Chocolate Chip Sugar Cookies

Chocolate Chip Sugar cookies stacked on a metal dish with two sticks of cinnamon on the side.

Print Recipe

5 from 1 vote

Easy chocolate chip sugar cookies that are great to bake with your children on a Saturday afternoon.

Prep Time10

Total Bake Time12

Chill30

Total Time52

Course: Cookies, Kid-Friendly

Cuisine: American

Difficulty: Easy

Servings: cookies

Calories: 188kcal

Ingredients

1 cup Butter unsalted 2 sticks room temperature
1 cup Sugar white 198 g
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
1 Egg
3 cups All-purpose flour 360 g
1-½ teaspoon Baking powder
½ teaspoon Baking soda
½ teaspoon Ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon Kosher Salt
¾ cup Mini chocolate chips

Instructions

Weigh or measure the sugar into a bowl and set it aside. Next, weigh or measure into another bowl the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt running a whisk through to blend.
In a stand or hand-held mixer, add the sugar and butter into the bowl. Turn on your mixer to low speed and mix till incorporated, then turn the mixer to medium speed and blend till light and fluffy (about 2 to 3 minutes). Add the vanilla extract, then add the egg and mix it through. Turn the mixer to low and add the flour mixture till incorporated. I scrape down the sides and across the bottom and turn the mixer on for another 30 seconds. Last, add the mini chocolate chip and just mix through the cookie dough. You may always finish by hand if chips are not evenly distributed through the cookie dough. Cover and refrigerate for half an hour.
I lay a piece of parchment paper on the counter and lightly flour before taking a hardball size ball and placing it on the parchment paper. You can use whatever type of rolling pin you have and roll-out to ⅜" or ½" thick. If you make them thicker, you may need to add a minute or two onto the time of the bake. I used a 3" round cookie cutter, but feel free to use whatever shape you prefer. I put 12 on a cookie sheet and bake at 350°F (175°C or 180°C) for 6-8 minutes. You want the tops not shiny any more but not brown around the edges. They should be pale in color. After pulling the cookies out of the oven, leave on the cookie sheet for a minute. Then move to a cooling rack.

Nutrition