You guys are going to flip for these Crispy Bits Chocolate Chip Cookies! This chocolate chip cookie recipe is made both crispy and soft, with a fun secret ingredient. Perfect for every chocolate lover out there!
You guys. Today we have something special.
This is not just a regular chocolate chip cookie recipe, friends. These are the cookie to end all cookies. The secret ingredient is a little crazy.
I mean, there has to be a secret ingredient to make you guys keep reading, right?
I will admit, they aren’t your everyday chocolate chip cookie. They take a few minutes more work. But if you’re looking to impress, let’s discuss the ins and out of these little love nuggets.
Ok, so look at the picture closely. What do you see?
First you probably notice the ultra-melty chocolate chips. I used my most favorite chips by Callebaut. They are super silky smooth and melt gorgeously.
But alas, that is NOT the secret ingredient.
Do you happen to notice the crispy bits poking out of the cookies? Look closely…
Did your brain explode?
Here’s the thing, you bake crispy cookies, and then mix them BACK in your dough to make deliciously big, soft cookies with crispy buttery bits all over the place.
So basically the secret ingredient is MORE cookies.
Let me explain, so you guys totally get it…
Of course you whip up your simple cookie dough. It’s not hard.
Then make itty bitty cookies with SOME of your dough…
And bake them until they are nice and browned, but not burnt!!
Let them cool until they are crispy. Then break them into large bits and {GASP} put them back in your leftover dough…
It’s getting crazy up in here.
Mix it a bit until the crispy bits are all worked in.
Scoop the cookies out onto your baking sheet. Make ’em big.
And OMG bake them.
They will be big and delicious…soft in some parts with crispy, buttery bits throughout the cookie. I am not kidding.
This is THE recipe you guys.
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 20 mins
- Total Time: 40 mins
- Yield: 24 cookies 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Description
You guys are going to flip for these Crispy Bits Chocolate Chip Cookies! This chocolate chip cookie recipe is made both crispy and soft, with a fun secret ingredient. Perfect for every chocolate lover out there!
Ingredients
- 1 cup salted butter, room temperature
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg plus 1 yolk
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 2 1/4 cups flour
- 2 cups chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, set aside.
- In bowl of stand mixer cream butter and both sugars together for 2 minutes, scraping the sides as necessary. Add in egg, extra yolk and vanilla and beat until smooth. With mixer still running add in baking soda and salt, incorporating evenly. Turn mixer to low and add in flour, mixing until dough comes together. Stir in chocolate chips.
- Portion out 1 1/2 cups cookie dough and using this dough drop teaspoon sized mounds onto baking sheet about 1 1/2 inches apart. Bake for 9-10 minutes until brown, but not burnt.
- Remove from oven and cool completely on a wire rack. Continue with remaining dough.
- Once all mini cookies are baked and cooled break into coarse pieces and add them BACK into the remaining dough. Pulse with mixer, just to incorporate the cookies.
- Using large cookie scoop (3 Tbsp) scoop the dough back onto the baking sheet and bake large cookies for 8-9 minutes.
- Allow to cool on baking sheet for 3-4 minutes and then transfer to a wire rack to cool.
Notes
Store air tight at room temperature for up to 5 day
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 216
- Sugar: 17.8 g
- Sodium: 216.6 mg
- Fat: 12.4 g
- Carbohydrates: 27.2 g
- Protein: 2.4 g
- Cholesterol: 28.1 mg
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I found the concept for this cookie on Pinterest…unfortunately I didn’t pin it, although I thought I did. And I believe the concept came from a cookbook…so if anyone has the source for this concept, let me know!!
UPDATE: The idea for this came from a book called Big Fat Cookies. I found it on Pinterest via a post written by The Cupcake Project!
Just made these yesterday, perfect day as we were stuck inside due to the lovely ice storm, but these cookies made everything all right with the world again! They were amazing. I did pick up some of those chips in bittersweet at Fairway and I think they helped with the deliciousness.
Just a side note to you and other fans of your blog, Elinor Klivans writes alot of other books. My fav is The Essential Chocolate Chip Cookbook. I’ve made many recipes from this book…all great!!
These were yummy but I would definitely use unsalted butter next time – a bit too salty. I also added some vanilla.
Whoaaaa holy chocolate chip cookie! This is genius!
Oh you are tempting me with these! Yum…
These cookies look crazy good, love the idea of crispy bits!
I’m sorry if this has been answered- so this dough does NOT need to be chilled, correct?
Also- these cookies look fabulous. I am SO baking these this weekend. Thank you for posting! Love your site!
Nope! No chilling!
Cookies IN cookies? YES PLEASE.
Made these last night and loved them. I maybe had three for breakfast.
Gaaaaah! These are so crazy and so good I can’t even! The contrast in textures is making my mind wobble. I’m sooooo pinning this and making these freakin’ cookies as soon as I possibly can.
whaaaatt???? OMG what a amazing idea! I don’t know where you came up with this, but oreo stuffed cookies are a thing of the past. I can’t wait to try these!