Giant Triple Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies
This cookie recipe is one of my all-time favorites. It makes a perfectly giant, fudgy, gooey, bakery-style cookie. I have found that chocolate chocolate chip cookies can be a little “flat” tasting – but my version of this recipe ((found on Pinterest)) has been proven to deliver that deep chocolate punch a cookie this beautiful is expected to have.
I only made 2 minor additions:
- a high quality vanilla extract ((I am a vanilla and chocolate kind of girl — some people are coffee and chocolate kind of people. If you prefer coffee over vanilla, add 3-4 T of espresso and see what happens!))
- 3 types of chocolate chips ((hey, if one is good…three is better, right?!))
Every time I make this recipe, I double it. The original recipe yields 12 giant cookies & if I am going to the trouble of measuring, mixing and baking, I prefer a lot more than 12 cookies to come out of my oven. Don’t you? **Take note: if you do NOT want to double this recipe, follow the directions on the original recipe found HERE. ((but don’t forget to add vanilla and a variety of chocolate chips))
So, when you see four sticks of butter — don’t run for the hills, I doubled the recipe haha!
Another interesting note about this recipe is that it calls for the butter to be cold and cubed. The cookies turn out to be the perfect combination of dense and moist, so I have never tested any variations on the fat component in this recipe.
This is a perfect recipe for “helping hands”. Shep did a great job of adding all of the chocolate chips for me. As a reward for all of my helpers…I made sure I had plenty of things that needed licking. With beaters, scoops, spatulas and bowls, all four were happy helpers!
One other little tip I will share with you: make some giants and some minis. Why? In my humble opinion, the giants are way too much cookie for me ((and my pants)) to handle in one sitting. Also, I feel like they are too big for my kiddos ((if they are having an ‘everyday’ cookie)). But the giants are a perfect “treat” cookie and perfect for making a kiddo or hubby feel special after a long, especially difficult day. So there you have it: some days are giants some days are minis. Be prepared and make both.
The minis need to bake for only about 9.5 minutes compared to 17.5 minutes for the giants.
I can’t wait to add one of these tasty cookies to my kiddo’s lunch bags next week — and I know they will be just as excited to open their lunch bags. This may be an “eat your dessert first” kind of lunch!!