Mega Chocolate Chip Cookies - Your guests' eyes will get as big as these cookies when they see and taste the soft, chewy deliciousness!
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It's Friday! Hallelujah! The first week back to work after vacation is always brutal. We had such a nice time on our cruise, and the warmth of the sun felt amazing. Coming back to the snow and ice was pretty difficult, to say the least. I needed some comfort food - a BIG bite of comfort food, so I whipped up a batch of these Mega Chocolate Chip Cookies.
When I say mega, I mean mega. Each cookie is about ⅓ cup of dough or a decent sized ice cream scoop. You know that saying, "Go big or go home?" I'm home from vacation and I'm going BIG!!
This recipe takes 4 sticks of butter - count them. . .four and 24 ounces of chocolate chips. It took me awhile to get these right. The first couple batches, I OVER baked. I'm not a fan of crispy cookies. I like mine soft and chewy. I reduced the baking time and finally got them right.
For my oven, 19-20 minutes seemed like the perfect bake time.
We're all big fans of these cookies. How could you NOT be? They're soft, chewy and LOADED with chocolate chips!
I mean, come on. When is the last time you saw a cookie that looked this good? Well, hello beautiful.
Listen to me now. . .one cookie at a time. One is all you need. If you eat one of these cookies before dinner, you won't eat dinner. Trust me. Share with a friend, if necessary. 😉 And then store the rest in a BIG, BIG covered bowl. Enjoy, my friends!
To keep the cookies soft and chewy, throw a slice of bread into the bowl with the cookies. As the piece of bread dries out, replace with a fresh one.
For more cookie madness, try these peanut butter cookies (they're a reader favorite)- follow that up with a slice of milk & cookies pie and then dig into this cookies & cream Oreo dessert! You'll be in cookie heaven for sure!
Mega Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 3 large eggs
- 4 sticks butter (softened)
- 1 ½ cups white sugar
- 16 ounces brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
- 1 ½ teaspoons salt
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
- 6 cups all-purpose flour
- 24 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350º Fahrenheit.
- In a very large bowl, beat eggs with a hand mixer for 3-4 minutes.
- Add butter, sugars, vanilla, salt and baking soda and beat on low.
- Stir in flour and chocolate chips.
- Mold dough in ⅓ cup balls, flatten and place about 2 inches apart on greased cookie sheets.
- Bake cookies 18-21 minutes, rotating cookies between upper and lower racks halfway through baking.
- Transfer cookies to cooling racks.
- Repeat with remaining dough.
- Store cookies in a tightly covered container with piece of bread to keep them soft.
Notes
- Room Temperature Ingredients: Ensure that the butter and eggs are at room temperature before beginning to make the mega chocolate chip cookies. Room temperature butter mixes more easily with the other ingredients, resulting in a smoother and more uniform cookie dough. Room temperature eggs incorporate better into the batter, leading to a lighter and fluffier texture in the finished cookies.
- Proper Mixing Technique: When combining the wet and dry ingredients, avoid overmixing the cookie dough. Overmixing can result in tough cookies. Beat the eggs for 3-4 minutes until they are light and fluffy, but mix the remaining ingredients on low speed just until combined. Stir in the flour and chocolate chips until they are just incorporated into the dough to prevent gluten development, which can make the cookies tough.
- Baking Tips: Bake the mega chocolate chip cookies at 350º Fahrenheit for 18-21 minutes, rotating the cookie sheets between upper and lower racks halfway through baking for even browning. Keep an eye on the cookies as they bake and remove them from the oven when the edges are golden brown but the centers are still slightly soft. The cookies will continue to firm up as they cool on the baking sheets before transferring to cooling racks. To maintain their softness, store the cooled cookies in a tightly covered container with a piece of bread, which helps to retain moisture.
Haley
I love chocolate chip cookies.
Psicosaludalmeria
Thanks Alex! I appreciate the feedback!TW3