If youโre craving a bakery-style treat thatโs soft, fluffy, and loaded with melty chocolate in every bite, these chocolate chip muffins are about to become your go-to recipe. Made with simple pantry ingredients, these easy chocolate chip muffins come together quickly and bake up tall with golden tops and perfectly moist centers. Whether youโre looking for a quick breakfast idea, an easy snack, or a kid-friendly baked good, this recipe checks all the boxes.
These muffins are tender and full of mini chocolate chips, making them a household favorite! We love muffins over here, if you haven't tried my Banana Cinnamon Muffins you need to soon!
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Ingredients
This recipe comes together with ingredients you probably already have! Go make them today!
How to Make Chocolate Chip Muffins
To begin, line a 12-cup muffin pan with paper liners and set it aside. Next, in a mixing bowl, beat the butter and sugar together with a spatula until the mixture becomes light and fluffy. Then, add the eggs, sour cream, vanilla, and milk, mixing until everything is well combined.
After that, sift the flour, baking soda and powder and the salt directly into the batter, and gently stir until just blended, being careful not to over mix. when the batter has a few streaks of flour left fold in the chocolate chips, ensuring they are evenly distributed throughout the batter.
Now, divide the batter evenly among the prepared muffin liners. If desired, top the batter with extra chocolate chips and a sprinkling of sugar for a pretty presentation. Bake in a preheated oven at 400ยฐF for about 16-18 minutes, or until the muffins are risen and golden brown. Finally, remove the muffins from the oven and allow them to cool in the pan for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Chocolate Chip Muffins
What makes these theย best homemade chocolate chip muffinsย is their tender crumb and just the right balance of sweetnessโnever too heavy, never too dry. Youโll love how simple they are to mix up, with no complicated steps or special equipment required. Perfect for busy mornings, weekend baking, or even meal prep, these muffins stay soft for days and freeze beautifully.
Trust me, once you make a batch of theseย soft and fluffy chocolate chip muffins, they wonโt last long in your kitchen!
Equipment
I love that this recipe is all combined in one bowl! So grab yourself a good mixing bowl and a spatula and mix this right up! My favorite muffin pan is a must for even baking and this #20 cookie scoop will make all of your muffins the same size!
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Baking Tips
- Evenly Sized Muffins: I love to use a cookie scoop for my muffins. For a 12 muffin pan I use a size 20 scoop and I fill it heaping full.
- Baking Ingredients: Making sure the butter and milk are room temperature helps all of the ingredients to mix properly.
- Mixing Ingredients: In order to achieve a tender muffin is NOT to over mix the batter. As soon as there are no more white flour streaks, stop mixing.
- Resting the batter: I always allow my muffin batter to rest 5 minutes before scooping into the muffin pan. This helps the height of the muffins.
- Presentation: Sprinkling extra mini morsels on tops and sprinkling with some extra sugar ensures a pretty muffin!
Storage
- Storing:ย Muffins will keep at room temperature for 3-4 days if stored in an airtight container or bag. Be sure and cool completely before storing.
- Freezing:ย Let muffins cool completely, then add to an airtight container or freezer bag. Store in freezer for up to 2 months.ย If using a bag, lay them all flat and freeze, this way you can remove how ever many you need at a time.
- Thawing:ย To thaw, let sit at room temperature or place in microwave for 15-30 seconds.
Chocolate Chip Muffins
Ingredients
- 4 Tablespoon butter room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs room temperature
- ยฝ cup sour cream
- โ cup milk room temperature
- ยฝ teaspoon vanilla or vanilla bean paste
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ยฝ teaspoon salt
- ยพ cup mini semi sweet chocolate chips extra for topping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400โ.
- Line a 12-cup muffin pan with 12 muffin liners. ๏ปฟ๏ปฟ
- Place the butter and sugar in a mixing bowl and beat with a spatula or wooden spoon until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, sour cream, milk and vanilla until combined. ๏ปฟ๏ปฟSift the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt into the batter. Stir until just blended, with a few flour streaks still visible-add the chocolate chips. Stir just until combined. Using a large cookie scoop or a size 20 scoop, divide the batter evenly among the muffin liners. If desired sprinkle extra sugar and mini morsels right on top before baking. Bake in a preheated oven, 400ยฐF for 16-18 minutes, or until risen and golden. Remove the muffins from the oven and let cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then place them on a wire rack to cool completely.
Risa says
My kids were so excited when I made these muffins! The chocolate chips definitely take them over the top, and the muffins themselves had the perfect texture. Saving this to make again!
Misty Tannery says
I am so excited your family loved these! They are a favorite in our house too!
Therese says
I made these and brought them to a potluck. They were gone in minutes, and everyone wanted the recipe! Thank you for sharing it.
Misty Tannery says
So So Glad you liked them and they are potluck approved!
Leanne Neill says
My boys always order chocolate chip muffins after swim lessons at the coffee shop. I surprised them with these and they said they were the best!
Misty Tannery says
I am so so glad they approved!
Madhu says
These sound so good! Love a tall bakery-style muffin with melty chocolate chips. Perfect for a quick breakfast or snack.
Misty Tannery says
They are definitely so good! And I love that they are easily pulled together in one bowl!
Eva says
These were perfect for a little morning prep, and school snacks for my little guy. So soft and fluffy! We split the batter in half and used caramel chips in one- so fun!
Misty Tannery says
Such a great idea! Glad you liked them-thank you for sharing!
Abi says
My daughter went crazy for this chocolate muffins, it was too good, the texture was just perfect! Thanks for the recipe!
Misty Tannery says
I am so so glad she liked them! Thank you for sharing!
Stephanie says
These muffins were moist and delicious with that perfect level of sweetness from the mini chocolate chips!
Misty Tannery says
I am so glad you liked them! Thank you for trying them!
Courtney says
Lately I've been baking something sweet at the start of the week so that I have something to snack on. This week I made these muffins and they were so good! Definitely making them again next week, too ๐
Misty Tannery says
I do this as well, so glad I am not alone. So glad you tried my recipe!
Katrina says
My daughter and I made these together over the weekend. I loved how clear the instructions were for her (she is a beginner baker). The muffins are delicious and packed with so many chocolate chips. They packed nicely in her school lunch bag over the course of the week and she loves eating something that she baked herself.
Misty Tannery says
So happy to hear this! I love when kids help in the kitchen! Thank you for trusting my recipe!