This chocolate chip cookie madness that seems to have overtaken me has been so much fun. What could be better than trying out versions of what is truly the world’s most famous cookie?
I’ll tell you what’s better.
Not having to go on the treadmill daily simply to combat the fact that I am baking so many cookies.
Not having to wash so many pans and spoons and cups and counters.
The adoration I am getting over these cookies from friends and family alike is really wearing thin. 
They are in chocolate chip cookie heaven, especially my co-workers who received not one but two batches of chocolate chip cookies this weekend.
So. Yet another recipe born of my Chocolate Chip Cookie Madness. These were a thick and chewy version of the recipe, and to obtain that you need to cut the butter amount in half.
These were good and very kid friendly, thick and delicious, strong enough to hold together in children’s lunches and small enough that you don’t feel too guilty sending them to school for a treat.
This is a quickie recipe, no photos to go along. Just click the “print” on the recipe below to bring up instructions that you can print out.
- 2¼ cups of all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ cup of butter
- 1 tsp salt (if using unsalted butter)
- 1 cup of packed brown sugar
- ½ cup of granulated sugar
- 1½ tsp vanilla
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups of semi-sweet chocolate chips
- Kick the tires and light the fires to 350 degrees.
- Cream together your butter and sugar until it’s light and fluffy. Add in the eggs and vanilla, mixing thoroughly. Beat in the flour, baking soda and salt.
- When that is done, fold in the two cups of chocolate chips by hand, and prepare to put them on some parchment paper lined cookie sheets.
- Drop by rounded teaspoonful onto the baking sheets.
- Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes, until golden brown and slightly underdone. Cool on the sheets completely.
You can see in the picture how they are thick and chunky compared to the cookies I have been baking lately. Keeping the oven at a lower temperature and making sure to slightly under bake them will give you fantastic results.
Happy Monday everyone!
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Mona- I'm not an expert, but I've made quite a few chocolate chip cookies. In my experience, butter that is melted, even partially, can make a flat crispy cookie. There are a few recipes that have become very popular, using melted or browned butter, and it seems that those recipes end up using less flour, less soda, more fat, and cook for less time. The pictures also seem to show a less consistent thickness of cookie (search "test kitchen thick and chewy chocolate chip," everyone makes them and turns out with a different looking cookie, albeit always delicious). Every time I made the Tollhouse recipe (which was the standard when I was growing up), melted or partially melted butter resulted in a flat, and if baked for the recommended time, crispy cookie. In short, either cream your butter when it's solid, or use a recipe that calls specifically for melted butter (because, after all, it is a heck of a lot easier to do by hand when melted).
Thank you so much for this recipe! The taste was great. Everyone I gave the cookies to like it. However, the cookies did not turn out to be chewy. What could be the reason? I melt the butter in microwave to liquid before mixing the butter with the brown sugar. Can that be the reason why my cookies did not turn out to be chewy? Would greatly appreciate if you can help me with this problem. Thanks!!
I live at 6200 feet above sea level. I did not adjust the recipe (except not adding salt). The cookies flattened out more than yours that are pictured, but they did not flatten out like my usual chocolate chip cookies do. They were the best I've ever made. I will use this recipe from now on.
Yum yum yum!! BEST COOKIES EVER!! Thanks for Sharing
I made these cookies today I made a double batch put it in the fridge foe 2 hrs I was baking other things I wanted to do these last I would like you to know I have never posted a comment before no matter how good or bad it was. I read all your post for this one ,and I have to say I do a great of cooking and baking from scratch. This is by far the very best chocolate chip cookie I have ever made and ate. I'm not sure what happened for those who made it and it didn't turn out your instruction were great, easy and I swear nice golden on the bottom a little on top and moist and gooey in the middle Awesome. My husband and children thank you good thing I made 8 1/2 doz
Best choclate chip cookies ever! I used apple butter instead of regular butter in an effort to make them a wee bit healthier, and wow! The cookies where just as tasty, and I found that the apple butter kept them moist longer. None of my family even noticed my little change hehe. I highly recommend these cookies to anyone in need of an amazing recipe. :)
I made this recipe last night and it is VERY good. For my oven I put the cookies in for 10-11mins (my oven is really hot). They held their shape very nicely!
I doubled the recipe exactly and got 48 cookies (4dozen), instead of 24 cookies (2dozen). I was however using a cookie scoop (by Wilton) which provided small-medium size cookies. On my last batch I made a few of them bigger just to use the dough up!
I added mini chocolate chips AND chopped up Cadbury Mini Eggs (YUM).
I took some into work, have some at home and gave some to my neighbour.....no complaints yet!
I REALLY RECOMMEND THESE COOKIES!!!!
Hi, This is the best recipe ever! I have tried other recipes but the don't come anywhere close to this one. Thank you for sharing.
My four year old daughter and I just made these and they turned out beautifully. :)
This recipe is fantastic, thank you! I've made a lot of cookies before but these definitely hit the spot! I didn't find them too fluffy at all. I made sure they were slightly undercooked and this kept them nice and gooey on the inside, but crunchy on the outside - SO good!!!
wowza.... I juuust made these. Normally, I don't bother to post, but these are the best. I'm sorry Grandma, buuut.... I'm swapping recipe's with this one. Thanks!
This is the BEST choc. chop cookie recipe i have ever seen! THANK YOU! It's incredible. I've looked everywhere for thick, gooey cookies and this is absolutely perfect!
I wasn't happy with these. They weren't chewy at all. They weren't crunchy and hard but were very light and fluffy, not dense enough at all. Won't be making these again.
WOW!! I have made so many chocolate chip cookie recipes and this is WHHHHOOAAAA NELLY, the BEST EVER!!! OMG, so delish!!!! Thank you!!
Awesome cookies EVERYONE loves them
I make these all the time but I find if you add backing power instead of backing soda u will have big chunky cookies.
I just finished making these cookies and they turned out fantastic! Thanks for the recipe. Gold star!!!
I made these for my husband and he loves them!!!!!!!!! Thank you so much for sharing... They are the best cookies ever :0)
Great Recipe Magpie!
I have been struggling for years to find the ideal Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe; but struggle no more as I have found the perfect one!
What appealed to me most about this recipe, was the measurements for the butter and sugar. I didn't know it was possible to cut those ingredients in half and still have great tasting cookies!
The first time I made these, I replaced Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips with M&M's and Peanut Butter M&M's; however, this time I used Butterscotch Chips and Chocolate Chips. Either way works out perfectly for my family; as the batter or cookie itself tastes outstanding! I don't know why there have been a few comments as to the blandness of this recipe .... must be something they're doing differently, or not at all. For those who have repeatedly tried this recipe and still find them tasteless; try adding a teaspoon or tablespoon of Molasses, or Honey. Or try using different flavoured chips. ---- I think this recipe has satisfied my urge to find a perfect Chocolate Chip Cookie, and I will forever use your recipe! Thank you Magpie!
Best cookies in the world make these all the time
YUM! Turned out awesome, sticking to this recipe from now on.
These are a staple in our house. I think I will try them with the mint Chocolate chips for a festive feel. OH Yum!
I'm in love with this recipe. I've made these cookies about 4 times now, and they turn out perfectly every time.
I just made these and they are delicious! Yes they flattened but they are so good. There were parts that had not flattened. So they were crunch and chewy! My husband is going to go crazy for these. Thanks : )
I love the warm happy face on my wife and little girls when they eat warm chocolate chip cookies with a glass of milk. So I decided I wanted to be the one to make them rather than Pillsbury. I have tried 6 different recopies that all failed the taste test for different reasons each time. This recipe was the light in the darkness for me. As a perfectionist, take it from me, these were perfect! They were also easy to make. Thank you sooo much for contributing to the warmest happy faces of my family.
Question: Should I change the amount of surgar in the recipe if I'm using milk chocolate chips? If so, how much?
Just made these, and they turned out perfectly! They are sooo chewy, and good. They didn't turn out flat either, like a few others have mentioned. :)
This is my first time on your blog and only the second time baking chocolate chip cookies from scratch and let me tell you, these are delicious! Mine didn't flatten out, like some other posters are mentioning, at all!! I thank you as well as my kiddies and hubby & I will be checking out the rest of your blog now :)
They don't look as good as the recipe. They fall flat even when I put the dough in the fridge. They have a very bland taste and are extremely bitter. I was happy I tried them but don't waste your time on this everyone.
I am going to try this recipe in a few minutes. I just wanted to let you know, your flour is another possibility to a bitter taste. I recently started to make something and it seemed off , my flour was too old, so i chucked it. Ever since I bought new flour...i haven't has a bitter taste with anything i have baked!
Sorry it didn't work out for you! Flat cookies can be associated with your altitude and humidity.
You have me stumped at bitter taste, not one other person has mentioned that. That might be a vanilla quality issue (definitely a possibility) or another ingredient that's gone bad. These are basic chocolate chip cookies,with ingredients completely the same as the famous Tollhouse recipe, (as all chocolate chip cookies recipes are, Tollhouse was the original!) just with the quantities adjusted for thicker texture, so a bitter taste doesn't usually come into the equation with the ingredients above. (otherwise I think Tollhouse would be out of business!)
Mine turned out perfect! Thanks for the recipe :)
Oooooh those were sooo good! We don't have leftovers! Thank you!
Oh My Goodness!
Mine flattened out but I think for two reasons; first, I nuked the butter because it was straight out of the freezer and I didn't have the time to let it thaw to room temp (it was nearly liquid by the time I used it). Secondly, because I added too much vanilla extract as it turns out my tbsp is a 2 spoon:(. It's a new set of measuring spoons, didn't even think to check. Either way, they were still fantastic, thanks for the recepie!
can i use marg in place of butter?
Just made these - they look identical to the picture - thanks for posting a quick, easy and yummy recipe! :)
If you bake them straight on the cookie sheet, they do flatten out, due to the heat. The parchment paper provides a bit of a barrier from the heat so they won't melt and spread as much. :)
Ours just turned out awesome, and they were made by my 16 yr old son :)
I would like to try this recipe, but need to know about Step 2. When combining the ingredients, do you mix with a spoon, whisk, or electric mixer. I trying not to over mix it. THX!
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Just made these and mine turned out flat, too! I wonder if I mixed them too much? Did you hand mix any of the ingredients apart from the chocolate chips at the end?
One of the commenters who's flattened also lives at a high elevation, that might do it. Also humidity can affect them. Try refrigerating the cookies ON the sheets before baking?
No high elevation or humidity here. They were still really good! My husband said they were better than my mother's recipe, uh oh. Haha. So these will probably because our new go-to chocolate chip cookie recipe. :)
I made these today and they turned out awesome. They never flattened out at all and seemed almost cake like. I loved them and will definately make them again!
How much salt????
1 tsp if you are using unsalted butter in the recipe, thanks for catching that!
These look amazing! I can't wait to make them!
Mine flattened out too!! =( I do live at an elevation of 4000 ft. but I tried adding more flour & that didn't seem to help at all!! Bummer! I've been trying to find a recipe where the cookies turn our like the ones you have pictured above for forever now!!
Well, hells bells. There is so little butter in these that they really shouldn't spread. How about chilling the dough before popping them in the oven? Chilled dough shouldn't spread as much either.....give that a whirl?
@Karlynn mine were flat, too, and I'm at sea level. I will cool them in the fridge before i pop them in the oven next time. They taste fabulous!! thanks for a wonderful recipe:)