My Big, Fat Chocolate Chip Cookies

Recipe courtesy Tyler Florence

Show: Food 911Episode: Bake Sale Delights

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (384)

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Cook Time:
15 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
about 1 dozen 5-inch cookies

Times:

Prep: 30 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 15 min
Total:: 45 min

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Ingredients

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1/2 cup white sugar
3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 large eggs
1 (8-ounce) block dark chocolate, coarsely chopped

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper. Sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt into a medium bowl and set aside.

Place the butter, sugar, and brown sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer; cream together on medium speed until light and fluffy. Scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula. Beat in the vanilla and eggs. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the creamed mixture and continue to mix until a smooth batter forms. Turn off the mixer and fold in the chocolate chunks using the spatula.

To form the cookies, scoop about 1/4 cup of cookie dough into your hands and roll it around into a ball; place them about 3-inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheets; you should get about 4 cookies on each pan. Press down the tops of the dough slightly and bake until the cookies are light brown, 12 minutes for chewy cookies, or about 15 minutes for crispy cookies.

Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely. Repeat with remaining dough/cookie sheets.

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recipe My Big, Fat Chocolate Chip Cookies
Tiffany Noth Highlands, CA 02-09-2010
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the coolest cookies ever!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

i made these cookies for my parents anniversary and they loved them now i make them when ever i want to make chocolate chip... cookies! Read more
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Peggy Freeland, PA 02-07-2010
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Best Chocolate Chip Cookies EVER!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I've been looking for a recipe that makes chocolate chip cookies that aren't flat, but are still chewy (and don't have a... cake-like consistency). These cookies are perfect! Definitely my go-to recipe from now on. Read more
recipe My Big, Fat Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chris Andover, MA 01-28-2010
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I followed the recipe--what the heck went wrong?
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

I don't know what was wrong with the consistency in these cookies--they seemed undercooked and dry at the same time. I had to... throw them out because they weren't up to par. Maybe its my fault, but i'm definitely trying a different recipe next time.Read more
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gabe rockville, MD 01-22-2010
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heavy duty
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

i've been dying for a full-size cookie recipe - one that makes as many as it claims to make. here it is! use milk chocolate... chips.Read more
recipe My Big, Fat Chocolate Chip Cookies
Jessica San Diego, CA 01-18-2010
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tollhouse but dry
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

make sure you have milk.... thanks anyway :)
recipe My Big, Fat Chocolate Chip Cookies
Sarah Gilbert, AZ 01-14-2010
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simply the best!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

These cookies were soft for an entire week and a half. I did not use the chocolate chucks, instead chips. my step son said... these were the best cookies ever! Read more