Description
Softbatch Cream Cheese Chocolate Chip Cookies are delightfully soft and chewy cookies made with a creamy blend of cream cheese and butter, studded with rich chocolate chips. These cookies offer a tender texture with a perfect balance of sweetness and a hint of tang from the cream cheese, baked to golden edges with a slightly underbaked center for ultimate softness.
Ingredients
Scale
Dry Ingredients
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
Wet Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1/4 cup cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
Mix-in
- 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) to ensure it is at the right temperature by the time your cookie dough is ready to bake.
- Combine Dry Ingredients: In a medium bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, baking soda, and salt until evenly mixed. Set aside for later incorporation.
- Cream Butter and Sugars: In a large mixing bowl, beat the softened unsalted butter, cream cheese, granulated sugar, and brown sugar together until the mixture becomes light and fluffy, which will help create a tender cookie texture.
- Add Egg and Vanilla: Add the large egg and vanilla extract to the creamed mixture and beat until fully combined and smooth.
- Mix Dry into Wet: Gradually add the dry flour mixture to the wet ingredients, stirring gently until the dough is just combined. Avoid overmixing to keep the cookies soft.
- Fold in Chocolate Chips: Carefully fold in the chocolate chips to evenly distribute them throughout the cookie dough without breaking them.
- Portion Dough: Using a cookie scoop or spoon, drop dough portions onto a parchment-lined baking sheet, spacing them about 2 inches apart to allow for spreading during baking.
- Bake Cookies: Bake the cookies in the preheated oven for 9-11 minutes, or until the edges are golden brown but the centers still appear slightly underbaked for that soft, chewy texture.
- Cool Cookies: Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes to set before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- Spacing the cookies properly helps prevent them from merging during baking.
- Removing cookies when centers are still slightly underbaked ensures a soft and chewy texture once cooled.
- Use room temperature butter and cream cheese for easier mixing and better texture.
- Storing cookies in an airtight container will keep them soft for several days.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 11 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
