9 Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipes, Because One Isn't Enough

Bake your way through all nine of these chocolate chip cookie recipes.

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Updated October 24, 2019
The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies

It took weeks of nonstop testing and more than 1,500 cookies to develop this recipe. It delivers chocolate chip cookies that are just crisp around the edges, with a buttery, toffee-like crunch that transitions into a chewy, moist center, which bends like caramel and is rich with butter and big pockets of melted chocolate. They're cookies with crackly, craggy tops and the complex aroma of butterscotch. And, of course, that elusive perfect balance between sweet and salty. Here's how to make them. [Photograph: J. Kenji López-Alt]

. J. Kenji López-Alt

We'll admit it: we're a tiny bit chocolate chip cookie-obsessed. One recipe really isn't enough, and while a chocolate chip cookie is a wonderfully simple dessert, there's always room for adaptation and improvement. We've developed super thin and crisp ones, enormous chewy ones as big as a baby's face, vegan ones, and others that are full of butter, because butter is the best. We even have strong opinions about which chocolate chips you should be folding into your cookie doughs.

Kenji has published what he considers the perfect chocolate chip cookie recipe, and so has Stella, putting her own spin on the dough and technique. Scroll through to find the perfect chocolate chip cookie recipe for your tastes, or just stock up on chocolate and cook your way through the entire list.

  • Quick and Easy Chocolate Chip Cookies From BraveTart

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    Vicky Wasik

    With slightly crisped edges and chewy centers, these chocolate chip cookies come together in less than an hour, without sacrificing any flavor. We use high quality chopped chocolate in place of commercial chips, which thickens the dough and gives it a boost in flavor because of the cocoa butter. A pinch of nutmeg along with a sprinkling of salt highlights the butterscotch-y flavor profile, and a cold egg ensures the cookies won't spread too thin in the oven. These cookies are a total package.

  • The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies

    The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies
    It took weeks of nonstop testing and more than 1,500 cookies to develop this recipe. It delivers chocolate chip cookies that are just crisp around the edges, with a buttery, toffee-like crunch that transitions into a chewy, moist center, which bends like caramel and is rich with butter and big pockets of melted chocolate. They're cookies with crackly, craggy tops and the complex aroma of butterscotch. And, of course, that elusive perfect balance between sweet and salty. Here's how to make them. [Photograph: J. Kenji López-Alt]. J. Kenji López-Alt

    Unlike Stella's super-quick chocolate chip cookies, these will not come together in 45 minutes. Making the cookie batter only takes several minutes, but the dough sits overnight, allowing enzymes to break down carbohydrates, which improves the browning process. Butter for the dough is browned to add a layer of nutty flavor, and chopping chocolate by hand ensures there's a mixture of small chip-like pieces and larger puddles of chocolate in each cookie.

  • Super-Thick Chocolate Chip Cookies

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    Vicky Wasik

    Super thick and very, very chewy, these cookies are fashioned after the ones made at Levain, an iconic NYC bakery. The dough requires less sugar than flour, and more chocolate chips than sugar. Keeping to this ratio creates a cookie that remains thick while baking, and comes out with a texture that isn't overly dense or cakey. Raw walnuts or lightly toasted pecans mixed into the dough deliver a buttery crunch in every bite. We just want to say it again, for emphasis: These cookies are big!

  • Tate's-Style Thin and Crispy Chocolate Chip Cookies

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    Vicky Wasik

    If a chocolate chip cookie as thick as a short novel isn't your thing, try your hand as these super-thin, Tate's-style ones. They're crisp all the way through, with a distinct butterscotch flavor. Eat 'em by the stack.

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  • Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie

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    Emily Dryden

    Sometimes, when we're really craving chocolate chip cookies, not even a stack of six quite does the trick. In those instances, we pull out a well-seasoned cast iron skillet and make an enormous chocolate chip skillet cookie. The recipe calls for a classic chocolate chip cookie dough that bakes up chewy and moist, with crisp edges and a crackly, gooey top. Malted milk powder in the dough encourages even browning, and adds richness. Slice out an enormous piece of this cookie-cake, and finish it off with a scoop of ice cream and a dollop of whipped cream.

  • Olive Oil Chocolate Chip Cookies

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    Vicky Wasik

    Vegans deserve chocolate chip cookies, too, so we developed a recipe that relies on olive oil instead of butter. Instead of trying to mask the oil's distinctly rich and grassy flavor, we balance it with the bittersweet earthiness of chocolate chips. The resulting cookie is crisp around the edges, with a soft center, and gives non-vegan cookies a run for their money.

  • Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies

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    Vicky Wasik

    There's more than one way to make a convincingly rich and buttery vegan chocolate chip cookie. Here, we do so with a mixture of dry malt extract and nutmeg, to replicate the nutty flavor that traditional cookies take on as butter browns. An oat slurry takes the place of a whole egg, giving the cookies a subtle earthiness that blends well with the other ingredients.

  • Lactation Cookies

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    Vicky Wasik

    It could seem that a lactation cookie is a treat designed specifically for those who are breastfeeding. And while we did create these cookies with that demographic in mind, you'll be hard-pressed to find anyone who doesn't want to eat these cookies. The dough combines oat flour, a blend of chocolate chips, and a warming mixture of ground ginger, cinnamon, and plenty of vanilla. We've got a vegan version, too, that replaces eggs with the same oat slurry used in our vegan chocolate chip cookies.

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  • Cocoa Butter Cookies With Chocolate Chips

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    Vicky Wasik

    These rich and buttery cocoa butter cookies are a little blonder than the chocolate chip cookies you're probably used to. Using delicate, mild milk chocolate chips in place of the darker ones we usually recommend ensures the flavor of the dough isn't overpowered.

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