some of my family’s favorites are this old fashioned banana bread, old fashioned fruit salad, and this old fashioned tuna casserole recipe. There’s just something extra special about simple and time tested recipes.
These old fashioned chocolate chip cookies are a time tested recipe. They are an easy to make cookie that use common pantry ingredients. There’s also no chill time needed for the dough and they come out buttery, sweet, and chewy every time.
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🍪 Why You Will Love These Cookies
- These old fashioned chocolate chip cookies are a classic recipe. They are a soft and chewy cookie with just the right amount of sweetness.
- These cookies are easy to make and no chill time is needed. You can have a fresh batch of cookies in about 20 minutes!
📋 Ingredients Needed
Some notes about the ingredients:
- Brown sugar: You can use light or dark brown sugar in these cookies. I used dark brown sugar in mine. The molasses content in dark brown sugar is higher and the cookies will have a richer flavor with it.
- Butter: You will need unsalted butter for these cookies. Salted butter has more water content than unsalted so I am always cautious when substituting.
- Egg: You will need one large egg for this recipe.
- Vanilla extract: If possible, I recommend using pure vanilla extract for baking.
- Hot water: Dissolving your baking soda in hot water is very common in old fashioned and vintage recipes. That is why this recipe calls for a little hot water.
- Semi sweet chocolate chips: You can substitute other types of chocolate chips (such as milk chocolate), if desired.
See the recipe card for full list of ingredients and amounts.
👩🏻🍳 Variations
- Add in some walnuts or pecans, if desired. Half a cup of either nut works great in this recipe.
⏲️ Recipe Instructions (Step by Step Guide)
Begin by preheating your oven to 350 degrees. Next, dissolve your baking soda into the hot water (image 1). Set aside.
Cream together the butter (softened to room temperature), brown sugar, and sugar (image 2).
Add in the vanilla and egg and mix again (image 3).
Add the water and baking soda as well as the remaining ingredients except for the chocolate chips. Mix until well combined, scraping the sides occasionally (image 4).
Stir in the chocolate chips and nuts if desired (image 5). Form dough balls out of two tablespoons of dough (image 6). Bake for 9 to 11 minutes on a greased or parchment paper (not wax paper) lined baking sheet.
Let the cookies rest on the baking sheet for at least 10 minutes before transferring. This will help them finish baking.
🧾 Tips
- Bring your butter to room temperature. Do not melt.
- The dough may seem crumbly at first but it will form together when you make your cookie dough balls to bake.
- Let the cookies rest on the baking sheet before transferring to a cooling rack. This will help them finish baking.
💬 Recipe FAQs
Use softened but not melted butter. If the butter is too soft or melted it can cause your cookies to spread too much. If it is too hard, the dough will not be mixed properly. Room temperature butter works great for most cookie recipes.
Measure your ingredients accurately. Scoop and fluff your flour before adding it to your measuring cup. Remove any excess flour from the top of your measuring cup with a butter knife.
Salt, high quality vanilla extract, and butter will really bring out the flavor in chocolate chip cookies.
I recommend freezing the dough and not the cookies themselves.
To freeze the dough, form dough balls then place in a freezer safe food storage container lined with parchment paper.
Store any leftover cookies in an airtight container at room temperature. These cookies will be good for up to four days after baking.
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Old Fashioned Chocolate Chip Cookies
Equipment
- Baking sheet
- Mixing bowl
- Mixer
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter one stick
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon hot water
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Begin by preheating your oven to 350 degrees. Next, dissolve your baking soda into the hot water. Set aside.
- Cream together the butter (softened to room temperature), brown sugar, and sugar.
- Add in the vanilla and egg and mix again.
- Add the water and baking soda as well as the remaining ingredients except for the chocolate chips. Mix until well combined, scraping the sides occasionally.
- Stir in the chocolate chips and any nuts (if desired). Form dough balls out of two tablespoons of dough. Bake for 9 to 11 minutes on a greased or parchment paper (not wax paper) lined baking sheet.
- Let the cookies rest on the baking sheet for at least 10 minutes before transferring. This will help them finish baking.
Notes
- Bring your butter to room temperature. Do not melt.
- The dough may seem crumbly at first but it will form together when you make your cookie dough balls to bake.
- You can add in a half of a cup of chopped walnuts or pecans to these cookies, if desired. Add them in with the chocolate chips.
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