The Best Ghirardelli Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chewy chocolate chip cookies laid out on parchment paper.

The Best Ghirardelli Chocolate Chip Cookies

These cookies have been a favorite among my family and friends for years! They're everything you could ask for in a classic chocolate chip cookie - so soft, chewy, perfectly sweet, and filled with thick melty chocolate chips. A simply irresistible recipe that is also gluten-free and dairy-free friendly.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword chewy chocolate chip cookies, ghirardelli chocolate chip cookies, the best chocolate chip cookies

Freezer Friendly Yes

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 8

Cooling Time 10

Total Time 18

Servings cookies

Calories 255kcal

Author A Simple Palate

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (see notes for gluten free flour suggestions)
3/4 cup brown sugar or coconut sugar
1 stick unsalted butter, melted (use vegan butter for dairy-free)
1 egg, room temperature
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp vanilla extract
3/4 cup Ghirardelli premium chocolate chips

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350F.
Combine flour, baking soda and salt in a bowl. Mix and set aside.
In electric mixer add sugars, vanilla and melted butter. Beat until a smooth texture/fully combined. Add egg at last minute and on low speed gently mix into wet ingredients.
Add half of your flour mixture to your wet ingredients and mix until almost combined, repeat with the rest of the flour until all the way combined. Mix chocolate chips in last. Cover bowl and chill dough in fridge for 30 minutes.
Line a sheet pan with parchment paper or use a greased sheet pan. Form dough into round shapes using hands, space cookies 2-3 inches apart. Bake cookies for 8 minutes.
Do not over bake cookies: Cookies will appear slightly underdone but that’s what you want. Let cool for 5-10 minutes then enjoy!

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Notes

Gluten free substitutions: For gluten free flour we recommend Bob's Redmill 1-to-1 GF Flour blend.

Natural sweetener: instead of brown sugar you can use coconut sugar to naturally sweeten this recipe.

Vegan butter for dairy-free: I love baking and cooking with Earth Balance vegan butter because it tastes almost identical to regular butter and is a fantastic 1-to-1 substitute for regular butter.

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