Desserts
Bakery-Style Thick Chocolate Chip Cookies
Tall, gooey cookies with crisp edges, soft middles, and rivers of melted chocolate.
Prep
15 min
Cook
12 min
Total
1 hr 15 min
Serves
12 cookies
By Aisha Khan · Published January 28, 2025
If you have ever stood in front of a bakery window wondering how their cookies get so tall, the answer is usually a combination of cold dough, bread flour, and an oversized scoop. This recipe brings all three together for cookies that bake up thick, with the kind of soft middle that pulls apart in long, gooey strands.
Why you'll love this recipe
- ✦Tall, structured cookies that do not spread into flat puddles.
- ✦Mix of bread and all-purpose flour for chew without toughness.
- ✦Dough can rest in the fridge for up to 72 hours for deeper flavor.
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly
- 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs, cold
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups bread flour
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp fine salt
- 300 g chopped chocolate or chocolate chunks
- Flaky salt for finishing
Instructions
- 1
Whisk the melted butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar in a large bowl for about a minute, until smooth and glossy.
- 2
Whisk in the cold eggs and vanilla. Cold eggs help the butter firm up just enough so the dough is not greasy.
- 3
Add both flours, baking soda, and salt. Switch to a spatula and fold until no streaks of flour remain. Fold in the chopped chocolate.
- 4
Scoop into 12 large balls (about 90 g each) onto a parchment-lined plate. Cover and chill for at least 1 hour, ideally overnight.
- 5
Preheat the oven to 200 C / 400 F. Arrange 6 dough balls on a parchment-lined sheet, spaced well apart, and bake for 11 to 12 minutes — the edges should be set and the centers still look soft.
- 6
Sprinkle with flaky salt while warm and let them cool on the tray for at least 10 minutes before moving — this is when the centers finish setting.
Recipe tips from my kitchen
- ✓Chilling the dough is non-negotiable for that bakery height — do not skip it.
- ✓A combination of chopped chocolate and chunks gives you both melty pools and clean pockets of chocolate.
- ✓Underbake slightly — they will look soft in the middle but firm up beautifully as they cool.
Nutrition (per serving)
Calories
410
Protein
5 g
Carbs
52 g
Fat
22 g
Nutrition is an estimate and may vary based on brands and substitutions.
