If you’re one of those people in search of the best Chocolate Chip Cookies this is one you must try. Not only is the texture amazing, but these cookies are also chock full of chocolate chips.

A stack of chocolate chip cookies on a table next to a glass of milk.

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Why you’ll love this recipe

You may think all chocolate chip cookie recipes are the same. Yeah, I used to think so too. But I was wrong!

My go-to chocolate chip cookie recipe was always the Nestle Toll House recipe but I’ve always felt my results were inconsistent. Then it got to a point where my family was asking me to try other recipes.

So my kids and I started looking around and tried a few that were good but this one definitely stands out. Here’s why:

It uses a mixture of butter for flavor and shortening for softness.
You can freeze the cookie dough or the baked cookies for convenience.
The cookies are full of chocolate chips!
They have a crispy edge and a soft, chewy center. The best of both worlds!

Ingredients for Chocolate Chip Cookies

When you read through the recipe you’ll see an unusual ingredient. White vinegar isn’t usually in cookie recipes.

But vinegar is sometimes used in baking. My chocolate chip chocolate muffins have red wine vinegar in the recipe.

You probably have the ingredients in your pantry.

Sugar
Brown Sugar
Butter
Vegetable Shortening
Pure Vanilla Extract
Salt
White Vinegar
Baking Soda
Egg
Flour
Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips

A close up of a chocolate chip cookie on a wire cooling rack.

Why do you use vinegar in baking?

The vinegar reacts with the baking soda to produce carbon dioxide which gives the cookies a better rise, or fluff, as my son likes to say. You can’t taste it at all, trust me. My kids wouldn’t eat them if you could.

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You may think these cookies are more cake-like. We didn’t think so. They are crisp on the outside and chewy on the inside.

My teenage boys actually made this batch of cookies and they asked if they could be big. Why not? So they used my #40 scoop. They weren’t too big basically because they didn’t spread much.

Chocolate chip cookie dough ball on a baking sheet.

How do you store chocolate chip cookies?

You can store these cookies in two ways. Keep them on the counter, well-wrapped or in an airtight container for up to 5 days.

If you want to keep the chocolate chip cookies longer, freeze them in a freezer bag. Thaw them on the counter and use them within 2 months.

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Tips and Substitutions

While these chocolate chip cookies are delicious just the way they are, you can use this recipe as a base to doctor them up for a totally different cookie.

While you can’t taste the vinegar, you can substitute cider vinegar for the white vinegar.
Use milk or bittersweet chocolate chips in place of semi-sweet chocolate chips.
Add 1/4 teaspoon of almond extract.
Add 1/2 teaspoon of espresso powder for a mocha chocolate chip cookie.
Add 1/2 cup of toffee bits in addition to the chocolate chips.

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