Bakery Style Chocolate Chip Cookies

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 The search is over. Introducing the all around best Bakery Style Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe. Slightly crisp on the outside, soft and chewy on the inside.

It’s cookie time! This is the first of many bakery-style cookies that we’ve posted over the years. We’ve got recipes for snickerdoodles and the best sugar cookies , with hints from what ingredients to buy to just how long to bake them in the oven to get that bakery perfect taste and texture.

plate of chocolate chip cookies

What makes a perfect chocolate chip cookie? For everyone it just a little bit different. Everything from thick to thin, crispy to soft loaded with chips or more cookie dough…but these are OUR idea of a traditional “perfect” cookie:

  • soft on the inside
  • slight crunch on the edges
  • melted chocolate scattered throughout the cookie, greeting you with every bite

We can’t claim credit for creating this recipe. It’s actually the NY Times Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe that took the world by storm many years ago. We spent years testing various cookie recipes and we landed on this as the best one.

We’ll take you through the steps of making the perfect chocolate chip cookie. Just like you’d find in a bakery. It’s easier than you think…it just takes planning and following the recipe.

The first thing you need to do is whip up the dough.

  • You’ll notice that this recipe calls for a unique blend of cake flour and bread flour. It’s important that you stick with these special flours in order to get the bakery style texture. This is what makes the cookie slightly crisp, yet still chewy and soft. Trust me when I tell you it works.
  • Mix the dry ingredients and the wet ingredients separately first, and then add them together.
  • I need to let ya in on a secret. Shaped chocolate chips don’t melt as easily. I don’t know about you, but I LOVE when I bite into a cookie and the chocolate is just an oozing bite of melty goodness. To get this effect, I use a dark chocolate bar. Whatever brand you choose, make sure that it is about 60-70% cacao, so you get a richer, chocolatier taste.
  • Finely chop that chocolate bar until you have about a cup and a half of chocolate and then add it to the dough. It’s still important to add in the chocolate chips, too. The shaved chocolate will melt in, giving you chocolate in every bite. The chocolate chips will stay as morsels, giving you that classic chocolate chip look and taste.
melty chocolate chip cookie broken in half

Alright, here comes the sad part. It’s time to say goodbye to the cookie dough, wrap it up in plastic wrap, and refrigerate it for at least 24 hours. Yep, that’s what I said.

Twenty-four hours: One whole day. (Try this easy chocolate chip cookie recipe if you need something quick!)

Just remember in these dark, dismal hours that it’s all for the best. Your precious cookie dough is still working it’s magic while in the fridge. Nope, it’s not just in there, staring at you. Refrigerating the dough helps it to really settle down, getting the butter nice and cold. It also allows the dry ingredients to completely absorb the wet ingredients, which will result in the texture you’re looking for.

Once you have the cookie dough made and refrigerated for 24-36 hours, it’s time to roll them out! Well, actually, we use a large ice cream scoop. Feel free to use your hands or tablespoons if you’d like.

  • These cookie dough balls are going to be big. Like, 1 ½ – 2 inches wide type of big. For now, just scoop those cookies out, try not to eat all the dough, and get them on a pan.
  • Take a cup, and dip the base into a little bit of water. Just a tiny bit- and only once. You’re then going to dip the slightly wet cup base into some granulated sugar. Press the base of the cup onto the cookie dough ball, flattening it ever so slightly. Then dip the cup in the sugar again, and do the next cookie, and so on. Why are we doing this? Well, not only does it create a shape for the cookie, it also gets some extra sugar on the top, which I love! It just gives it a little more sweetness when they come out of the oven.
  • Now, for some even more sugary goodness, sprinkle some extra sugar on the top of the cookies. Trust me, the sugar just melts right into the cookie and makes it taste even better than before!

If you’re not needing bakery style chocolate chip cookies right now, but may need some in the future for those “Give-Me-All-The-Cookies” days, this cookie dough is great for freezing.

how-to-freeze-cookie-dough
  • Make the cookie dough and press it down, just like I described before, and stack them in an airtight container or bag (with wax paper between layers) and store them in the freezer.
  • Whenever you need them, you can take them out, put them in the fridge to thaw overnight, and bake them! Perfect for a quick dessert on the go. 🙂

Bake the Cookies

Alright. You’re ready. Now that you’ve made the dough, eaten some, refrigerated it, scooped it out, pressed and sprinkled it with sugar, it’s time to bake them. Heat up the oven to 350 degrees, and pop those sweet things in the oven! Make sure they’re not too overcooked. Our magical time is 13 minutes for the size cookies we make. You’ll want them just slightly brown around the edge, and very soft in the middle.

You may also love our cowboy cookie recipe!

one chocolate chip cookie
one chocolate chip cookie

Bakery Style Chocolate Chip Cookies

4.68 from 167 votes
The search is over. Introducing the all around best Bakery Style Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe. Slightly crisp on the outside, soft and chewy on the inside.
Servings 30
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 13 minutes
Total Time 33 minutes

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Ingredients
 

  • 2 cups minus 2 tablespoons cake flour 228 grams
  • 1 2/3 cups bread flour 217 grams
  • 1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda 5 grams
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 6 grams
  • 1 teaspoon salt 6 grams
  • 1 1/4 cups salted butter softened 10 ounces
  • 1 1/4 cups light brown sugar 275 grams
  • 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons white granulated sugar 226 grams
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 10 grams
  • 1 cup shaved or finely chopped dark chocolate or mini chocolate chips – at least 60% cacao 146 grams
  • 1 1/2 cups dark chocolate chips or semi-sweet if preferred 267 grams
  • 1/4 cup white granulated sugar for sprinkling on top

Instructions
 

  • *Plan ahead! This cookie dough needs to sit in the refrigerator at least 24 hours before baking.
  • Sift together the flours, soda, baking powder and salt into a bowl. Set aside.
  • Using a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, cream together the butter and sugars. Add in the eggs and vanilla, mixing until well combined.
  • Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix just until combined.
  • Gently stir in the chocolate.
  • Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 24-36 hours.
  • When it is time to bake, preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Use an ice cream scoop to scoop large 1 ½ – 2 inch dough balls. Place the balls on a baking sheet lined with a nonstick baking mat or parchment paper.
  • Take a glass cup, get the base of the cup wet with water, then dip the cup in granulated sugar. Use the base of the cup to press lightly down on the top of the cookie dough balls.
  • Sprinkle additional sugar on top of the cookies.
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 13 minutes. Allow the cookies to cool on the pan for 5 minutes, then remove them to a wire rack to cool completely.
  • Store in an airtight container.

Notes

The calories shown are based on the recipe making 30 cookies, with 1 serving being 1 cookie. Since different brands of ingredients have different nutritional information, the calories shown are just an estimate. **We are not dietitians and recommend you seek a nutritionist for exact nutritional information.**

Nutrition

Calories: 279kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 33mg | Sodium: 209mg | Potassium: 153mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 255IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 54mg | Iron: 1.1mg
Course Cookies
Cuisine American
Calories 279
Keyword bake sale, bakery, chocolate chip
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Teresa
5 years ago

Just in case it helps with more experienenting… As a pro baker that has tested chocolate chip cookie recipes more ways than I can count, I want to add a few thoughts… every single bakery I’ve worked for, and at home has had the best results with pre-portioned frozen dough going straight into the oven to bake without thaw time. (Never flattened always domed) There are several good reasons for that technique… The mix of two differing flours is very noticeable with chocolate chip cookies, I’ve found a ratio of 30/70 or less to work best with flour mixing on… Read more »

Nikia
2 years ago

I bake chocolate chip cookies (and others) a lot. Lately, my cousin and I have been on a search for the best chocolate chip cookie we can bake at home. This one is IT! This cookie is perfectly chewy, substantial but light at the same time. It’s even the best cookie dough I have tasted. After refrigerating it was rock hard, but I dished these out and baked them and they did not disappoint. Folks don’t consider this easy because of the overnight and 2 flours, etc, but its so worth it, that I don’t think about those extra steps.… Read more »

Taylor
3 years ago

Hello,
Could you give the measurements in grams please? 🙂

Charalotte Mosely
3 years ago

If I plan to freeze the dough so I still need to refrigerate it for 24 hours? Or can I just make the dough, shape the cookies and then freeze? I want to try this recipe soon.

Nita
4 years ago

5 stars
These are absolutely the best chocolate chip cookies I have ever made, or tasted!! I followed the recipe as written and they were perfect. Made these last Christmas and packaged as gifts. I’ll tell ya I received sooo many compliments (with varied descriptions of how delicious they were!) I won’t even think about using another chocolate chip recipe. By the way this dough freezes very well also!

Chloe
1 year ago

Just a quick correction in case anyone else uses the weight measurements: I think it should be 146 grams of shaved dark chocolate, not 146 ounces 😉

Nilda
5 years ago

How long do they have to be out of fridge before baking them?

Diane
6 years ago

Did you use European style butter?

Brittany
5 months ago

Can you freeze this dough for like 12 hours instead of refrigerating for 24+ hours to cut down on the waiting time?

Melissa
11 months ago

2 stars
If you like really flat and overly chewy cookies this would work for you. It was not worth the work of waiting a whole day and using more than one type flour in my opinion. By the next day the cookies were rocks and too chewy, not very enjoyable. The flavor was good though

Chantay Jeffers
1 year ago

This is the very best chocolate chip recipe ever! I can’t believe I’m saying that, because I thought I had the best recipe ever. I made them for my grandson’s baseball team. I sent them with my daughter and they were so good the Mom’s and my daughter ate them before the game was over. I made another batch and gave them to his Dad this time so the kids would get some and the Dad’s ate them all. The next game I delivered them myself so the kids would get some. Everyone loved them. Thanks for sharing and for… Read more »

Lanez Cragan
3 years ago

When you gave the measurements for the flour and you say minus 2 Tbsp of cake flour, do I just take 2 Tbsp out from the 2 cups? Sorry, new to baking. Thanks 😊

Jasmine
3 years ago

I have a question! What if you don’t have plastic wrap. Can I use anything else?

Wenny
3 years ago

5 stars
Can i use less sugar? I dont want to make it too sweet, on diet ><

Ivy
3 years ago

Hi. Would like to know the conversion of cups into gram please for the flour, butter and sugar. Thanks for sharing!