Oh yeah. I totally went there.
I made my perfect chocolate chip cookie with DOUBLE the chocolate. The BIG Fat Chocolate Chip Cookie. Seriously thick, golden brown and absolutely LOADED with chocolate chunks.
They are chewy and soft, with an almost cake-like texture, but the best part? The gooey pockets of chocolate that ooze out at every opportunity. They are perfection.
Everyone has their favourite chocolate chip cookie. Whether it’s thin and crispy, thick and cakey, dotted with chocolate chips or brimming with chocolate chunks.
Earlier in the year, I shared my recipe for Thick and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies. And last year, my favourite cookie recipe for ice cream sandwiches, Thin and Crispy Chocolate Chip Cookies.
And now I’m sharing my recipe for Big Fat Chocolate Chip Cookies.
So how are they different?
Well to start, they have DOUBLE the chocolate. Yes yes yes. And a little more sugar and flour, resulting in a thicker, chunkier cookie. AKA BIG FAT cookies. You guys HAVE to try these!
And when you do, make sure you eat one (or three) soon after they come out of oven. Because that’s when you will get ALL that melty chocolate going everywhere. Which is the best part, am I right?
So how was your weekend? Mine was great! The weather was glorious so we went to the beach for a gorgeous coastal walk. This city has some seriously amazing beaches!
We also walked down to our local fish market. We had heard it was good but had no idea how awesome it was going to be! There was wall-to-wall seafood of all kinds, plus plenty of cooked seafood good to go. We bought some Maui Maui to try!
I also succumbed to getting a shopping kart this week. You know the ones right? The granny trolley with wheels? I love walking to the shops but it’s a good 30 minutes away. So to save my arms from falling off by the time I get home, I got a granny trolley. Embarrassing but totally worth it.
Big Fat Chocolate Chip Cookies
BIG Fat Chocolate Chip Cookies with DOUBLE the chocolate! Seriously thick, golden brown cookies absolutely LOADED with chocolate chunks.
- Yield: Makes 10-12 cookies
Ingredients
- 115 grams (1 stick or 1/2 cup) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 90 grams (1/2 cup) brown sugar
- 100 grams (1/2 cup) caster sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 245 grams (1 and 3/4 cups) plain flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cornflour or cornstarch
- 225 grams (1 and 1/2 cups) dark chocolate chunks
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180 C (360 F). Line two baking trays with baking paper. In a large mixing bowl, add the butter and sugars and beat using an electric beater for a minute or two until smooth and creamy. Add the egg and the vanilla and beat until combined, scrapping down the sides. Add the sifted flour, baking soda and cornflour and stir using a wooden spoon.
- Roughly chop the chocolate into a mix of large and small pieces. Then add the chocolate chunks into the cookie dough. Roll teaspoons of the mixture into balls and place on the prepared baking trays, leaving room for the cookies to flatten out. Place in oven for 10 minutes or until golden brown on the edges. Leave to cool for 5-10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Hi. Is it ok to use regular sugar if we dont have caster sugar?
Hi Nica, you can use granulated sugar if you don’t have caster sugar for this recipe. Hope you enjoy them!
Hey. Can I use chocolate chips?
Hi Noor, yes you can use chocolate chips! I do recommend using chopped chocolate for more melty chocolate goodness though.
I kept them a little thick. They were quite soft. Next batch i took less batter and pat them thin. They turned out crispy.
Thank you for this honest recipe. Loved it.
Love it Aiesha! Thanks for the lovely feedback!
OH. MY. WORD. Can I have a dozen? For breakfast?? Swooning over these!
Of course you can! 😉
Just my kind of chocolate chip cookie…chewy, soft, and loaded with chocolate!!! 😀
Thanks Beeta! 🙂
Thick and chewy and cakey and oh, delicious. "gooey pockets of chocolate" <– that totally made my morning. Only now I am super hungry for chocolate chip cookies and I don’t think my carrot sticks are going to suffice! I’m so glad you are loving your new city! And I think go the granny trolley! Our shopping centre is only a twenty minute walk away and the carpark is a nightmare so I might have to succumb to granny trolley status and start walking there too….
Oh, and eating a chocolate chip cookie will be the reward for my hard work 😉
Aww thanks Amy! I totally think you might need to get a granny trolley too! haha It’s pretty fun and so nice not to have to rely on the car allll the time!
This page. It just kills me! Looks like cookies for breakfast might just be a thing today, because these look too good to resist!
Aww thanks Karly! I won’t tell! 😉
Few things can beat a good chocolate chip cookie and these look perfect! I am all about crunchy and chewy edges with soft middles and gooey chocolate!
I couldn’t agree more Kristy! 🙂
OMG, I am alllll about the chocolate in a chocolate chip cookie. I’m so glad you went there and doubled the chocolate! And I think it is great that you got the trolley for your grocery! I usually walk to the grocery store too, but luckily my walk isn’t very long. Still, it is nice not to have to worry if something is worth carrying home when deciding whether or not to buy it! Anyway – pinning this obviously!
Same here Meghan! I love all the chocolate! 🙂 That’s it! The trolley has saved me a few times, especially when I’m trying to lug home kilos of flour, butter and sugar! haha Thanks for the pin!