Bakery Style Chocolate Chip Cookies
Dreamy Koala

Bakery Style Chocolate Chip Cookies

Thick, gooey bakery-style chocolate chip cookies made in one bowl—crispy edges, soft centers, and loaded with melty chocolate.

154Min
6Servings
380Cal
MediumLevel
VegetarianKid friendly
#cookies#chocolate#baking#one bowl

Equipment

Mixing bowl
Whisk
Mixing spoon
Oven
Baking sheet
Parchment paper

Ingredients

Ingredients

unsalted butter (softened)

225 g

dark brown sugar

150 g

granulated sugar

36 g

egg (large)

1 piece

egg yolk

1 piece

vanilla bean paste

15 ml

honey

30 ml

all-purpose flour

290 g

cornstarch

12 g

baking powder

2 g

baking soda

2 g

kosher salt

4.5 g

semi-sweet chocolate chips

135 g

milk chocolate (chopped)

90 g

Instructions

1

Cream butter and sugars

Whisk the softened butter with the sugars aggressively until light and creamed.

3 mintimer 3 min
Whisk aggressively to incorporate air for thick, bakery-style cookies
2

Add eggs and flavorings

Add the egg, yolk, vanilla and honey. Whisk aggressively until smooth.

3 mintimer 3 min
Aggressive whisking creates structure and prevents spreading
3

Mix dry ingredients

Whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cornstarch and salt together in a new bowl.

2 min
4

Combine wet and dry ingredients

Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and fold until just combined. Do not overmix.

3 min
Stop mixing as soon as flour disappears to keep cookies thick
5

Fold in chocolate

Fold in the chocolate chips and chopped milk chocolate until evenly distributed.

1 min
6

Chill the dough

Chill the dough for at least 2 hours in the fridge, or 45 minutes to 1 hour in the freezer.

120 mintimer 120 min
Chilling prevents excessive spreading and develops flavor
7

Preheat oven and portion dough

Preheat the oven to 175°C. Scoop the dough into 6 massive balls and place them several inches apart on a lined baking sheet.

5 min175°C
8

Shape tall peaks if needed

If the dough isn't fully cold, shape each ball into a tall peak so it melts down into a thick cookie instead of spreading flat.

2 min
Tall peaks create that signature bakery-style domed shape
9

Bake the cookies

Bake at 175°C until edges are golden but centers remain soft and gooey.

15 min175°Ctimer 15 min
Do not overbake; cookies will firm up while cooling

Storage

Fridge: 3 days
Freezer: 30 days
Reheat: Oven 180°C 5-7 minutes

Store in an airtight container. Freeze baked cookies up to 1 month; reheat directly from frozen.

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