Big & Buttery Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

Reviewed on May. 22, 2013 by Brenda MH

I'm an avid baker, especially of cookies, and these ones are definitely at the top of the list. As other reviewers noted, you don't have to let the dough chill overnight, but I highly recommend it because it blends the flavors so much better. I experimented and found out that if you store the dough in an airtight container or heavy-duty ziploc bag, you can keep it in the fridge for a week and have fresh cookies that are just as good as if the dough was just made (some dough tends to get dry in the fridge if it sits for longer than a day). Just roll the dough into balls first and then it's really convenient to bake up a batch later on. These cookies hold up very well and don't go stale fast like some do.

Reviewed on May. 02, 2013 by baker94309

Excellent! I made them a lot smaller than suggested, and baked them for 7 minutes. I left them on the cookie sheet to cool for about 7 minutes- they seemed to want fall apart if I took them off the cookie sheet before that. They tasted great and they looked really good too. So many chocolate chip cookie recipes fall flat so the chocolate chips stick out. That didn't happen with these. When I made them again, I added a bit more vanilla and salt. I omitted the walnuts.

Reviewed on Feb. 24, 2013 by Talons

I'm getting ready to bake these cookies, but I have no parchment paper, can I lightly grease pan?

Reviewed on Feb. 24, 2013 by rpumputis

Excellent! This is the best chocolate chip cookie recipe I have ever tried.

Reviewed on Feb. 10, 2013 by LCS456

Wow - these cookies are great! I have been searching for years for a good "bakery style" chocolate chip cookie recipe that holds it's shape and this is it. My husband said it was the best cookie I ever made and I've made a lot of cookies. Thanks for sharing a great recipe!

Reviewed on Feb. 02, 2013 by linsvin

Excellent chocolate chip cookie recipe, just like the bakery. Well worth the overnight wait.

Reviewed on Jan. 20, 2013 by julzk12

This is the only chocolate chip cookie I make these days!

Reviewed on Jan. 16, 2013 by sstetzel

Hi Sandy!

All our temps are in fahrenheit.

Happy Baking!

Reviewed on Jan. 16, 2013 by sandhya482

Hi. A newbiee here. Just wanted to know if the temp mentioned..@ 400 is in F or C?! Waiting to try it out!!

Reviewed on Jan. 14, 2013 by ladywindward

These cookies are wonderful! This will be my "go to" recipe for chocolate chip cookies from now on - everyone loved them!!!

Reviewed on Jan. 09, 2013 by watermelonmuffin

These turned out excellent!!! They're the best chocolate chip cookies I've ever made. I froze them for a few hours instead of refrigerating overnight and that worked fine.

Reviewed on Dec. 09, 2012 by M Kathleen

This makes a huge cookie. My kids fell in love with the flavor. I used chocolate chunks and chocolate bits as well. :)

Reviewed on Nov. 07, 2012 by Thphotoworks

THe first chocolate chip recipe that I made that really stays big and thick but is not dense.

Reviewed on Oct. 25, 2012 by ilka896

Very yummy. I absolutely loved it

Reviewed on Sep. 08, 2012 by froggyrl24@hotmail.com

These cookies are amazing. The absolute best recipe I have found!

Reviewed on Aug. 02, 2012 by Luvsdaisies

I made this recipe for my son who is a chocolate chip cookie fanatic, and it was a huge hit! My husband had previously had a different "favorite" cookie, but after eating these told me these were his new favorite! I didn't let them sit in the refrigerator because I knew my son was coming over and wouldn't want to wait. They still turned out perfect! I love the toasted nuts and have used both walnuts and pecans. {at different times} I also make up cookie dough and then freeze it in two or three packs if it's just my husband and me, so I can take it out a little at a time to cook when we're in the mood for something sweet and don't want to take a lot of time to make something. I do this with all my cookie recipes especially around the holidays so I have fresh cookies when someone comes over without having to mess up the kitchen.

Reviewed on Jul. 12, 2012 by MeghanTT

Delicious! These cookies were great, I subbed pecans for walnuts (just a preference). As was stated by others, make sure to "undercook" them by a minute or two, and let them finish up on the hot cookie sheet outside of the oven! The cookies were soft, buttery, chocolately, very tasty!

Reviewed on Jul. 06, 2012 by sarahsmommywest

Best chocolate chip cookie I've ever made... I made it by the recipe the first time and they were perfect but bigger than I wanted so I've been using a smaller scoop ever since... Perfect every time and loved by all I share them with... I've been making them at least once a week!!! I love the night before prep, I usually refrigerate my cookie dough anyway... Thanks for such a great recipe and for having it available on the web...My poor magazine is showing signs of wear and now I can print a clean copy!!!

Reviewed on Jul. 02, 2012 by msboop

This recipe is very complex to make, making one night, refrigerate overnight, roll into balls, let sit 30 minutes until room temp. (why not just bake them when you make them?)when I went to make them the first batch burned and they were only in 10 min., the 2nd not done enough, the third one came out ok and the last one? PERFECT, although they are very tasty, I have another other Choc chip recipe that is much easier and as big and soft, this was just too much with the rolling and letting it sit for 30 minutes, then baking. That is probably why the last ones turned out the best, they sat the longest?

Reviewed on Jun. 23, 2012 by krystallebrianna

best chocolate chip cookie recipe I've found so far! they stay thick and soft rather than becoming hard and flat like many others do

Reviewed on Jun. 17, 2012 by NevadaRose

These are very good - my boss went into fits of joy over them. Nice that you can make them ahead and bake when ready. Be sure not to overbake them as they harden up upon cooling.

Reviewed on Jun. 03, 2012 by Gladys99

I never make cookies. This was my 1st time! I made the dough last week and baked half of it. Made the rest today. Excellent!

Reviewed on May. 30, 2012 by CindyRathkamp

OMG!!! These are the BEST chocolate chip cookies that I have EVER made!!!! Definitely will make these again and share with everyone I know!

Reviewed on May. 30, 2012 by klv1976

This is my favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe! They are so big and chewy!

Reviewed on May. 22, 2012 by sstetzel

This is such a great recipe! I used my regular cookie scoop to portion out the dough. After refrigerating overnight - baked them off at 375º for 13 minutes.

Reviewed on May. 19, 2012 by delowenstein

I admit I did change this recipe to suit my tastes & I think that it will be another favorite recipe to use!

Reviewed on May. 16, 2012 by AmberlyB

This recipe is super easy and very delicious! I used peanut butter chips as well as chocolate chips and only used 3/4 cup butter. I did not refrigerate overnight and cooked at 350° for about 14 minutes. They were perfectly soft and chewy! This was my first time to make home made chocolate chip cookies and they definitely did not dissapoint!

Reviewed on May. 15, 2012 by NOMARLOVER

A VERY SIMPLE BUT DELICIOUS RECIPE FOR CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES. THE ONLY MODIFICATION I DID WAS TO ADD 1 TEA. OF CINNAMON AND 1 TEA. OF NUTMEG. I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS RECIPE FOR CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE LOVERS.