Flat And Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

The flat and chewy chocolate chip cookie recipe makes a mouthwatering treat that is a family favorite.

With a chewy center, a rich chocolatey flavor, and a crispy edge, you will have people begging for more.

The cookies are perfect for any holiday, afternoon snack, to add to a school lunch, or just to munch on. 

Delicious And Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies

Around here, we love Subway’s double chocolate chip cookies, and the kids always request them when we get a sub. The inside is soft and chewy, and the outer edge is nice and crispy.

These double chocolate cookies are very similar to Subway’s cookies but still have a flavor of their own. 

My oldest is in basketball camp this week, and he came home last night worn out and wanted some cookies. Of course, pretty much any excuse is good enough for me to make cookies, especially for one of the kiddos. 

This is an easy chocolate chip cookie dough recipe, as well. I love easy recipes, and you can whip up this up and have them in the oven baking in just a few minutes. 

Ingredient List For The Delicious Cookies

• Butter (room temperature)
• Brown sugar
• Egg
• Vanilla extract
• Unsweetened cocoa powder
• All-purpose flour
• Baking soda
• Salt
• Semi-sweet chocolate chips
• White chocolate chips

Full printable recipe with measurements and instructions listed at the bottom of the post in the recipe card.

How To Make The Chewy Cookies

1. Preheat the oven and set the oven temperature to 350 degrees. Grease a cookie sheet or cover with parchment paper.
2. Mix the butter, brown sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract in a medium bowl.
3. In another bowl, add the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. Combine the flour mixture.
4. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix well.
5. Next, add the white and semi-sweet chocolate chips and mix.
6. Scoop onto a cookie sheet and bake for 12 minutes.

Step-By-Step Instructions

Add the softened butter to a medium-sized mixing bowl.

If you’re like me and you forgot to set the butter out, or you decide to make the cookies on a whim, that’s ok. 

I put the butter in the bowl and microwaved it for about 15 seconds. You don’t want to microwave it to the point of having melted butter you only want to get it to the point of getting a little bit soft.

Add the brown sugar to the butter and mix both together. 

I use a hand mixer and mix on medium speed.

We had a conversation not too long ago, here at the house, about whether or not brown sugar is better for you than white sugar. 

In my post, What Makes A Cookie Chewy? I shared that brown sugar is simply white sugar with added sugarcane molasses. So, it’s not nutritionally better it just has a little bit of a deeper flavor (and such a delicious and good thing).

Brown sugar is an ingredient that will help create soft cookies that are chewy because molasses attracts moisture, and who doesn’t love a chewy cookie?

Click here if you’re looking for another easy double chocolate chip cookie recipe.

Add the egg and mix.

Egg yolks are another ingredient that adds moisture to cookies. 

So, how do eggs act in baking? The yolks help add fat to the cookie, and the whites help strengthen it. In essence, eggs are help hold the cookie together. 

Sift the flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt into another bowl. 

Once you’ve sifted the dry ingredients, add them to the wet ingredients. Mix everything together.

Mmm…are you getting excited? I am! 

Add the white and chocolate chips and mix them into the batter.

You know this is the best part. It’s all happiness from here on out.  

You can use one or the other if you’re not a big fan of semi-sweet or white chocolate chips. But, the combination of the two is divine. Trust me. 

Scoop the dough onto the cookie sheet and bake for 12 minutes. 

Sometimes the cooking time will be a little longer or shorter, depending on your oven and what type of cookie sheet you use. If they are not quite done, you can cook them for a couple more minutes.

(I use a stoneware pan that I’ve had for years, so it doesn’t need to be greased. But, if you have a metal pan, you will need to grease it before adding the cookies onto the sheet to bake).

You can use a cookie scoop for larger cookies or a spoonful for smaller cookies. 

Once I take the cookies out of the oven, I always leave them on the cookie sheet for a few minutes. If you don’t, you’ll end up with a blobby mess.

I will still eat a blobby chocolate mess (no question there), but they just won’t look as pretty.  

Double Chocolate Cookies

These cookies tend to spread a bit more, but they are absolutely rich and wonderful to eat. 

How Do You Keep Cookies Soft?

After the cookies have cooled off, place them into an airtight container with a slice of bread. 

How Long Do Homemade Chocolate Chip Cookies Last?

Cookies can last a little over a week if kept in an airtight container. 

What Ingredient Do I Add To Make Cookies Moist?

Egg yolks will help make cookies moist. Instead of using one full egg, you can replace the egg white with two yolks to help make the cookies moist. 

More Favorite Recipes

• Double chocolate chip muffins recipe
• Double chocolate fudge cookie recipe
• Double chocolate bars
• Easy white chocolate chip cookies
• Fluffy chocolate chip cookies from Show Me The Yummy are another great way to make cookies.

Favorite Tips

• Use a hand mixer or stand mixer with the paddle attachment.
• For best results, make sure your butter is at room temperature before starting.
• Measure correctly
• Let your cookies sit on the cookie sheet after they bake for a few minutes.

The Best Flat Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

Be sure to get the recipe for flat chocolate chip cookies. They are easy to make, rich, and perfect for after school snacks, potlucks, or any occasion.

If you like cookies that are a chewier cookie on the inside and have crispy edges, these are the ones.

And, if this is your first time making them, I promise you will love them. So, get your grocery store list ready and get started!