The BEST Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe (Easy, No Chill!)

Craving cookies right now? This is the recipe to make. Warm, chewy chocolate chip cookies, ready in 20 minutes flat. No chill time or fancy ingredients required. These classic cookies are a major crowd pleaser (just ask ALL my friends growing up), so be prepared to share the recipe!

A Family-Favourite Chocolate Chip Cookie:

If there’s one recipe that I can always count on, it’s this classic recipe for chocolate chip cookies. It’s my default (of many drool-worthy dessert recipes) to bring to a gathering. Whether it’s a family function, bachelorette party, work potluck, you name it – I’m bringing these cookies.

The other thing I can always count on? When my friends stop mid-bite and ask, “Did you make these?” I don’t blame them! These cookies are:

• Chewy and soft on the inside, with just the right amount of crisp in each bite
• Quick and easy to make, no elaborate steps or chilling in the fridge needed
• Made with only pantry staples – no fancy flours or expensive ingredients required
• A nostalgic family favourite – the chocolate chip cookies I’ve been eating since childhood

Be prepared to make them (and share them) on repeat!

Freshly Baked in 20 Minutes:

The biggest disappointment is when you’re craving a cookie and find a good-looking recipe, only to scroll down and read that the dough needs to chill in the fridge for an hour (or more!) before baking. Not this time!

With my recipe (tried and tested hundreds of times), you’ll have the best chocolate chip cookies on the table before you even finish scrolling another cookie recipe.

Keys to a Really, Really Good Cookie:

• Don’t over-mix after adding flour. We want soft, chewy cookies, not tough ones!
• When your timer goes off, check on the cookies. Do they look like they “just need one more minute”? Remove them NOW! If you don’t, you’ll miss your window for them to be the chewy, gooey chocolate chip cookies that dreams are made of.
• When removed from the oven, allow the cookies to rest on sheet pan for 5 minutes. This will help the bottom crisp up and the cookies will continue to cook (we took them out when they were slightly underdone, remember?) to 100% perfection.

Freezing the Dough and Baking From Frozen:

Sometimes you’re just craving a cookie or two and not the whole batch. If that’s the case, my tip for you is to freeze pre-portioned balls of dough. You can do this in a freezer bag or freezer-safe container (separated with parchment paper so they don’t stick together).

Then, when the craving strikes, remove however many frozen dough balls you want from the freezer while you preheat the oven. Bake at the same temperature (350F) for an additional 2 minutes or so. The exact time may vary depending on your oven, so keep an eye on them!

A Quick Note on Cookies, From an RD:

Yes, I am a Registered Dietitian, and a lot of the recipes I share are healthy ones. This recipe, however, is not one of those. It’s just a dang good cookie recipe, which definitely has a place in a balanced, healthy diet.

In my professional opinion, being able to enjoy all the foods you love without guilt or judgement is in fact healthy. Just my two cents! Now, go enjoy your cookies and share them with me on Instagram!