Description
Indulge your loved ones with these delightful heart-shaped chocolate chip cookies that are perfect for special occasions or just to show some love. These cookies are soft, chewy, and filled with rich chocolate chips.
Ingredients
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Dry Ingredients:
- 2¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¾ teaspoon salt
Wet Ingredients:
- 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
- ½ cup light brown sugar, packed
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs, at room temperature
Additional:
- 1½ cups semisweet chocolate chips (mix of regular and mini chips)
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Mix Dry Ingredients: Whisk flour, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. Set aside.
- Cream Butter and Sugars: Cream butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until fluffy.
- Add Wet Ingredients: Mix in eggs and vanilla until combined.
- Combine Dry and Wet: Gradually add dry mixture to wet ingredients and fold in chocolate chips.
- Scoop and Bake: Scoop dough onto baking sheet and bake for 9-11 minutes.
- Cut into Hearts: Use a heart-shaped cutter while cookies are hot to cut into heart shapes.
- Cool and Serve: Let cookies cool on a wire rack before serving.
Notes
- Room temperature ingredients ensure better mixing.
- Cutting cookies hot yields clean shapes but handle with care.
- Use a mix of regular and mini chocolate chips for texture.
- Adjust dough scoop size for desired cookie size.
- Store cookies in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 180 kcal
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 135 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 23 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg