Chocolate Chip Cookies For Two

For 4 whole days and nights, I was craving my bakery style chocolate chip cookies. I’m trying to curtail my sugar (because, ya know, health) so I resisted. Until last night.

I caved and said “screw it, I’m making the freaking cookies”. I cut my chocolate chip cookie recipe (which are truly the BEST chocolate chip cookies EVER) down by 80% and made these two chocolate chip cookies. 

Two Big Fat Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies that have gooey centers, crisp edges, the most buttery flavor and chocolate chips in every single bite. 

As it bakes in the oven, the outside forms this beautiful crust while maintaining that super gooey chewy center. It’s the perfect chocolate chip cookie!! A win win all around. 

​Why these are the BEST Cookies 

• No chilling time – from start. to finish, you can have bakery style cookies in your hands in under 30 minutes! 
• The flavor of this cookie is TOP TIER. Not only is this an incredibly chewy cookie but they’re buttery and packed with vanilla flavor.
• Everything can be made in ONE BOWL. = No dishes, where do I sign up?! 
• This is a great recipe for when those chocolate cravings hit. If you don’t want a whole batch of cookies, making two giant chocolate chip cookies is the answer!!

What You’ll Need

• Bread flour and all purpose flour are key to getting the cookie’s texture just right. Bread flour has a higher protein content and gives the cookie a beautifully chewy texture. Now, I do realize that not a lot of people have bread flour. And that’s ok! You can just use all purpose flour in its place. 
• I use Salted butter because that’s what I have on hand. I also personally feel like salted butter has more flavor, but that’s just me. If you have unsalted butter, you can use that, just add an additional 1/4 tsp of kosher salt. 
• Dark brown sugar and granulated sugar work together to add the flavor to the cookie and provide moisture and richness. Then you add a little vanilla extract for an additional pop of flavor, too. 
• One large egg is all you’ll need. However, we’re gonna add the egg yolk. I also put a note in about this, but if you need the egg white if the cook dough looks dry, add a teaspoon of it. (just see below, I’ve got you) 

Recipe Variations 

• Use peanut butter chips if you’re a chocolate lover like me and love a nutty chocolate combo. Also, for some crunch, add in your favorite nuts. 
• Use your favorite chocolate chips – I like semi-sweet chocolate chips, but you can use dark chocolate chips, chopped up chocolate bars, white chocolate chips, chocolate feves – whatever you like. 
• These are pretty large cookies. If you’re prefer to scale the down, use a small cookie scoop to equally divide the dough – you can probably get about 4 smaller cookies from this recipe. Just decrease the bake time by a few minutes.

How to make Two Big Chocolate Chip Cookies

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Add parchment paper to a large baking sheet. 

Step 1: Combine room temperature butter, brown sugar, and sugar in a medium bowl. Use an electric hand mixer and mix together until light and fluffy. Then add in a large egg yolk and vanilla.

Step 2: Add dry ingredients and mix until a thick dough. Then fold in chocolate chips.

Step 3: Divide dough into two equally sized pieces (don’t roll into a ball). Place the cookie dough balls onto the cookie sheet and press a few additional chocolate chip cookies on top. Bake for 14-17 minutes.

Step 4: Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes and sprinkle with a little flake salt!

Pro Baking Tips 

• You’ll need a large egg yolk for this recipe. If using smaller eggs, use the egg yolk and 1 tsp of the egg white.
• Use a kitchen scale for best results! Volumetric measurements are far more accurate and make for the most consistent bakes! 
• Also, an oven thermometer is super helpful, too. This allows you to make sure that you oven is calibrated to the correct temperature.
• Use room temperature butter and eggs to ensure the cookie dough comes together smoothly and allows the cookies to spread properly in the oven.