WATCH: A Guide to Baking Your Favorite Kind of Chocolate Chip Cookie
Learn how to make chocolate chip cookies exactly the way you want them.

The ultimate chocolate chip cookie recipe is different for everyone. Bake your favorite kind of cookies, exactly the way you want them, by learning how to make small tweaks in a recipe. The great thing about baking at home is that you have control over the flavor and texture of your goodies-so use every chance you get to make sure everything turns out just how you want them to.
Understand how a cookie recipe works through our guides below: we cover everything from ingredients to techniques to help you get the cookie results that you want. How do you like them-chewy, crumbly, or crispy?Â
Check out our cookie cheat sheet for full details on how to bake your favorite kind.Â
Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
1 ½ cups bread flour, sifted
1 cup all-purpose flour, sifted
½ teaspoon baking soda
Pinch salt
1 cup butter, softened
1 ½ cups brown sugar
2 eggs                   Â
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 teaspoon molasses
1 ½ cups chocolate chips or chunks
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Crumbly Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
2 ¾ cups bread flour, sifted
½ teaspoon baking soda
Pinch salt
¾ cup butter, softened
1 cup brown sugar
½ cup white sugar
1 egg
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 ½ cups chocolate chips or chunks
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Thin and Crisp Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
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2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour, sifted
½ teaspoon baking soda
Pinch salt
¾ cup butter, softened
1 ¼ cups white sugar
½ cup brown sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 ½ cups chocolate chips or chunks
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