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Brown Sugar Chocolate Chip Cookies (Thin and Crispy)

Brown Sugar Chocolate Chip Cookies (AKA Cow Chip Cookies) are made with light and dark brown sugar, butter, and chocolate chips. They're super easy to make and without a doubt are my favorite cookies ever. Trust me-- they're addictive!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Servings: 30 cookies
Author: Becky Hardin

Equipment

  • Kitchen Scale (optional)
  • 2 Baking Sheet
  • Hand Mixer
  • Fine Mesh Sieve
  • Cookie Portion Scoop (optional)

Ingredients

  • 1 lb. unsalted butter 454g, room temperature (4 sticks)
  • 3 cups light brown sugar 660g
  • 1 cup granulated sugar 200g
  • 4 large eggs room temperature
  • 2 tsp pure vanilla extract 4g
  • 3½ cups all-purpose flour 420g
  • 1½ tsp kosher salt 5g
  • 2 tsp baking soda 12g
  • 1½ cups semisweet and milk chocolate chips 255g, Ghirardelli recommended, or your preference

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375°F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside. 
  • Using a hand mixer, cream butter until smooth, about 2-3 minutes. Add the sugars and beat until smooth, about 2 minutes. Beat in the eggs and vanilla until smooth, about 1 minute.
    1 lb. unsalted butter, 3 cups light brown sugar, 1 cup granulated sugar, 4 large eggs, 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • Into a large bowl, sift together the dry ingredients. Slowly mix the dry ingredients into the wet mixture. Fold in the chocolate chips.
    3½ cups all-purpose flour, 1½ tsp kosher salt, 2 tsp baking soda, 1½ cups semisweet and milk chocolate chips
  • Drop 2 tablespoons of dough per cookie onto the prepared baking sheets; space the dough balls at least 2 inches apart to allow for spreading. Plan on approximately 6 cookies per sheet. 
  • Bake until golden, 9-11 minutes. Remove cookies from the oven.
  • Let cookies stand on the baking sheets for 10 minutes before removing to a cooling rack to finish cooling. Repeat with remaining dough until all cookies have been baked.

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Nutrition

Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 333kcal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 58mg | Sodium: 208mg | Potassium: 109mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 31g | Vitamin A: 419IU | Calcium: 34mg | Iron: 2mg