Honestly, these are hard to screw up. Most chocolate chip cookies are divine, however you take them. Ooey gooey, under done centers your thing? Classics! Like a little crunch to them? To die for. Everyone has a preference and everyone loves them. The original cookie jar staple is what it is for a good reason.
In honor of the greatest cookie there is – we compiled a list of our favorite recipes for every variant of a chocolate chip cookie you could imagine.
1. Lindsey’s Best, Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies for House Of Yum
For all our ooey gooey fanatics – hands down the most decadent recipe on this list. Thick, gooey batter with chunks of chocolate that melt in your mouth for the perfect, rich ratio in every bite.
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2. Anna’s Chocolate Chip Cookies for All Recipes
Passed form family to family and perfected over trial and error, these cookies are well balanced, best served warm and the perfect late night sweet treat.
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3. Sally’s Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies for Sally’s Baking
These are delightfully chewy, deep in flavor and easy to make now and save for later. These treats save well in the freezer so you can make just one or two for yourself at a time, or for easy prep before hosting.
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4. Karli’s Best ever Chocolate Chip Cookies for Cookies For Days
Tested over six years, these are an easy staple to add to your sweets rotation. A no fail recipe that stay soft and chewy even when stored at length.
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5. Jeanine & Jack’s Chocolate Chip Cookies for Love & Lemons
A crowd pleaser for hosting or when you’re on dessert duty. Chunks of chocolate, complimented by a not overly sweet batter, and brought to life by sea salt flakes. Easily the best way to look like you spent way more time than you did in the kitchen.
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6. Tessa’s Best Bakery Style Chocolate Chip Cookies for Handle The Heat
Super thick, well balanced in flavor and texture, reliable recipe. These are sure to keep your home happy and your guests jealous.
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7. Delicious Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookies
There was no world where we left out the originals from this list.
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8. Eric’s Best-Ever Chocolate Chip Cookies for Easy Gay Oven
These are simple and straightforward to make, but are not short are complex and decadent flavors by any stretch. Crisp on the outside and melt in your mouth inside, perfectly balanced.
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9. Kate’s Easiest CHocolate Chip Cookies for I Heart Eating
Twenty minutes and some pantry staples? No problem. These are fast and easy to make but in no way are they shorting you on the experience of a delicious cookie.
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10. Emma’s Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies for Simply Recipes
Therein lies the elevated and reformed sister to the Toll House cookie. Thick and gooey, utilizing milk powder for the perfect texture everytime.
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11. Cindy’s Thin & Crispy Chocolate Chip Cookies for Simply Recipes
Thin around the edges, crispy through the center, the perfect snap of chocolate. Perfect for our folks who prefer a less ooey cookie as their go to treat.
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12. Ashley’s Thin & Crispy Chocolate Chip Cookies for Baked By Nature
The perfect crispy texture for a change of pace from the usual gooey decadence.
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13. Melissa’s Thin & Crispy Chocolate Chip Cookies for Modern Honey
A recipe that’s no fail every time and stores perfectly in the cute cookie jar you’ve been wanting to fill.
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14. Ania’s Thin & Crispy Chocolate Chip Cookies for Taffey Bakery
The ideal crisp bite for those who still want that super chocolatey goodness.
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15. Barbara’s Thin & Crispy Chocolate Chip Cookie for My Cookie Journey
Hands down the best use of dark brown sugar – complex flavor lending to the perfect snap and crunch.
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16. Shinee’s Thin & Crispy Chocolate Chip Cookie for Sweet & Savory
Brown butter goodness for well balanced sweetness and rich flavor profiles. What more could you ask for?
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17. Julie’s Thin & Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies for Dinner With Julie
The perfect combination of two seemingly different preferences. Bouncy centers and crisp edges.
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18. Sue’s Thin & Crispy Chocolate Chip Cookies for The View From The Great Island
Cookies that lend to everyones wants. Deep flavors of toffee mixing perfectly with chocolate chips in a springy batter.
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19. Brian’s 30 Minute Thin & Crispy Chocolate Chip Cookie
The definition of a classic. A no fail recipe to keep in your back pocket and make time and time again, with minimal effort and great pay off.
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20. Alison’s Salted Chocolate Chunk Shortbread Cookies for NYT Cooking
For the weeks when you want the classic nostalgia Toll House offers, with a spin.
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21. Sally’s Bakery-Style Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies for Sally’s Baking
Peanut butter is a long standing favorite addition to all things chocolate, and these cookies are no exception. The peanut butter is the perfect partner to balance the sweetness of the chocolate and lends to that luxurious cookie texture we all spend hunting down.
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22. Good Food’s Giant Cookie
This take is really the best cookie dough base recipe for all your favorite add ins – from chocolate chips to pretzels. Great for sleepovers or romcom marathons.
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23. Dorie’s Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies for Food52
If your family isn’t the baking type and you’re looking to spearhead the tradition of passing down recipes – start here. These cookies taste like the definition on recipe book staples.
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24. Sarah’s Giant Crinkled Chocolate Chip Cookie for NYT Cooking
A cookie that isn’t too sweet, isn’t too rich, and is a definite crowd pleaser for everyone from kiddos to grandparents.
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25. Val’s Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies for Taste Of Home
Our favorite summer rendition of the traditional fan favorite. The coconut is light and airy and pairs perfectly with the buttery goodness of this cookie base.
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26. Ashley’s Best Salted Chocolate Chip Cookies for Food52
These are our top show stopper pick. They take some time, but are so beyond worth it.
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27. Mel’s Giant Cookie for Mel’s Kitchen Cafe
There is truly nothing in this world as gartifying as cookie cakes. And Mel’s takes it from a lofty dream to reality for every home baker.
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28. Millie’s Brown Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies for NYT Cooking
Decadence doesn’t even begin to describe these rich, flavorful, high depth treats. These are the go to for trying to impress someone or indulge on something extra special yourself.
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29. Nora’s Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies for Nora Cooks
Cookie recipes are fickle and often not lending to dietary restrictions. Here’s one that does in fact stun – animal by product be damned.
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30. Shauna’s Best Salted Double Chocolate Cookies for Food52
Genuinely a favorite take on a classic. How can you go wrong with more chocolate? Especially when it’s not overbearingly sweet, well balanced, and the perfect texture.
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31. Britt’s Chewy & Soft Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies for The Banana Diaries
Another instance of dietary requirements not being restrictions. Vegan or not, these are delicious, easy to make, easy to store, and perfect for anyone.
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32. Erin’s Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies for Meaningful Eats
This is hands down the best gluten free cookie base we’ve found – perfect for adding in anything from chocolate chips to marshmallows. It’s chewy and plush, full of flavor, and doesn’t come with that gritty stain so many gluten free treats seem to leave you with.
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33. Sarah’s Pan Banging Chocolate Chip Cookies for The Vanilla Bean Blog
This is the best recipe for home bakers who want to chase the professionals. The gorgeous marbling isn’t only for visual effect, but lends to the perfect bite each time.
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34. Amanda’s Thick & Gooey Chocolate Chip Cookies for NYT Cooking
Thick, gooey, bouncy, rich cookies. You truly can’t complain when you have one of these and a glass of milk before bedtime.
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35. Nadiya’s Berry & Chocolate Loaded Cookie for Good Food
This mixture perfectly embodies Valentine’s day sweet treats for that special someone.
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36. John’s Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies for Preppy Kitchen
A texture change can make all the difference. These are soft, chewy, ooey gooey goodness with a hearty flavor lent by the oatmeal in the base. Divine.