Milk Chocolate Cookies
These milk chocolate cookies are soft, chewy, and filled with melty pockets of chocolate in every bite. Simple to make yet bakery-worthy, they’re sweet, nostalgic, and perfect for satisfying a cookie craving anytime.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 24 cookies
- Category: Dessert, Cookies, Baking
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
- All-purpose flour
- Baking soda
- Salt
- Unsalted butter (softened)
- Granulated sugar
- Brown sugar
- Large eggs
- Vanilla extract
- Milk chocolate chips or chopped milk chocolate bars
Instructions
- Mix dry ingredients: Whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.
- Cream butter and sugars: In another bowl, beat softened butter with both sugars until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs and vanilla: Mix in the eggs one at a time, then stir in vanilla extract.
- Combine wet and dry: Gradually add dry ingredients to wet mixture until just combined.
- Fold in chocolate: Stir in milk chocolate chips or chopped chocolate.
- Scoop and bake: Scoop dough onto parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 9–11 minutes until edges are golden and centers just set.
- Cool and serve: Let cookies rest on the pan for a few minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool.
Notes
- Add crunch: Mix in chopped walnuts or pecans.
- Hearty option: Replace half the flour with oats.
- Extra chocolate: Press extra chunks on top before baking.
- Balance sweetness: Sprinkle flaky sea salt on top.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 160
- Sugar: 13g
- Sodium: 95mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 21g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 25mg
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