Description
Indulge in these Softbatch Cream Cheese Chocolate Chip Cookies that are moist, chewy, and packed with chocolate goodness. The addition of cream cheese gives these cookies a delightful tanginess and a soft texture that will keep you reaching for more.
Ingredients
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Cookie Dough:
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1/4 cup cream cheese, softened
- 3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Creaming the Ingredients: In a large bowl, beat together the butter, cream cheese, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until light and creamy.
- Adding Wet Ingredients: Add the egg and vanilla extract, mixing until smooth.
- Combining Dry Ingredients: In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture, mixing just until combined.
- Adding Chocolate Chips: Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Chilling and Baking: Cover the dough and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C), scoop dough onto baking sheets, and bake for 9–11 minutes.
- Cooling and Serving: Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet before transferring to a wire rack.
Notes
- For extra gooey cookies, slightly underbake and allow to finish setting while cooling.
- These cookies freeze well baked or unbaked.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes (plus 1 hour chill time)
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 13g
- Sodium: 85mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 23g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 25mg
