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I love that the classic American cookie accidentally got its start when Ruth Wakefield used a Nestle chocolate bar as a substitute for baker's chocolate. The chocolate didn't melt, and the chocolate chip cookie was born. My version—it's big, thick and soft—is based on a recipe from a bakery in California called Hungry Bear. —Irene Yeh, Mequon, Wisconsin
Nutritional Facts 1 cookie equals 311 calories, 19 g fat (8 g saturated fat), 38 mg cholesterol, 229 mg sodium, 35 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 4 g protein.
Originally published as Big & Buttery Chocolate Chip Cookies in Taste of Home June/July 2012, p41
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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
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