Chocolate chip cookies
If you searched for chocolate chip cookies and want the useful bits up front, you are in the right place: metric measures, a short intro, then ingredients, method, tip, and notes. Plan on 25 min from starting prep to plating for 44 cookies. Prep is about 10 min; the active cook or oven time is closer to 15 min. Read the whole method once before you turn on the heat. Oven cue in the method is 180°C. Preheat fully; a cold start throws off the 25 min timing and can leave centres underdone while edges race ahead. Good for weekend baking sessions and school-lunch tin fillers. One tray or tin as written — freeze extras in airtight bags. Keep Australian cup measures (250 ml) so the ratios match what we tested on the page. Method opens with: “Heat oven to 180°C. Line trays with baking paper.”. Follow the order as written; jumping ahead is how pans crowd and sauces split.
Ingredients
Method
- Heat oven to 180°C. Line trays with baking paper.
- Beat butter, vanilla, sugars and egg until light and fluffy. Stir in sifted flour and bicarb in two lots, then chocolate.
- Roll tablespoons into balls; place 5 cm apart.
- Bake 15 minutes until golden (12 minutes for chewier). Cool on trays.
Tip: Keeps airtight up to 1 week.
Notes
- Serving ideas without fluff: cool on a rack, then slice or pack once firm. Keep accompaniments simple so the dish stays the hero — a green salad, steamed veg, rice, mash, or crusty bread depending on the style. Metric measures stay consistent across Scoops & Dishes, so once you trust the cups and scales here, the rest of the site cooks the same way.
- Make-ahead and leftovers: one tray or tin as written — freeze extras in airtight bags. Store Chocolate chip cookies airtight once fully cool; most batches keep several days, or freeze flat and thaw in the tin. Label freezer bags with the dish name and date. Allergens sit in the ingredient list — always double-check if cooking for guests.
- Before the heat goes on, line up butter, vanilla extract and caster sugar and anything perishable from the list. Soften butter, bring eggs off the fridge if the method needs them room-temp, and preheat so you are not waiting mid-recipe. For a baking cook of this size (44 cookies), a clear bench saves more time than any gadget.
- Putting it together for Chocolate chip cookies: work clean, taste as you go, and do not rush browning or reduction steps if they appear in the method. If you are cooking for mixed diets, plate sauces and toppings separately where practical. Keep this page bookmarked if it becomes a household regular — we update wording when cooks report a confusing step. Metric consistency across Scoops & Dishes means once you trust the cups and scales here, breakfast through dessert behaves the same way.