Soft and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

Name: Soft and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 55 min
Ingredients: 110 g unsalted butter (melted (½ cup butter)); 150 g light brown sugar (¾ cup packed light brown sugar); 115 g granulated sugar (½ cup granulated sugar); 1 large egg; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 180 g plain flour (1½ cups all-purpose flour); ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda (baking soda); ½ tsp salt; 200 g chocolate chips (milk or dark (1¼ cups chocolate chips))

ByEloise March 1, 2021August 31, 2026

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These soft and chewy chocolate chip cookies have crisp edges, gooey centres, and caramelised flavour. Super easy and quick to make!

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

This is the best and only chocolate chip cookie recipe you need. If you love Subway-style cookies, you need to make these soft and chewy chocolate chip cookies. They have crispy, caramelised edges with soft centres that just melt in your mouth, and are packed with melty chocolate chips.

I always thought I preferred thick and gooey cookies, but these thin and chewy cookies have stolen my heart. They’re super quick and easy to make, only need 1 hour of chilling time, and bake in just 8-10 minutes.

These cookies never last long in my house. My fiancé loves them, so if I don’t act fast, they’re gone before I get a second one!

Top Tips for Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies

Use real butter – Butter substitutes often don’t set properly, so your cookies won’t have the right texture.
Chill the dough for at least 1 hour – This stops the cookies from spreading too much and enhances the flavour.
Don’t overbake! – The cookies will look puffy and underbaked when they come out of the oven, but they will flatten and crinkle as they cool.
Freeze the dough balls – You can bake them straight from frozen; just add a couple of extra minutes to the bake time.

Ingredients for Soft & Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

110g unsalted butter, melted (½ cup butter)
150g light brown sugar (¾ cup packed light brown sugar)
115g granulated sugar (½ cup granulated sugar)
1 large egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
180g plain flour (1½ cups all-purpose flour)
½ tsp bicarbonate of soda (baking soda)
½ tsp salt
200g chocolate chips (milk or dark) (1¼ cups chocolate chips)

How to Make Soft & Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

Step 1: Make the Cookie Dough

Preheat your oven to 180C (160C fan) / 350F. If you don’t have a large non-stick cookie sheet line a baking tray with parchment paper.

In a large mixing bowl, using a hand whisk (balloon whisk), whisk together the melted butter and both sugars until smooth and combined.

Add the egg and vanilla extract and whisk until the mixture is smooth.

Then add in the flour, bicarbonate of soda, and salt. Fold everything together gently using a rubber spatula until just combined.

Fold in the chocolate chips, ensuring they are evenly distributed throughout the dough.

Cover the bowl with cling film (plastic wrap) and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

Step 2: Scoop & Bake the Cookies

Once chilled, scoop approx 2 tablespoons of dough (55g) per cookie and place them 4 inches apart on the prepared baking tray or cookie sheet.

Bake in the preheated oven for 8-10 minutes, or until the edges are golden brown and crisp.

The cookies will look puffy when they come out but will flatten and crinkle as they cool, so make sure you don’t overbake

Leave them to cool on the tray for 20 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack. This will prevent them from breaking.

Why These Cookies Are So Good

Crispy edges & soft centres – The perfect balance of chewy and gooey.
Super easy & quick – No stand mixer required and only 1 hour of chilling time.
Perfectly caramelised flavour – Chilling the dough deepens the flavour for an even better cookie.
Customisable – Swap out the chocolate chips for nuts, white chocolate, or peanut butter chips.
Just like Subway cookies – If you love those thin, chewy, and soft cookies, these are for you.

Watch My Step-by-Step Video

Want to see exactly how I make these soft & chewy chocolate chip cookies? Watch my full step-by-step video on my YouTube channel.

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Other Recipes You’ll Love

If you love chocolate chip cookies, here are two more recipes from Fitwaffle Kitchen that you’ll love:

NYC Chocolate Chip Cookies in the Air Fryer – Thick, gooey, bakery-style cookies with crisp edges and soft centres.
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bars – Even easier to make than cookies! No rolling into balls and no chill time, but amazing gooey chocolate chip cookies in a bar form.

Both are super easy and incredibly delicious!

Give them a try and let me know what you think! Tag me on social media so I can see your bakes and share them!