Bakery-Sized Chocolate Chip Cookies

Bakery-Sized Chocolate Chip Cookies

The first time I ever saw Superman (the good one, with Christopher Reeve), I got really confused when they showed the Kryptonite. See, it was glowing and green and all bright. It didn’t look remotely like a chocolate chip cookie.

If Superman were real, that’s what Kryptonite would be for him. Because I know that’s what chocolate chip cookies mean to me, and to the rest of humankind as we know it. Nobody can resist them. Seriously. I’ve never met anyone (except my chocolate-hating son, but we’ve all agreed that he’s beyond understanding) who hates a chocolate chip cookie.

Bakery-Sized Chocolate Chip Cookies

Especially in the bakery! They’re huge. Like, the size of Krypton. And very, very tempting. I buy them every single time, no matter what I went into the bakery to buy. They’re thick and chewy and crispy just at the edges. Heaven!

Bakery-Sized Chocolate Chip Cookies

But it’s cheaper to make them. And have I mentioned it’s easy, too? No mixer, no problem! Just five minutes of prep time and then the overnight time in the refrigerator before baking. So yeah, you plan ahead, but it’s seriously not hard to make cookie perfection happen!

Bakery-Sized Chocolate Chip Cookies

In fact, my six year-old recently informed me that he wants to learn to bake, so we made this together. And he did a pretty good job. Now he’s ready to move on to pie crust! Nope. That was a joke.

Bakery-Sized Chocolate Chip Cookies

The only danger here is that you’ll set out with the intention of eating one and then eat two. Or maybe more. But we’ve all been there before, and it’s not a bad place to be. Like I always say, eat your giant cookie(s) before your big dinner salad. Then you can hit all your nutrient groups. Protein? Check. Green leafy veggies? Check. Refined sugar? Triple check.

Bakery-Sized Chocolate Chip Cookies

Okay, the silliness ends. Sorry, but I’m a bit high on cookies at the moment. It’ll fade!

 

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 3/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
  • 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 egg
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 and 1/2 cups chocolate chips (semi-sweet or milk)

 

Instructions:

In a small bowl, combine the flour, salt and baking soda. Set aside.

In a medium-sized bowl, mix together the melted butter and sugars, beating until smooth. Add the vanilla and egg and mix again. Gradually, add the flour mixture until all of the dry ingredients are incorporated. Fold in the chocolate chips.

Cover the bowl and refrigerate the dough overnight.

When you’re ready to bake, preheat the oven to 325. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.

Using a small ice cream or cookie dough scoop, form dough mounds about 1/4 cup in size, pressing slightly flat (they should look like thick discs) on the cookie sheet. Press some chocolate chips into the top for appearance purposes if you like!

Bake for 15-16 minutes, turning halfway through, until golden at the edges. Do not overbake.

Store in an airtight container for up to one week.

 

Mir

I fulfill many roles in life: wife, mother, teacher, everlasting learner. This site is dedicated to one role that expresses my creativity in ways that I find consistently challenging and rewarding: baker. Inventing new ways to enhance food, especially if that food involves chocolate or peanut butter (or both!), is a passion of mine. I look forward to sharing my ideas with you.

This Post Has 5 Comments

  1. Gayle @ Pumpkin 'N Spice

    Hi Mir! I love the introduction to this post! Chocolate chip cookies are definitely my kryptonite, too! Especially these cookies. I love how big and fluffy these turned out. True bakery style to the max!
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    1. Mir

      Thanks so much, Gayle! I wonder who can’t resist a good homemade chocolate chip cookie…not me!

  2. Jamie

    Bakery sized and style cookies are soooooo good! One cookie is like half the calories I eat in a day, but a treat like this once in a while is okay!
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    1. Mir

      I try to think of it less in terms of calories and more like balance. Cookies are great! Just have your veggies and protein, too!

  3. Laura@Baking in Pyjamas

    Love chocolate chip cookies, these look great. Thanks for linking up to Sweet and Savoury Sunday, stop by and link up again. Have a great day!!
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