That’s why I’m SO thrilled to be sharing this recipe for Bakery Style Chocolate Chip Cookies with you today. In my opinion, it’s the perfect easy everyday chocolate chip cookie recipe. This homemade recipe is simple to make, and yields thick beautiful cookies that are golden brown, crisp at the edges, and gooey at the center.
Watch the video below to step into my kitchen and see exactly how to bake these delicious cookies with me. I give tons of tips and tricks for getting perfectly thick cookies, and you can see what every step should look like!
How to Make The Best Bakery Style Chocolate Chip Cookies
How to make soft chocolate chip cookies:
The key is to take the cookies out of the oven just before they look like they’re done baking. They should still appear slightly wet in the very center. The residual heat of the oven and pan will finish cooking the cookies through to soft perfection.
Also be sure to measure your flour correctly. Too much flour will lead to dry, dense, or crumbly cookies that barely spread. Check out my article on How to Measure Flour here, it’ll forever improve your baking!
Why are my chocolate chip cookies flat?
Be sure your butter is at a cool room temperature before beating with your sugar. It shouldn’t be greasy or overly soft otherwise it’ll melt and spread the cookies too much.
The warmer your cookie dough is when it enters the oven, the thinner and flatter your cookies will be. To prevent flat cookies, try freezing your balls of cookie dough while your oven preheats. Learn more about how to bake THICK cookies here.
Better yet, refrigerate your cookie dough for 24 to 48 hours. This ‘marination’ process will transform your cookies by making them thicker, chewier, and more flavorful! Plus, this is a perfect way to make your cookies ahead of time. Read more about the magic of chilling your cookie dough here. NOTE: chilling is OPTIONAL for this recipe but will enhance your cookies!
How to make chewy chocolate chip cookies:
One of the keys to CHEWY cookies is to use more brown sugar than granulated sugar. The molasses in the brown sugar draws in more moisture, making the cookies thicker, softer, and chewier.
For extra chewy cookies, try adding an extra egg yolk to this recipe. You can also replace half or all of the all-purpose flour in this recipe with bread flour for an ultra chewy bite.
How to bake chocolate chip cookies:
For the BEST chocolate chip cookies, make the recipe below keeping these top tips in mind:
- Use a kitchen scale to measure your ingredients for the BEST most consistent results
- Make the recipe exactly as written, without substitutions, at least the first time you bake it
Use the correct baking pan and a spring loaded cookie scoop for bakery quality cookies at home.
How to Keep Chocolate Chip Cookies Fresh
The best cookies are the freshest, there’s no magical way around that. However, here’s a few tricks to keeping them fresh and soft for as long as possible!
Can you freeze chocolate chip cookies?
I love cookies straight from the oven the best. I always keep pre-scooped balls of cookie dough in a Ziploc bag in my freezer so I can bake cookies off and have them warm from the oven in a matter of minutes whenever I want. Here are more tips for freezing cookie dough.
But for those times when you need to keep already baked cookies soft, there are my tips. First of all, most cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temp for up to 5 days. Be sure they are completely cooled before storing.
How to keep cookies soft:
To keep your baked cookies soft, you can add an apple wedge, piece of bread, or a tortilla on the top and bottom of the cookies to the container a day or two after baking them, or whenever you find the texture starting to harden. The moisture from the bread or apple will migrate to your cookies, making them soft and chewy again.
A tortilla is a new favorite of mine because it takes up much less room than a slice of bread, and doesn’t transfer any flavors or aromas like an apple wedge. Not to mention it fits into a round cookie tin pretty perfectly.
How to refresh stored cookies:
What I like to do is reheat and refresh the cookies in a 350°F oven for 3-5 minutes. Your toaster oven should work just fine. This improves the texture and there’s nothing like a warm chocolate chip cookie!
Yum, I am a huge cookie monster and chocolate chip is my favorite, will definitely have to try these!
🙂 🙂 🙂
Hi Tessa! How many days will these cookies stay tasting fresh for?
Do these cookies taste good!
How long will these cookies stay fresh? I want to make about 100 of them to take on a 5 day trip!
Hi Deborah! You can store them in an airtight container for up to 5 days, if you add an apple wedge, piece of bread, or a tortilla on the top and bottom of the cookies. The moisture from the bread or wedge will migrate to your cookies, keeping them soft and chewy 🙂
Heyy Ma’am. I just love cookies but there is a problem. I’m a pure vegetarian and I can’t have eggs..Please help me with this situation please post an eggless recipe. Thanks❤
I used bob’s red mill egg replacer twice with this recipe and it worked great. This recipe makes great cookies.
I’m always looking for chocolate chip cookie recipes, my cookies are always flat ,I’ll try these and see how they turn out I hope yummy
Hi I love cookies but now have to have glutin free ones and natural unrefined sugars or sweeteners (honey, Stevia, coconut sugar or monk fruit). So can I use almond flour and coconut palm sugar or ones I mentioned above? What do you suggest? Thanks
Regards, I miss my cookies…..Sandy
Thank you so much for this recipe! I have searched for a great chocolate chip cookie recipe and this is it!!! I just made a batch and feel sick from eating too many. 🙂 I baked them straight away but am looking forward to refrigerating or “marinating” the dough the next time. Thanks again for ending my search!
Haha!! This makes me so happy. I’m curious – did you find the cookies improved after refrigerating the dough?
Made this recipe with the exact recipe and they turned out like flat cakes??? Literally a cake but shaped like a cookie, I’m very confused, what went wrong?
Butter from different regions contain different amounts of liquid in them Try refrigerating them. A few hours is good, overnight is better
So disappointed! Baked these cookies today after following the recipe exactly & refrigerated the cookie dough for two days. Made chocolate chip “rocks” that were so dry & cakey 🙁
Oh no! It sounds like you may have accidentally added in too much flour, Ginny! It’s a common issue. I’d definitely recommend using a kitchen scale to weigh your flour when baking 🙂
So I made these and followed the recipe exactly and they came out AMAZING! I made another batch but used dark brown sugar instead as I had no light brown sugar, refrigerated them for about 16 or so hours, took them out and baked them about 30 min after they came out of the fridge ( still hard to scoop at first) and they are so so oily! I used parchment paper ( no spray at all), not sure what happened this time around, they seemed to have to cook longer but now have that weird over cooked taste but wet look, any suggestions?
Hmmm how strange… I’m wondering if something else went awry?! I can’t think of any reason why dark brown sugar would yield oily dough 🙁
I made this dough last night and baked them this morning. They are SO GOOD! I have tried so many chocolate chip cookie recipes looking for the perfect one and these might just be it! I used half semisweet chips and half bittersweet chunks and they were perfect. These are thick, soft in the middle, crisp around the edges and absolutely delicious. I would definitely recommend baking these bakery style chocolate chip cookies as soon as possible. Wishing I had not given them all away now as I drool on my keyboard. Haha. Thanks Tessa for another great recipe!
Haha! This is the best comment ever! Thanks so much, Cheyenne 🙂 🙂
What temperature should I use if using fan assisted. I hear you reduce by 20 F
These are the best chocolate chip cookies that I have ever made! I wasn’t a fan of chocolate chip cookies but now I am! I used vegan butter, egg subtitute and sucanat sugar (after grinding). I broke off a piece of the dough and put it in the fridge for about six minutes and about 10 minutes in the freezer. The rest I kept in the fridge for 24 hours. The freezer batch did not fall. I’ll find out about the rest of the dough in two days. But, yes I will keep this recipe and make over and over again.
These are my new GO TO chocolate chip cookie recipe. Will be making these for my grandkids!!
Hi
I made these cookies today.
They tasted amazing, but spread a little bit too much even though I followed your recipe exactly, using kitchen scale. What did I do wrong?
Thanks
Followed the recipe to the T but have spread and turned into one giant sheet pan cookie!? Tastes fantastic but disappointed because they don’t look very appetizing.
Made the dough last night and stuck it in the fridge. Baked a batch of cookies for an after-dinner treat tonight. After taking one bite, my husband looked at me and said, “from now on, don’t make chocolate chip cookies using any other recipe.” Thanks so much for the recipe! It was a hit in our house!
So so good. I put a batch in the freezer while my oven heated, like you recommended. Nice and plump cookies, crispy on the outside, soft on the inside. I’m freezing the rest.
I bought my own oven at taobao and i will take it today from 4PX! I am soooo excited to try this! It will be my first cookie baked on my new 30L oven from TAOBAO! I hope we three (me, oven and your recipe of Bakery Style Choc Chip Cookie)can be good friends the first time haha!
I made these….I thought I followed it to a “tee”. But I must have done something wrong. They taste good but they came out completely flat. And they all ran into each other on the baking sheet. Not sure what I did wrong. Thank you, Tessa, for your wonderful website and delicious recipes. I use TONS of your recipes!!!
These are hands down the best chocolate chip cookies I’ve ever made! They are super easy to make and my entire family loves them! Thank you Tessa for the magnificent recipe!
I found this recipe after I followed another chocolate chip cookie recipe that ended up being flatter than a pancake with chocolate chip bumps. I have tried several chocolate chip recipes over the years & stopped trying because they never come out how I want them. My niece is home from college for spring beak & asked for chocolate chip cookies – of all the cookies I make well, she had to pick the one I cant make if my life depended on it. Until now….. I made this recipe exactly as written – weighing the ingredients instead of measuring – & they came out AMAZING!! My sister & niece said these are the best chocolate chip cookies they have ever had. They are still raving about them days later. Thank you for sharing such an amazing recipe.
What an amazing looking recipe <3 Just wondering, is there any way I could simply replace butter with olive oil? Or canola or coconut oil? Thanks !
I just made your cookies and they are awesome!! Thank you so very much.
Hii..it’s just awesome am baking few ..Am a baking maniac too..i simply enjoy dping so..soon will be posting the picture pf my baked cookie….hurray
Because I have young grandchildren I made half of recipe tablespoon size. They are delicious. I live in Hawaii and sometimes the humidity can wreck havoc on baked goods. Home. Bakers you must give these a try. I’m freezing the 3 tablespoon size for now. Will comment after I bake and eat them. Wen
This cookies are amazing. My husband likes crispier cookies. I’ve ready your cookie guide and thought of inverting the sugar measurements. Would I need to tweak anything else? Thanks for all your baking experiments so we don’t have to go through it.
how would I make this in a 12″ pizza pan?
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I’m in 6th grade and I want to be a kids baking champion. I tried this recipe and my little brother loved it I also want to open up a bakery when I made this recipe and saw that everybody LOVED it it made me feel good about myself and made me feel empowered;that I can accomplish my goals! Thanks for everything!
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I’m in 6th grade and I want to be a kids baking champion. I tried this recipe and my little brother loved it I also want to open up a bakery when I made this recipe and saw that everybody LOVED it it made me feel good about myself and made me feel empowered;that I can accomplish my goals! Thanks for everything!I love your recipes
Hi, This recipe was soooooo delicious, I absolutely love the taste. The outside is crunchy and the inside is nice and chewy. However, my cookies did not spread as much as I would have like them to and I did make sure to use baking soda. So I am not sure why my cookies didn’t spread overall the taste was great so absolutely loved them.
Try reducing the flour by 2 tablespoons!
Can the Bakery Style and Ultimate Chocolate Chip cookies be baked on a Silpat mat??
Yep!
made these cookies for my grandchildren very next day my grandson asked me for the recipe and made them himself he is 11 yrs old he said they were the best choc chip cookies ever he went on to say this was the best thing i ever made so happy i found you keep up the good work thank you.looking forward to more noel
Hi Tessa. Thanks for this incredible recipe! Made the first time and had it in the fridge overnight and it turn out PERFECT! Can I freeze the dough if so for how long and also would you recommend scooping on a tray and freeze it or just freeze the whole batch of dough. TIA
Best chocolate chip cookie recipe EVER! My new go to recipe… My co-workers are going to love these!
These cookies are DELICIOUS! I chilled the dough for 24 hours. Mine puffed up quite a bit, and we’re so chewy and gooey inside. My new go-to cookie recipe. Thank you!!
Flower or corn tortilla? Raw or cooked?
This recipe is the bomb! I have been trying chocolate chip cookie recipes for about a month and this one is perfection! I love the thickness, gooey center, buttery taste and the flavor is the best! I chilled them in the fridge a little over 24 hours and the difference in flavor is just so much better! I can now quit looking for the perfect recipe for I have found it! Thanks so much for sharing!
Looks so good! I want to try it now.
I just made these….they where great….but I added 2 packs of chocolate chips…..Yummy!
These sound great but I’m confused a bit. I have always understood and experienced baking soda to flatten cookies and baking powder to add volume. As yours calls for 2 tsp rather than 1 for the amount of butter compared to the rest of ingredients.
I want to try these but will make half batch first to see how they turn out for me using my scale as well.
Followed the recipe exactly. Made a test batch of 6 cookies right after mixing. Baked as directed at 350 F on the convection setting of my oven. They were very tasty, but seemed more “cakey” than I expected. I put the remainder in the fridge overnight and baked the rest at 350 F but not on the convection setting this time. These were much better!! Soft, chewy, and gooey. Much less “cakey” this way. 12 minutes was the perfect baking time for my oven. Thanks for sharing!
Wow! I love these cookies. Especially the ones that have chocolate drops .. I spend a fortune buying them at the supermarket, without having the slightest idea that they are not complicated to be prepared. Very good! Thanks for the content .. it will make me save a lot and I will definitely eat them made on time ..
Hi, thanks for this recipe. It worked out beautifully for the small batch I made before refrigerating the dough. For some reason after refrigerating, they spread a lot more and were not as thick. Any ideas why? Also, any suggestions for how to not have every sheet of cookies turn out differently? For some reason that’s how mine seem to go! Thank you!
Can you tell us the Nutritional info for the chocolate chip cookies. Thank you
Yummy Recipe!!! Water in Mouth Ahh
i followed the recipe perfectly and the cookies came out amazing! The best recipe i have ever used. I am selling these cookies at school so i can share the joy. Can’t wait to try this recipe again!
Re Jens complaint about using dark brown sugar and ending up with an oily taste and a stronger taste…. i think that there is more molasses in the darker sugar which might explain the difference and the overbaked taste would be the darker sugar carmelizng sooner. What you might do next time is to increase the white sugar and decrease the dark brown sugar.
By far the BEST chocolate chip cookies I’ve ever made!
I made these cookies and they were so goood! I baked two at the same time but the bottom batch was burned ): Luckily it was the smaller batch! ^-^ Anyways, when making the cookies don’t bake them on the bottom of the oven. BTW, I’m selling these cookies to make money for our end of the year party! Everyone wants one now after i gave some people a few for free since i had to many. 6/5 stars
Haven’t baked my cookies yet as they “marinating”., but the dough tastes awesome! I just wanted to point out that the eggs are missing from the written step by step. I noticed that someone had dry cakey cookies which missing the eggs when creaming surely would cause this. Happy baking!
I tried this recipe and am unsure where i went wrong! I folllowed this recipe exactly and for whatever reason, my cookies are bulky and look more like scones than cookies! They’re still pretty tasty, I’m just super confused at what i did to make them turn out this way
Hi Tessa – I have made these cookies several times – it’s my new go to chocolate chip recipe – I have bee baking for over 50 years – this is the moist chocolaty moist & tender cookie ❤️
My family loves them & they totally agree
It’s never to late to learn new recipes & cooking techniques
Ty again
Phyl Ferrentino ❤️
me and my family loved it
me and my family loved it that we made them over and over again
After seeing this post, chocolate chip cookies are ALL I am craving. These look so delicious, soft but crisp on the outside and chewy – just how I like them!
Hi Tessa, I am a bit confuse on the All purpose Flour, is it 3 cups or 1 cup but in Grams it says 380 grams. Isn’t it 1 cup is equal to 340g? I bake the cookie but its hard. Thanks and more power.I am learning many things from you. God bless!
Ugh, my office mates are going to hate me. I’ve made this recipe 4 times within the last two months and have brought them into work. They are AMAZING. The absolute best Chocolate Chip Cookies, ever. This will forever be my go to recipe. I literally cannot stop making them.
Amazing! This recipe is absolutely the best chocolate chip cookie recipe I’ve ever found. It has the right amount of salt to balance the sweet and the cookies are big and chewy. So good! Too bad I’m making them for someone else or I’d eat them all myself! Hahaha. Thank you for this recipe!!
Too salty, use 1/2 tsp of salt instead of the suggested 1 tsp. When I put the full tsp in the recipe, my gut and experience told me it was too much, and sure enough it was. You can never have too little salt
i made these cookies for my friends birthday and they turned out PERFECT! perfect amount of sweetness and saltiness
Hi,
Can I use ground oatmeal for part of the flour? How much would you suggest? Can’t wait to try this recipe!
This is by far the best cookie recipe I have EVER made. Watched the video and made exactly as how she advised, kept in the fridge for over 24 hours, portioned and put back in the fridge until I was ready to bake. They came out so delicious, thick, and gooey. I usually never write reviews, but this recipe was just SO good I wanted to do it the justice it deserves. Highly recommend making these!
Thanks so much for taking the time to share this, Cece!! I’m so glad you enjoyed the recipe 🙂
My son and I made 3 different recipes for chocolate chip cookies this week and these are by far the best……….or we just nailed this one.
Thanks for the recipe! Mine don’t spread in the oven so they came out puffed up like mini cakes. I baked them for15 mins and golden brown on top. Thanks for any advice!
These cookies didn’t taste like the ones from the bakery, they tasted like the cookies my dogs make.
This recipe makes the BEST chocolate chip cookie ever!! It is also the first chocolate chip cookie recipe that I follow and it comes out looking EXACTLY like in the video! measuring by grams truly does the magic! Until now, I made this recipe 3 times! And everyone who eats one ALWAYS compliments it!! A friend of mine said once that they taste just like the cookies from Subway!
I’ve had a problem with the cookies flattening out as they bake and the trick was to freeze them and adding 10 more grams of flour! (flour in Germany is a bit different than the flour in the US). I froze my last batch for a couple of days, which improved the taste of the cookies!
Thank you very much for taking your time and developing this devine recipe, Tessa! I wish you could see a photo of the cookies that I made following your awesome recipe.
greetings from Germay <3
Hi, Tessa! Your chocolate chip cookies look heavenly & I cannot wait to bake them this weekend! I would like to know if I may substitute all-purpose flour with wheat flour instead. Please advise.
Greetings from Malaysia 🙂
Hi, I was just wondering what is the best flour brand to use for this recipe?
Can you tell me why the cookies came out cakey….I followed the instructions exactly yet the color was too light and the cookie was cakey… is there a certain flour I should use?
I used cannabis butter for this recipe and wow its a great one!
The perfect cookie recipe!!!! Thank you so much for sharing this I blew away my family with these!
I wasn’t sure about baking a cookie for 15 minutes so I tested it. Only 4 went on the pan. OMG! They were great. My daughter loved them just as well… Thank you! I’ll be on this site quite a bit I think
Hi, I followed the recipe to the letter and the cookies turned out absolutely amazing. The kids gave their seal of approval. Pity they won’t get to eat the rest as they are for a fundraiser! I will however, be making them again as they are soooo good!
Can I use whole wheat flour for this recipe or coconut flour?
How can I sub for whole wheat flour?
Any suggestions for other flours: kumat, spelt? other?
I just made a batch of these babies! They are amazingly delicious!! The sweetness is just right. The crispiness of the sides lasts long for I left it displayed on the deassert table at a party. Did everything in what the recipe said, it turned out perfect!! This is now my go to chocolatw chip cookie recipe! I was so excited to so this. Guess what? it was my ever first time ever baking cookings EVER! Thank you so much for the recipe!
This has been our family CCC recipe since the day you posted it! Perfection! I just sent a double batch to my son at college and he made quick friends sharing in his freshman dorm! Thanks for your great tortilla tip— I slipped one in each ziploc bag to stay fresh and it worked! Of course it was only needed for shipping time because once they arrived, the cookies disappeared as soon as he opened the box!! Just wanted you to know your part in sharing some love across the miles.
Hi Tessa –
What is the difference between this cookie recipe and your Ultimate Chocolate Chip cookie recipe?
Great recipe! Definitely one to keep! I made sure to follow the instructions carefully and the result was gratifying! I kept the dough in the fridge for about 14 hours and baked the cookies for 15 minutes.
Thank you for sharing the recipe!
Hi Tessa,
I made the batter, placed in the frig ovenight. Took out the next day. After 30 minutes scooped to bake. Was still a little hard. After baking for about 15 minutes, they were a little thicker than I thought they would be. I used a 2.4 inch/6 cm scoop. Why?
look bloody goergeous
Good flavor but not a fan of the texture. These came out too puffy/cakey for my liking, compared to other recipes there is a lot more flour in these than I normally use 2-2.5c vs. the 3c in these). I didn’t get crispy edges and a gooey center from these, not even when I used melted butter and all brown sugar.
Have made these once before both making some right away normal small sized and making some after chilling the dough jumbo bakery sized. The recipe is written for perfection, follow it! These cookies were amazing when they were allowed to marinate and bakery sized. My fiancé claims he “does not like sweets” but the leftover cookies also went MIA overnight! Currently refrigerating the dough now with a small amount put aside without chocolate chips (atrocious, I know). Patiently/not so patiently awaiting the perfection that I know will be in my belly tonight!
Love them!
Tessa I have been following you for a while and I have to say, these cookies are the BOMB!!!! I have enjoyed reading your articles and test results. This is the first time I have actually tried any of your recipes…I’m so glad I did. I have been making chocolate chip cookies for 44 years and although my cookies are good, I was still searching for the perfect chocolate chip cookie. I have tried numerous recipes but they would not meet my standards for the perfect thick, chewy, ,gooey cookie… UNTIL NOW!!!! I followed the recipe exactly except for the salt. I didnt have fine sea salt so I used regular salt but only 1/2 tsp. because I was using SALTED BUTTER. OMG!!!! These are the HOLY GRAIL of Chocolate Chip Cookies and will be my new recipe. KUDOS to you TESSA and THANK YOU for all your articles and recipes.
They were so good! They came out looking a little dome like probably due to the amount of flour used but that did not bother me at all, they tasted delicious.
Love this recipe. I used chocolate, white chocolate, and peanut butter chips. Triple threat Thx
I made this cookie recipe because I was amazed by the good reviews. My cookies taste good and look good too, but a little cakey, although I followed the recipe well. I even put the dough in the fridge to “marinate” it. I don’t know why they didn’t become chewy. I will try to make it again, maybe with less flour?
This is now my favourite cookie recipe. I love the marinating them & you are right it does improve the flavour.
I recently made them for a Macmillan Coffee Morning & received numerous compliments. I am now able to hide a secret stash of cookie dough balls in the freezer which can be cooked in 12 minutes. Super impressive
I lobmve thus recipe, they came out delicious, chewy, soft, and very yummy, my mother used to make cookies from scratch and now I can too thankyou
delish i made them my family and they loved them perfect thank you for sharing the recipe 🙂
so good! as mush as i tried i could not cook like this 🙁
i think i use more flour, No video for this recipe?
Can I just leave out the sea salt if all I have is salted butter?
Amazing!
Made them yesterday but i didn t have time to put it in the fridge first..
everyone loved it but the cookies came out thin and in a huge size in the oven..maybe the butter was too soft i dont know..could i use less butter instead the next time?
Hello, I’m just curious about the eggs. Is there a drastic difference in the way the cookies come out if the eggs come straight out of the refrigerator?
I tried these cookies yesterday. I made them and froze them and yesterday I thought why not bake them and omg they are by far the best chocolate chip cookie I’ve ever made. Thanks so much for sharing it!
this looks verrryy yummmy ✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔
It’s “marinating” not “marinading”. A “marinade” is the noun, “to marinate” is the verb. 😉
As to the cookies, they were inedible. I have no idea what happened, because I’ve made cookies a billion times before and never had to throw out a batch of dough but… yeah, that’s what happened. I was tempted to blame you and give you one star, but surely it COULDN’T be your fault because the ingredients all make sense… and yet it couldn’t be MY fault because my ingredients were fresh and I know how to bake.
It’s a mystery. I think a cookie goblin pissed in the bowl when I wasn’t looking. <.<
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Yum! These cookies look amazing! I can’t wait to make them for my parents!
These cookies are divine. Served them at my birthday party and all the guests were thrilled and asked for more.
The absolute best chocolates chip cookies I have ever made. I have never posted a review for a recipe I have made, but had to for these. I made my second batch tonight and followed the directions even more closely after watching the video and they came out even better. These will be my go to cookie recipe for years to come. Thank you!
These are super tasty! I made them with half whole wheat, half all purpose flour, and 1/2 T extra oil. The perfect blend of slight crunch, but still soft!
AMAZING! My husband and kids loved them! They couldn’t believe I made them from scratch they were so good. They came out thick and perfectly cooked. The best recipe and my go-to from now on. Thank you!
Hey, just want to ask. Can i use normal chocholate, my local store don’t have chocholate chips in store.
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Hi Tessa,
Season’s Greetings!
These cookies look delicious! My mom is allergic to eggs, is there anything else that could be used as a replacement for the eggs in this recipe? Like an egg free cookie? Awaiting your response.
Hi there! I’m sorry, but I haven’t found any alternatives to eggs for this recipe that produce the same results.
The first time I baked them it was so good. It was so perfect in terms of flavor and appearance that I wanted to bake it again. I baked gain today however, the cookies didn’t spread. I don’t know what happened please tell me what I should do to avoid this from happening again. Nevertheless, the flavor was still there but the appearance wasn’t that great.
I’d highly recommend using a scale to weigh your ingredients, your results will be SO much more consistent 🙂
I love all the tips and tricks you publish! I can’t wait to try them, but I don’t see the video. Am I missing something?
I made these cookies to take to work for a holiday party and they were a huge hit! They are so delicious!!
Thanks for sharing this recipe. I’ve made these cookies 2 days in a row. The first time I “marinated” the dough for 24 hours. The second time, I did not. The first batch of cookies came out just okay. They were a little lumpy and they were edible, but I wasn’t “wowed” by them. The following day they tasted much better. The second batch that I made today came out much better. They looked more like cookies and not lumps and tasted good right after they cooled down. I will continue to use and try to perfect this recipe. I haven’t changed any ingredients. I do think I might reduce the salt a little and maybe the flour too. I will also try to marinate the dough for a full 72 hours to see if the flavor changes. I noticed no changes in flavor from the 24 hour marinate. Thanks again!
Can you make these cookies without a hand mixer or stand mixer?I’m really keen on making these cookies but I do not have a hand/stand mixer. I hope I can’t can still as I really a mom craving some good chewy chocolate chip cookies!
Tessa, I am 65 years old and needless to say have been making cookies for many years. I was looking for the perfect recipe and yours is it!! I used dark brown sugar, I didn’t use the mixer not did I refrigerate the dough and I only baked one sheet at a time for approximately 12-13 minutes. I had some special dark chocolate chips about 1/4 cup that I threw in also. They absolutely were perfect and delicious! I think the difference is adding more brown sugar (which I think lends to the chewiness) than white sugar and the 2 teaspoons of vanilla. Thank you for a great recipe! I will be throwing the other recipes away.
I want to thank you for this wonderful recipe! Y’all, look NO further. This is it! Follow the directions, weigh your flour and sugars. Pay attention, preheat the oven, FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS, don’t play grammar police just follow the recipe. Use common sense! If you need to make a bunch of substitutions maybe try a different recipe. Sorry for the mild rant I just had to scroll through many ridiculous comments to leave this lady a compliment for bringing back childhood memories. This is the only recipe I’ve found that reminds me of cookies I had as a child (I’ve made these cookies multiple times now and they are wonderful every time) The dough freezes well, stays fresh in the fridge for a few days…everything she says it does. Thanks again!
Hi, I just wanted to know if I could use cake flour instead of all purpose flour for this recipe? Thank you in advance!
Made these today and I have to say these are the best homemade chocolate chip cookie I’ve ever made. I followed the instructions but only baked 11 minutes. They turned out crunchy around the edges and perfectly soft and chewy inside this is a winner, so glad I found it!
Best recipe I have found. I changed it on the second batch and it is now perfect! I’ve never made cookies this good before. Thank you
These look ssssooo good ! I appreciate
that sound so delicious!
Hi Tessa, I am definitely trying out this chocolate chip cookie recipe today. Please, can I use this recipe for commercial purposes?
Thank you.
I made the dough and am pleased with the consistency (my first time with a mixer, I only got it last year, I’ve always mixed everyrhing my hand. wow so much easier!). Didn’t notice the chill time as I glanced at the directions before attempting to make this recipe. You might want to move the preheat step to after the chilling step. I look forward to tasting the cookies tomorrow! I did divide the dough in half and mixed chopped nuts (Brazil, pecan and hazelnut) into one bowl.
Love this recipe, thanks, but definitely measure the ingredients by weight and not volume. First try came out really dry and I knew from experience the ratio of wet/dry was way off. Too much flour. Second time I weighed it and using King Arthur all-purpose white flour, the 280 grams came out to 2 1/3 cups, not 3 cups. What kind of poofy flour works out to 3 cups?!? 🙂
Correction, I meant the 380 grams of flour as listed. That came out to 2 1/3 cups.
I used a recipe downsizer to make fewer cookies, and they looked and tasted so good before I put them in the oven. Unfortunately, when I took it out they were dry and tasted bad. Weird.
The recipe is back! Thanks from me, my family and friends, all of whom have been enjoying these cookies!
These are absolutely the BEST chocolate chip cookies! They are perfectly crispy on the outside and gooey in the inside. I love the tips for freezing the dough. It has saved me a ton of time!
Can I add walnuts to this recipe?
Sure!
Hi Tessa, can i replace the all purpose flour with cake flour?
Hi Tessa! I love your recipe, but can I reduce the sugar? If I reduce the sugar, will it change the texture of the cookie? Thank you 🙂
I followed the recipe but did cook half of them right away. They are perfect!!! Thank you for sharing.
These are the PERFECT cookies! I found this recipe during December of last year and have made them at least 10 times. Most of the time, I can’t even get the majority of the cookie dough to the oven before my hubby and daughter gobble it down. It’s definitely my go to recipe now! Holds up well no matter when you make them! Whether it’s right after you make the dough, after sitting in the fridge for awhile or after freezing, these are the best! The one and only thing I changed is reducing the salt a bit because my first batch was a bit on the salty side. Favorite chocolate chip recipe ever!
I’m so pleased to hear you’ve enjoyed the recipe so much!! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Thank you for this recipe I am so excited to try it!! I wanted to ask if I could use dark brown sugar instead of light brown sugar? I am not sure what the difference is when it comes to baking both of these types of sugars…I would love to know!
Thank you!!
Sure, you can use dark brown!
It’s official: This is the ONLY chocolate chip cookie recipe I will use right up until the day I die. When I found it sometime last year I was a bit hesitant because I had already been through so many mediocre recipes, but my family and any visitors who drop by go absolute gaga over them. I can’t even count how many times I’ve made these. My husband usually brings the majority to work, and his co-workers constantly request that I make more. This recipe is my holy grail; thank you so much, Tessa, from saving my family from sub-par cookies!
Yay! I’m so pleased to hear that, Serena!! xo
Hi,
Great recipe and the cookies look fab!
Do you have a Gluten Free version by any chance?
Thanks
very very very very very very very very very very nice texture
Wow. I just baked these and they are just DIVINE. Perfect flavour, texture, everything. I wanted some cookies that tasted like home (I’m American living in Australia) and this recipe nailed it! Thanks for the recipe!
WHEN YOU WANT TO FREEZE THIS COOKIE DOUGH DO YOU MARINATE THE DOUGH FIRST
BEFORE FREEZING OR GO RIGHT TO FREEZING
THANKS
Tessa, what a gorgeous idea! We absolutely love cookies! Definitely need to try these!
Hi! I want to make these tonight and freeze to bake in 2 or 3 days. Will the cookies hold up?
Also- how many cookies does one batch make?
Looking forward to making them!
HI, I’m from Brazil,
I love your recipes,
I tried your recipe: Bakery Style Chocolate Chip Cookies,
but they were thin,
with lots of butter,
• in recipe says: 3 cups (380 grams) all-purpose flour,
• but, 01 cup is equivalent to 240ml
• I think I made a mistake in this measure
• but I weighed in the balance
• 380grams
• What do you think went wrong ???
I love your recipe! I substituted one cup of flour for bread flour because I love them really chewy and creamy. I’ve been off sugar and bread for a good long while and needed a well deserved break and this hit the spot. I love all your recipes that I’ve tried. I have pictures that I will post on my Instagram soon. Cheers from New Zealand! Oh, and my husband loved them too! I found my first batch by his pillow. haha!! <3
These cookies are very good. I will use less brown sugar next time so they dont spread as much.
It’s the granulated sugar that actually encourages spreading. Try popping the tray of dough balls in the freezer while the oven preheats to reduce spread!
IS it essential to marinate them or can I bake them straight
away.
I made these and decided to sprinkle the salt on top after they came out the oven insted of baking it in and, my god, did it make them hard to put down! I highly recommend.
Also, I don’t know if you were making massive cookies or not but this recipe weilded 55 cookies for me! Which was very dangerous considering I could eat them non stop it seemed and they never ended.
Made this last night and again today but added some pretzels this time! Today for some reason they were a bit thicker but that’s okay. They still tasted amazing.
I made them and they are delicious! The only thing I used the same size scoop but got only 15 cookies. where is the problem?:-)
Omg Tessa! I love you so so so much! I was having issues with my cookies spreading too thin. I found your recipe and these are so perfect!!! The only thing I did was add a little cinnamon because my family loves that. But other than that this is the PERFECT recipe! Thanks so so so much!!!
Try using Mexican vanilla. It hasn’t a cinnamon flavor and still taste like vanilla extract.
Make these cookies and the WHOLE family suddenly stops by. This is the best chocolate chip cookie recipe. Not to mention I get “Popop” points from my 3 granddaughters. Truly a great recipe.
Perfection. Exactly as the recipe described it. All cookies went in a day.
Omg these are AMAZING
This is by far the best chocolate chip cookie recipe ever! I’ve tried countless of chocolate chip recipes this recipe was just the perfect one! My cookies had less of a crinkle effect though I followed every step. I was wondering why is this so?
I have been looking for a ” better” chocolate chip cookie recipe for years! You know , better than the most common one, on the chip bag. I think I’ve finally found it, thank you so much! The cookies came out beautiful, I made 2 different sizes, the dough is really easy to work with. I’m going to try your dough recipe with macadamia and white chips next! Thanks again for the recipe!
Would this recipe work if i use gluten free flour instead of all purpose?
It should! The texture will likely be slightly different but I would just follow the instructions on the GF flour container for substituting.
What if I only have salted butter?
looking great i’ll try this weekend
So I was wondering about measurements..100 grams didnt measure as 1/2 cup of sugar nor did 1 1/4 as 247…are my measurements off?
i make these cookies all the time and they are sooo good.
every time i make these my family eats them so quickly
I’m sure I’m missing something here but you mention butterscotch two or three times but there is no butterscotch in the recipe, is there?
I made these cookies today to use with a Choclate Chip Cookies & Cream cake. I never buy store bought cookies. I had both recipes open at the same time and I inadvertently added cornstarch to my flour, but it was very happy mistake! I put the cookie dough balls in the freezer for a few hours because I didn’t have time to wait a day. I popped them into the preheated oven for 13 minutes and they came out perfectly!! They didn’t spread too much and the outsides were just crispy enough and the insides were delectably soft with the melted chips. Thanks so much for a great recipe!
these were amazing! just the right amount of crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. I did a first fresh batch and another after 3 days in the freezer the 2nd batch was even better than the first.
But I wanted to ask would it work just the same if I replaced the chips with raisins instead?
How long can these cookies stay frozen before eating?
My family loved them. Making them again tomorrow
Can I freeze this dough?
Thank you.
Yep!
I made these today, didn’t chill them they turned out wonderfully. I will make them again.
What is the brand for all purposes flour in this recipe ?
I added 1 more additional teaspoon of vanilla but these came out perfect! I recommend only cooking them for 12 minutes if you want gooey delicious cookies. Any longer and you’ll get harder crispy ones. This was a great recipe that I’ll use a again and again!!
Absolutely delicious! Just added a little more (1/2 cup) chocolate chips. Will make again!
Perfection in cookie form. These are the best chocolate chip cookies ever.
These are soooo delicious! They are going to be my go-to cookie. I’ve already made them 3 weeks in a row! QUESTION: How do I get my chocolate chips to be gooey and melty. I read that most are manufactured purposely to not melt. Is there any brand that melts better than the others? Thanks!
I have been making these for several months now. A regular request from family and friends. I do recommend refrigerating, seems to bake up thicker and tastier!! No more searching for a better recipe!
These are some of the best chocolate chip cookies I’ve made from a recipe online. Super easy to prepare, and they taste amazing! I call them little pillows of heaven. I’ve made these for family, friends, and coworkers and everyone raves about them and always asks me to bake more. Awesome recipe, I highly recommend!
I have made these cookies about 4 times. They ALWAYS are amazing. I CANNOT stay out of them. I’ve made them for Christmas presents, work events, and just because. They also freeze really well. I scooped them out and put them in a freezer zip lock, and then baked them for around 12-17 mins, just freaking perfect. Thank you for this recipe!
My family loved these! Thanks from South Africa 🙂
This recipe is amazing. Ive tried baking different recipes but this one is the best.
Great recipe. This is now my go-to recipe for chocolate chip cookies. A question though: I love the practice of ‘marinating’ the cookie dough before baking, and also love being able to freeze cookies and bake them up as I need them. Will it affect the texture if I scoop out the dough onto cookie sheets, and then gently roll them (in my hands, similar to peanut butter cookies) to smooth out the rough edges, so that I can place them closer together for the marinating period in the fridge? I like to do a ‘cookie marathon’ day, and this would simplify the ‘bake and freeze’ process the following day. Thanks.
Great recipe. This is now my go-to recipe for chocolate chip cookies. A question though: I love the practice of ‘marinating’ the cookie dough before baking, and also love being able to freeze cookies and bake them up as I need them. Will it affect the texture if I scoop out the dough onto cookie sheets, and then gently roll them (in my hands, similar to peanut butter cookies) to smooth out the rough edges, so that I can place them closer together for the marinating period in the fridge? I like to do a ‘cookie marathon’ day, and this would simplify the ‘bake and freeze’ process the following day. Thanks.
Hi Tessa I have a question for you on my son’s getting married November 16th I want to bake the cookies I just made the dough to day and I want to bake the cookies today can they be frozen and still be OK for the wedding
Awesome cookies. My first time I made them for my wifes coworkers all 20 cookies were gone in about 15 minutes. I currently have a dough brewing in the fridge for 3 full days instead of the 1 day I let it sit initially for the first time. They are very excited to see the results. Thanks so much.
Hi Tessa,
I made this recipe and I loved it. I was wondering if I could add some cocoa powder and white chocolate chips to make white chip chocolate cookies. Do you think it will work?
Veniam quia expedit
I made these and they came out super dry, unspread balls. After the first batch I tried adding extra moisture and nothing worked, so disappointing 🙁
Great recipe first I tried cooling the dough just for 5 hours and made a small batch it came out cakie … so I waited for the next day … now they where perfect just the way I liked. Thank you for sharing
I had been looking for a perfect cookie recipe this was it Thank you
Best recipe i’ve ever found- so soft, chewy & yum! Definitely leave in the fridge if you have the time!
I’ve made this recipe about 20 times. Don’t change a thing, but do listen to the tips as it made a huge difference in my cookies. Beat the butter for 2-3 minutes like she suggests, I had flat cookies if I didn’t. Also, DO NOT OVER BEAT once the eggs are in. My dough was kinda sticky, which is what you want. Too sticky and you need a little more flour (couple TBS at a time). Making cookies is a science!! Also, CHILL, CHILL, CHILL, your dough!!! It makes a world of a difference for fluffy cookies.
Can I use coconut oil instead of butter?
I made these last weekend and they were perfect. I want to make them again but I don’t have enough butter.
Best chocolate chip cookies. Easy to make. Neighbors loved them.
Dear Tessa,
I am a follower from Manila and very new to baking.
I am looking forward to try this recipe as most of the cookies I made tend to become flat…
However, I want to incorporate some of your tips on this recipe and I’d like to know if its going to be the same outcome if i use half pure butter and half butter compound and add corn starch for softer texture.
Thank you.
Where has this recipe been hiding all my life? To be honest I was skeptical that this would be THE ONE. It is the exact cookie recipe I’ve been searching for! Thank you so much. I baked two cookies in the toaster oven for 15 min at 350 as I couldn’t handle the marinating wait time and they came out perfect!!! So cripsy on the edges and gooey on the inside. I’m in love.
Hello, this is realy amazing recipe is also made chocolate chip cookies, but i just love the way you made…these are pergfect homemade cookies i have ever try…
These are delicious and yummy! Made made them once and going to make them again! Great recipe!
I made these for the 1st time, baked 6 cookies to see how they turned out (perfect of course) i popped the rest in the fridge and baked on the 2nd day but the cookies turned out flat and not as good looking as before. Tasted amazing but dissapointed in the look.
Wont give up and will try again tho.
Hello! I want to try your recipe and wondering whether I can make the cookies smaller (1.5 tblp) and how long would the bake time be? Thank you very much
It was a hit. My 9 yr old son gave me an A+ and he can’t stop eating them. Thank you so much for sharing the recipe.
Yummy.Thank you for sharing this bakery Style Chocolate Chip Cookies recipe.
I made these recently and everyone loved them! My boyfriend couldn’t stop at just one, and to be honest, nor could I! The perfect consistency of chewy and gooey! This is now my go to cookie recipe.
My college-age daughter described these cookies as “magical,” and I have to agree that they were delicious!
I’ve tried many chocolate chip cookie recipes and this is one of the few I have truly loved (and the dough tastes amazing 😉 )
I am making them but my cookies have spread so much! I didn’t expect this and they have all joint up. I don’t think ill make them again
This is by far the best chocolate chip cookie recipe ever!
How many calories in one cookie of three tablespoons?
I followed the recipe exactly and when i tasted the dough before putting it in the oven ITS SUPER SOUR what do i do
Delicious and easy!
Everyone always raves about this cookie! So soft and chewy….I put in some chocolate chunks with the chips!!
Everyone always raves about this cookie! So soft and chewy….I put in some chocolate chunks with the chips!! I usually double the batch, roll most of it into balls and freeze. That way I always have dough on hand to defrost and bake fresh for guests!
Very easy basic chocolate chip cookie only larger. I decided to use up left over baking candy from my holiday baking. I chopped up some chewy salted caramel, threw in a handful of red and green M&Ms and some Heath bar toffee bits. My dough was on the sticky side so I refrigerated it for a few hours. Baked some and froze some dough balls for later. After they came out of the oven I sprinkled on some flaked salt. Delicious! Hoping I will get one with a piece of salted caramel in it.
AMAZING! Lovely and thick, also chewy but with a crispy outside. Been trying to find a good cookie recipe and i think I’ve found it.
Very happy, thank you!
Yum, yummy. They turned out exactly as described, chewy, chocolatey and morish! I cooked a few per day and the mixture stayed perfectly in the fridge, if i’d made too many i would have seen it as a challenge to eat them!
I absolutely LOVE this recipe! I usually have at least one family member that comments about my cookies being to hard, to soft, not enough/too much of something.. but everyone loves these cookies, finally! I followed the recipe except I only had 217 grams of chocolate chips. Thankfully that was plenty enough, they were still very chocolatey. And I only had a sea salt grinder, no fine sea salt so I had to kinda smash down my sea salt a bit extra but it totally worked out. I made these cookies last night and they’re already half gone! I’ll be getting more chocolate chips and more milk for cookie dipping purposes so I can make more of these in the very near future. I actually want to make enough to give away so I can show off my new cookie baking skills, yay!
Hi Tessa, I’ve made the dough and it’s in the fridge, I’m so excited to bake it tomorrow! How can I adjust the baking time if I want the cookies to be 1,5 tbsp instead of 3 tbsp
YUMMY!
This is my go-to recipe and everyone loves them! I made a few tweaks to make them even better! I add an extra 1/2 teaspoon of Vanilla Extract, an extra dash of salt and I use Dark Chocolate Chips. Definitely my favorite recipe and everyone asks where I bought them! They’re always surprised when I say they are made from scratch. Thank you so much for sharing this delicious recipe!
Yet to give it a try!
But how can I make it look nicer and fatter/thicker instead of looking a little flat here?
Can i just use white sugar or do you Have to use brown sugar aswell?
These cookies are absolutely delicious! A big hit
Ok I will bake it tomorrow coz I put in the fridge so that it will become chewy thanks for the recipe. Mila
Best chocolate chip cookie recipe out there and I’ve tried many! Perfect balance of soft chewy centre and a slightly crispy edge. This one is a must try and they honestly do taste better if you let them sit in the fridge for a day or two.
Will this be enough for a 11” heart shape cookie pan?
These were really fabulous! A great thick chocolate chip cookie, just like you would find at a coffee shop!
These cookies are amazing! And they turn out exactly as pictured. They’re so easy to make, and your instructions are always spot on. I will be making these again for sure.
After YEARS of making my grandmothers chocolate chip cookie recipe I found this one! Her recipe is good but this one has that extra professional look to it! so glad I found it!
Best chocolate chip recipe out there! My fam loves it
Made thrice, will make it again today.
Delicious!
It’s looking delicious!
I want to try ths..It’s my personal favourite.
God awful recipe!!! Followed recipe to the the letter, they came out hard as hockey pucks!!!! Very Sweet!! Throwing this recipe in the delete file.
Too much sugar
very good and looks delicious!!
we have a similar cookie in Iran and we love it!
thank you for this!
looks delicious!!
we have a similar cookie in Iran and we love it!
thank you.
I added extra chocolate chips to mine. They are nice and gooey. Also, I recommend adding more salt. Delicious!
Extremely good. Recipe worked like a charm. It turned out as you described exactly.
This is the best chocolate cookie recipe ever. The tips for refrigeration is key. They look and taste amazing. Thank you!
Ive never successfully made CCC’s because they always spreading one big cookie but these came out next level beautiful on the first try and they taste great! This will be my go to!
In my opinion this is the best recipe for chocolate chip cookie- very easy to make , thick chewy and crispy edges as promised.
It says makes 26 but you say divide into 3 tablespoons and put on baking tray????
They are the best chocolate chip cookies ever.
Well. Made this cookies. Followed the recipe. Very pronounced taste of salt and soda. I think amount of those two ingredients should be reduced . Did not taste great .
I made these they were good when first baked and still warm although they spread a lot even after putting in fridge before baking. When cold they went hard and crunchy like and too hard.
i did not think it was possible for someone to be this dumb. ok beverley, imagine being named after a city lmfao. obviously it was going to harden when you leave it out. ur so stupid onggg
This looks so good! Do you use this dough for any other recipes?
I’ve made a billion chocolates chip cookie recipes and have never stuck with one because they just weren’t perfect. Today I tried your recipe and the results were flawless! Never have I ever come across such a perfect chocolates chip cookie recipe! Just the right chewyness in the centre and crispyness on the outside! I am defitinily making this my go to recipe from now on, no doubt about that.
Thank you for this recipe. It’s so good
The BEST cookies I’ve ever had! Will definitely be making these again! Just at a curiosity, how long can you store the cookie dough in the freezer? I still have about half the dough left from the recipe that I’d like to save for another day.
This is the best chocolate chip cookie recipe that I’ve ever made! They are so chewy, puffy, and utterly delicious! I’ve waited a long time to find the perfect “bakery style” chocolate chip cookie, and now I don’t have to look any further. Thanks so much for sharing this.
Best cookies I have ever made!
This recipe is excellent! I didn’t even refrigerate them before baking because I made them with my kids, and we needed to eat them ASAP. Yummy.
So I heat the oven then get to the part it says leave in fridge for 24 hours.. do I leave the oven on?
I made these and they were delicious; just a suggestion ; put in a little less brown sugar as they were too sweet for me. Not sure if it’s because I used dark brown sugar instead of light brown sugar but yup I would put in like 20 grams less sugar 😉
WOW! I just made this with my 5yo last night and they turned out PERFECT! I was seriously so amazed that I made them myself because I usually mess up the simplest cookies. The consistently was perfect like a bakery cookie and we wouldn’t be more pleased! Thank you so much!
These are the best chocolate chip cookies ever in the history of the universe! The recipe I used to use called for melted butter which made them spread like crazy! These are so gorgeous! Perfect amounts of everything! Absolutely incredible!
Wow! I just made this with my 5yo daughter and it was so simple and quick – and they turned out PERFECT!! I even surprised myself because I usually mess up even the simplest cookie, but this was so good!! The texture is exactly like a bakery style cookie. Thank you!!
I think the recipe should be without salt… it needs to be corrected cause the mixture goes to waste…
My kids won’t eat em cause they are too salty now I have a whole load of mixture don’t know what to do….
hi hannah! i read in a facebook post that salt is actually so good for young kids!!!! thats why i doubled the amount of salt!!! they were so excited about them that they fainted!!!!!
Hands down my favorite cookie recipe I’ve ever used! Absolutely delicious and bake perfectly every time when directions are followed. Crispy around the edges and tender in the middle, with great texture and volume. They don’t last long in our house and make perfect care package cookies too.
Can I half the recipe?
ok ms healthy
Best chocolate chip cookies EVER!!! I’ve made these multiple times and even have some of the dough (pre-formed into balls) in my freezer to bake individually each time my grandkids come over!
Made half a batch ( brave, for a first go at it). Switched half the flour with oat flour. Dropped white sugar to 2 TB. They came out chewy and delish!!
Made this successfully today! It’s so good and will be my go-to chocolate chip cookie recipe from now on. I halved the recipe as I didn’t have enough flour on hand. I also didn’t have light brown sugar but had soft dark brown sugar. Since halving the recipe called for a total of 170g of sugar, I used 100g of white sugar and 70g of soft dark brown sugar. I also didn’t have unsalted butter so I just used salted butter then omitted the salt. Thank you for this recipe!
Made this successfully today! It’s so good and will be my go-to chocolate chip cookie recipe from now on. I halved the recipe as I didn’t have enough flour on hand. I also didn’t have light brown sugar but had soft dark brown sugar. Since halving the recipe called for a total of 170g of sugar, I used 100g of white sugar and 70g of soft dark brown sugar. I also didn’t have unsalted butter so I just used salted butter then omitted the salt.
I baked 5 cookies right away and refrigerated the rest of the batter. Cant wait to taste the marinated ones! Thank you for this recipe!
Hey Tessa! What can I use if I don’t have baking soda?
I made two batches of these. One with chocolate chips and one with mini chocolate chips and toffee pieces. They are delicious and very easy to make.
Hi Tessa, i dont have brown sugar can I just substitue to all Granulated sugar.
How long will it take for the cookie dough to be soft enough to scoop
This recipe is definitely a HIT! I did marinate the dough for 24 hours and yes it was a super hit! Loved the cookies! This is gonna be my recipe for lifetime!
P.S : I dint have brown sugar, just made it with white granulated sugar, but reduce a 100grms of it, coz i thought 350grms could be too sweet!
Great tip about putting the cookie dough in the freezer! I’ve never done it. I will definitely try these out!
Not the soft, gooey cookie i was hoping for. Too much flour. I dont think you need more than 2.5 cups. Also because of the amount of flour they did not spread. Taste is okay but definitely will not be making these again.
Not impressed I followed the instructions only to have my cookies taste like straight up flour! And not flattened
I messed up not realizing it said I needed a mixer. But I still made them anyways and just added some milk. They weren’t the prettiest but they tasted amazing!
OMG!! These cookies are amazing! They did not flatten out. Beautiful and tasty cookies. Lots of chocolate chips. Woot!! I refrigerated the dough for 24 hours. Refrigerating must be the magic touch!
Hi! We tried this recipe and it is so good! Just like bakery cookies! It is very hard to wait 24 hours but it is worth it, you can taste the difference. Today we are making them for the second time and we added dark cocoa and a little bit of coffee for part of the batter (the taste so far is amazing, just like a mochaccino).
I would recommend this! Thank you very much for sharing
Josefa and Brian, also known as Josian
The best chocolate chip cookies yet! I baked them right away and they were perfect. I used becel margarine instead of butter because that is all I use and they were perfect. This will be my signature chocolate chip cookie my family will ask. I have been looking for the perfect recipe and found it! Thank you!
These are by far the best chocolate chip cookies I’ve made. They maintain shape/ very little spread. They are crisp on outside yet moist on the inside. Really great cookie. My new “go to” recipe.
These cookies taste just as good as the bakery cookies I use to love when I was a child
I’ve been on the search for the quintessential chocolate chip cookie recipe for years and this. is. it!!!!! They have a great texture and keep very well. I’ve used a lot of recipes online and this is the first time I’ve ever bothered to comment-it’s that good!
I like to add a sprinkle of sea salt to my cookies before baking them.
I’ve tried the recipe with 2 tsp of pure vanilla extract, and I’ve also tried a variation of the recipe with 1tsp pure vanilla extract and 1tsp caramel extract. Loved it both ways, but something about the vanilla/caramel version stood out to me.
Highly recommend chilling the dough in the fridge! I did a batch of without chilling and they were delicious. Did another batch when the dough had chilled in the fridge for 6 hrs and they were even better. The last batch I did was with dough that had been portioned out on the cookies tray and the placed in the deep freezer for 30 min to quickly chill them. I couldn’t tell a huge difference between this version and the refrigerated for 6 hour dough version. The dough I refrigerated for 72 hours was much denser and I ended up not liking the resulting cookies as much (although I definitely shared with my partner and we still ate them all because they were still really delicious-the recipe is that good).
The recipe gives you what it says-bakery style cookies at home! I previously loved Martha Stewarts Chewy chocolate chip cookie recipe, but this is now our new favourite! I love how quick and easy this is too-I can have cookies on the cooling rack in less than 30 minutes from start to finish (including clean up). Love!
THE BEST CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE RECIPE I HAVE EVER MADE! This is the only recipe I use, ever since I tried it! Whenever I make them, people always ask for the recipe! Simply AMAZING!
These are a favorite in my house! One time I took the cookies to my workplace and handed them out and the feedback was amazing. Everybody said that the cookies were phenomenal. My family always asks me to make them for them and ever since making these cookies we use no other recipe for chocolate chip cookies! Although when I have made them they aren’t as flat as the cookies shown in the images but that’s what I like about them, they are really cake like and delicious.
These were the best cookies EVER!!!!! OMG. Thank you!
So I had to use my toaster oven to bake the cookies, and I had to set it for about 30 mins (sadly), and these turned out amazing!! Thank you so much for the recipe!
Haven’t made them yet but are a few my ganddaughter made for me tonight. They are the best I have eaten ever ! I will make tomorrow!
Just made these… they came out completely flat and spread out while baking so all the cookies have formed into one giant cookie. What the heck could’ve happened?
Was your butter to warm? I used a little extra flour to help them be a extra stiff dough so they don’t spread
can you use something instead of eggs? if so how much and what?
Thanks so much love the cookies
Just made a batch of these. Added in a tablespoon of corn starch to the dry ingredients to add chewiness to the cookies. They taste delicious but have spread out and are almost completely flat! Kept the cookie dough balls in the fridge for about 5 hours to marinate. Not sure what went wrong 🙁
Can I freeze de dough to make cookies when I want them?
Is it ok if I don’t use parchment paper? I couldn’t find it anywhere.
delicious! however i didn’t refrigerate the dough for 24 hours and it still came out delicious and chewy
These were delicious! I used Crisco instead of unsalted butter and I used the whole bags of chocolate chips.
The absolute best homemade chocolate chip cookies.
I just made these and while they were good, I definitely recommend following the advice to refrigerate for 24 hours. I didn’t have the time to do this and the consistency of the dough was a bit off. Also, I believe they were just a bit too sweet, but that’s just my judgment. Still tasty though!
your cookies are so amazing i wonder how people decide .
I love this recipe as I’ve never been successful with cookies, but I thought I’d try one last recipe and I’m so glad I did. Perfect cookies every time!!
Worst recipe ever! I followed the recipe to the T and the dough was super crumbly, fell apart, and the cookies were just big lumpy dry balls. Do NOT put 3 cups of flour! That must have been a typo! I knew it was too much and did it anyway. I’m so mad! Waste of so many good ingredients and now I have nothing to take to my family’s house!
Hi Marianna – please see this article for the correct way to measure flour if you’re not going to use a kitchen scale: https://www.handletheheat.com/how-to-measure-flour/
Delicious! I used Kerrygold unsalted butter, which only enhanced the depth of flavor and creamy butterscotchy-ness (yes it’s Totally a word). This recipe is Akin to the family recipe of blonde brownies I grew on. :). My family loved them despite my adding pecans as well, cuz sometimes mom makes them like I want them.
Hello Tessa!
I attempted to make these cookies, but they have consistently come out of the oven cakey, very unlike the pictures of delicious cookies I see here! 🙁
I believe that I may be measuring the amount of flour incorrectly, though there may be other factors as well. May I please have some advice to avoid cakey cookies in the future? I look forward trying this again, and I am sure they will be amazing!
If you measure the flour with a kitchen scale then you’ll know it’s 100% accurate 🙂
So glad I used your recipe as it’s amazing I just feel like there must be something I’m doing wrong as the mixture is very sticky..not cookie dough like at all, can you think of anything in doing wrong?
Many thanks
Natalie
didn’t turn out anything like the picture
Could you maybe add some pictures mid-recipe so I know I’m doing it right.
I made these yesterday fir the first time and they are so freaking good! I usually like to “marinade” my dough but I was short on time so I froze the dough balls as my oven heated up as per your suggestion and they came out great! I added a few more chips on top when they came out of the oven, and they are big, soft, thick, oozing with chocand those crispy edges…OMG. Excellent!
This was the worst chocolate chip cookie recipe I have ever made.
They were hard and very dry. I will never attempt to try and make a second batch. SO disappointed
I am trying your easy to follow receipe this afternoon. Cookies help me cope with COVID lockdown. I live alone and have started new projects that i have never done before like potting in-door plants. I have not baked since my demonstration in my high school speech class in 1983…lol. I will rate the receipe after I attempt to make it today.
PRO TIP: USE THE SCALE!!! I couldn’t figure out why my cookies were turning out so thick and puffy. They were still good, but I wanted the “bakery-style” cookie. I finally ordered the scale and retested the recipe… my cookies came out AMAZING. Slightly thin and crispy edges. I am a Pillsbury cookie lover but I’ll never good back now!
This recipe is a keeper! Crispy on the bottom, soft and gooey in the middle.
I made this recipe many times already and it always came out perfect! The only thing i changed is cut the salt in half. Thank you, Tessa!
I never review recipes but I had to come back and say how perfect these cookies really are! My daughter decided she had to have chocolate chip cookies so I quickly found this recipe and after reading carefully and following the recipe exactly (without the marinading since she had to have them now) and they are perfect. Soft and chewey in the inside and crisp on the outside. I can’t wait to try these again and let the dough marinade this time.
I read your recipe and i have to say that i love it. Must say my mom makes me the exactly same cookies but with a little moderation. Just bake it for 11 minutes instead of 15 minutes and add some white choco chips for an extra twist. But i would love to give it a try in your way.
Tessa,
Simply delicious! I followed your recipe exactly as written. I even popped over to UTube to observe how you mixed the ingredients together; I have always had a tendency to over-mix. I prepared the dough the day before and let it “marinate” overnight in the refrigerator and then baked them off first thing in the morning. Outstanding!
Loved the recipe, love the science, love to eat! Highly recommend this recipe.
My 7 year old helped with the recipe and it turned out better than expected. Thank you , Tessa!
Hi Tessa, recently I made a batch of these cookies and although they are delicious, I encountered a few problems with it. I chilled the dough for 31 hours, used cool room temperature butter and followed everything else similar to the recipe.
My problem was:
1)Where I live, it is on average 28°C year round and humid, and I left the dough to sit in that room temperature for about 30 minutes. The dough became quite soft when I tried to roll and shape them. I baked them for 14 minutes @ 350°F, and then came out quite flat and because of the spread, the several cookies became a giant flat cookie.
2) So I thought maybe it’s cause I let it sit for too long in the warm room temperature, so I would try to bake them from frozen instead following your guide on baking frozen cookies. They too flattened out but not as much as the first batch.
My question is, what can i do to get that thick cookie shape like the picture in this recipe? Should I thaw the frozen dough in the fridge instead while preheating the oven? Thank you.
If anyone can help me out, much help is appreciated and thank you in advance.
Check out my article on this subject here! https://www.handletheheat.com/bake-thick-cookies/
I just made these …Sooo delicous cannot stop eating them.
I’ve made the dough and let it sit in the fridge. My I’ve never does not have an option of 350 F. Should I bake Cookies at 170 C or 180 C? I hope you reply soon!
OMG they were so good!! I hadn’t even finished baking all of them, and my family had already eaten a sizeable amount off the finished ones lol “Marinated” it for more than 12 hours. Would’ve done the full 24, but I was impatient hahaha
I love this recipe! Finally found one that is heavy on the brown sugar but not flat. My new go-to cookie
I only need to keep them in the refrigerator for 24-72 h right, not in the freezer
They are the best
These are the best cookies I have ever made. I used 1 cup of mini chocolate chips and 1 cup of white chocolate chips, kept the dough in the fridge for a little longer than recommended and they came out perfectly after 13 minutes. I will definitely be making them again!
What if I want to make a slightly smaller cookie? How long would I bake them?
Hi Tessa, I too live in the Phoenix area and am learning to cook with gas. What time and temperature do I use when baking cookies??
It was super easy and they turned out perfect!! Except I only baked them for about 11 minutes. Sorry can’t find where to share a pic
These turn out just as described. Great cookies. The only thing I didn’t like was maybe too salty or too much baking soda—not sure which. I think I like the giant chocolate chip cookies ingredient combination better but these are a lot like those—both delicious!
Followed the recipe to the T and they came out flat and fluffy instead of chewy. And surprisingly unsweet what did i do wrong?
This recipe is my new favorite! I have made them many times now and every time they are a hit! I have also subbed peanut butter for the chocolate chips and recently rolled them in cinnamon and sugar to fill my snickerdoodle craving!
These are by far the best chocolate chip cookies I have ever made, my family asks for them as soon as they are gone, thank you for all the tips about getting a great rise, it works!!
Amazing! Crispy outer rim, soft and chewy middle! The whole family is in love!!
Hey Tessa,
I made the recipe ‘giant cookie’ twice and I notice a difference here that this one has more baking soda and no baking powder at all.
What difference does this make? Is baking powder required to make the other cookies ‘giants’? Lol
Thank you Xx
Can you freeze baked chocolate chip cookies?
Can i get alternative to eggs pls as i don’t eat egg.
Thank you
Yummie!
Do these cookies taste good!
These are the best cookies. I had a late night craving for thick, bakery style cookies and these are so so good. I froze the leftovers in cookie form and pulled some out this morning for a snack on the road. AH-MAZING. Followed the recipe exactly. Delicious. Thank you!
Delicious! Thank you for the recipe and video! Used half espresso chocolate chips and half dark chocolate chips. Will be making these over and over!
This one is my go-to recipe for chocolate chips! Tried it thrice already and it never fails!Results are what I’ve always wanted — crispy with a nice color on the outside and chewy on the inside. The sweetness is not intense as well. What’s most important is the flavor— it tastes really good! I can eat a lot in one seating. Indeed,marinating the dough really makes a difference. Thumbs up! Thanks Tessa for this great recipe!
The instructions were so easy to follow. I actually had the patience to wait 72 hrs too. The cookies were amazing. It didn’t even last a day after it came out of the oven.
These are delicious! My whole family raved!
I love cakes, anytime anyday.
my love towards cakes simply growing day by day.
this is the chocolate chip cookie recipe i use & the base recipe i use for similar cookies. i found it in 2018 looking for an easy recipe for thick chocolate chip cookies & have made it many times since. i started to vary it as i got more acquainted with baking & it seems to take my ingredient tweaks well. i half the baking soda & replace the other half with baking powder. i use salted butter. i usually add a little more butter and flour than called for as well as a higher brown to white sugar ratio. these cookies replaced the usual choc chip xmas cookies at my family’s request. when i bake a few off from freezer dough they call them “cookies du jour.”
i pulled the recipe up today for the first time this year to make chocolate chip maple-sugar cinnamon oatmeal cookies. it was almost 80 degrees when i made the dough. before putting it in the fridge i scooped out 6 lumps to bake & i didnt chill them at all so when they almost imperceptibly deflated & spread i was kinda shocked.
I have made these cookies a few times, they are incredible. Since it’s easier, I usually scoop them out onto cookie sheets first, then refrigerate. Does it make a difference to the final outcome of the cookie which method you do? Chocolate chip cookies are my favorite cookie and these do not disappoint.
I just baked these cookies that I mixed yesterday and let sit in the refrigerator overnight. They taste fabulous, but they did flatten out as they were cooling on the pan for 5 minutes. Of course, by husband doesn’t care about that. Once question, if I wanted to make them smaller, I figured reduce cooking time to about 10-12 minutes, does that sound about right?
Best chocolate chip cookie recipe ever. I have the book now and can’t wait to try other recipes.
These cookies were delicious! Thank you so much!
I have made this recipe numerous times and always comes out PERFECT! But wonder if i can add walnuts to it? What do you think?
Why are they not spreading out?
These are the best chocolate chip cookies I’ve ever had!
Hi,
This recipe is incredible!! I was wondering if you had any idea of what kind of gluten-free flour that would pair well with this recipe for my gluten free/celiac friends?
Thank You!!
Fantastic recipe. Second time I made it I browned the butter and cut 1/4 brown sugar. It’s my go to recipe now. Absolute perfection.
These cookies were enjoyed just as written. I also made the Jacque Torres recipe and baked each 45 gram dough scoop on the same baking sheets at the recommended temperature. While both looked perfect . I preferred Tess’s recipe because it was less sweet. This recipe is a keeper.
It can be done Without eggs?
I am Vegan
Hello, ma’am loved your recipe the way you describe the way you make things easy for everyone but also make it easy for one who is vegan.
It did not turn out the way it’s supposed to. Did not raise and flatten out. If you’re going to make this reduce the flour. That is most likely the reason why it never flatten out.
I was very thanksful you are considering my problem.
Woooww.. It’s delicious chocolate chip cookies. Thank you so much for recipe.
Made these today and they turned out great! Will use this recipe again! Thank you!
Perfect!!
I made these and substituted Stevia for the granulated sugar and Milk Chocolate chips instead of Semi Sweet. They are really good.
I’ve tried so many different cookie recipes and this is the only one that has worked for me! I wish I could post a pic to prove it! Thanks for the recipe!
How many cookies would this batch make?
Delighted with the results