Cream Cheese Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolate chip cookie with bite missing showing melted gooey chocolate

Cream Cheese Chocolate Chip Cookies

These cream cheese chocolate chip cookies are thick while still being soft and chewy (not at all cakey!) and are packed with semisweet chocolate!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 10

Total Time 30

Servings cookies

Calories 136kcal

Author Sam Merritt

Ingredients

1 cup (226 g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
4 oz (115 g) cream cheese, softened to room temperature
1 ¼ cup (250 g) light or dark brown sugar tightly packed
½ cup (100 g) sugar
1 large egg + 1 egg yolk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 ½ cups (437 g) all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon cornstarch
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon cream of tartar
½ teaspoon salt
2 cups (340 g) semisweet chocolate chunks or chocolate chips divided

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350F (175C) and line cookie sheets with parchment paper. Set aside.
In a stand mixer (or using an electric hand mixer and a large bowl), beat together butter and cream cheese until creamed.
1 cup (226 g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature, 4 oz (115 g) cream cheese, softened to room temperature
Add sugars and beat on medium-high speed for 2 minutes, until light and fluffy. Pause mid-way through to scrape down the sides of the bowl.
1 ¼ cup (250 g) light or dark brown sugar, ½ cup (100 g) sugar
Add egg and beat until combined, and stir in vanilla extract.
1 large egg + 1 egg yolk, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
In a separate, medium-sized bowl, whisk together flour, cornstarch, baking soda, cream of tartar, and salt.
3 ½ cups (437 g) all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon cornstarch, 1 teaspoon baking soda, ½ teaspoon cream of tartar, ½ teaspoon salt
With mixer on low speed, gradually add flour mixture to your wet ingredients until completely combined.
Using a spatula or with your mixer on low-speed, stir in 1 ½ cups of the chocolate chunks/chips, and pause to scrape down the sides of the bowl so that chocolate is well incorporated.
2 cups (340 g) semisweet chocolate chunks or chocolate chips
Scoop dough by 1 ½ Tablespoon-sized balls and gently roll between your palms for a smooth ball. Place on cookie sheet, spacing at least 2" apart, and bake on 350F (175C) for 8-10 minutes. Cookies may still seem soft in the centers but will continue to bake on the cookie sheet as they cool.
Within one minute of removing from the oven, gently press remaining chocolate chunks/chips into the tops of each cookie. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for at least 10 minutes.
Enjoy!

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