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Heart-shaped chocolate chip cookies fresh out of the oven, perfect for any celebration.

Heart Shaped Chocolate Chip Cookies

These heart-shaped chocolate chip cookies are soft in the center, slightly crisp at the edges, perfect for gifting and special occasions.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 11 minutes
Total Time 31 minutes
Servings: 24 cookies
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Calories: 170
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Dry and Wet Base
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour Use regular or unbleached for best texture
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda Not baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon fine salt Adjust if using salted butter
Sugars and Butter
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, softened About 2 sticks; for a slightly saltier finish, use salted butter and reduce added salt to 1/4 teaspoon
  • 1 cup granulated white sugar Gives that classic sweetness and good spreading
  • 1 cup packed light brown sugar Packs moisture and adds caramel notes; you can use dark brown sugar for deeper flavor
Eggs and Flavoring
  • 2 large eggs, room temperature Room temp eggs incorporate more evenly
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract Pure vanilla is preferable, but imitation works in a pinch
Mix-ins
  • 2 cups chocolate chips Semisweet or a mix of semisweet and milk chocolate

Method
 

Preparation
  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
  2. Cream the softened butter with both sugars until smooth and slightly pale.
  3. Add the eggs one at a time, beating briefly after each, then stir in the vanilla.
  4. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt.
  5. Gradually add the dry ingredients into the wet mixture and mix until just combined.
  6. Fold in the chocolate chips gently with a spatula.
  7. Lightly flour a clean work surface and roll the dough to about 1/4 inch thickness.
  8. Use a heart-shaped cookie cutter to stamp out cookies, placing them on lined baking sheets about 2 inches apart.
Baking
  1. Bake for 9 to 11 minutes, or until the edges turn golden brown.
  2. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling.

Notes

Chill the dough before rolling for firmer shapes or sprinkle coarse sea salt on the cookies just as they come out of the oven for a flavor pop.