our favorite chocolate chip cookies

it's national chocolate chip cookie day &

i couldn't let this day pass without sharing our favorite chocolate chip recipe!!

I've tried so many recipes over the years and have had many favorites along the way ...

but this tried & true recipe (that I've adapted & tweaked just a tiny bit) from a bountiful kitchen has stuck with us for a few years now and is on speed dial in my recipe book :)

my husband and I met in college, we actually started talking because one day in class i was telling my girlfriend about a care package i had received from home that contained cookies (up until that day he was only known to me as the cute guy who sat in front of me in Bible class) his head spun right around when he heard 'chocolate chip cookies' ... the rest is history ♥

we're celebrating our 20th anniversary this summer and the guy still loves his chocolate chip cookies ... even at Christmas time that's his primary request.

 we sound something like this:

me: babe gonna make Christmas cookies this week

babe: oh ok, chocolate chip right? and oatmeal butterscotch?

me: no. babe those are regular during the year cookies

i'm making Christmas cookies now...

babe: oh ok. whatever. 

sooooo can you make chocolate chip for me. for Christmas. 

you know cause that's what me and all the guys in the office like. 

oh and we like sugar cookies too. with no sprinkles. please.

me: no sprinkles = blasphemy

but ok babe. sure.

:)

a few things i always do when i make these and pretty much any other cookie recipe ...

1. i ALWAYS use parchment paper - it makes for a more evenly baked cookie 

and prevents sticking, it's magic.

2. i ALWAYS use a cookie scoop - i mean i don't even know what people did before the cookie scoop. 

it makes for less mess, uniform cookies & is pretty much an overall game changer.

3. for this recipe i use bread flour instead of regular flour - this substitution really happened by accident one night when i ran out of flour and only had bread flour on hand, i used it since i was in a pinch and it turned out to be the best accident ever! since the bread flour has a higher, more dense gluten composition, it makes for the PERFECT cookie - soft & chewy in the middle, slightly crispy on the outer edges ... YUM.

4. i ALWAYS use milk chocolate chips - it's really whatever your chocolate preference is, but if you like semi-sweet or dark ... i'm not sure what your problem is.

:)

if you make these cookies, pop into the comments below & let me know!

i'm pretty sure you're going to have this recipe saved to your favorites too.

oh! and if peanut butter is your jam - this is my go-to peanut butter chocolate chip cookie recipe!

these are MY personal favorite ♥

the recipe page i created from Si's recipe with my minimal changes can be downloaded  below

again, to read her original recipe you can find it here.  print this page for your recipe binders & books and pop it into a clear plastic sleeve - enjoy!

download page 1 here

download page 2 here