These are the Best White Chocolate Chip Cookies ever! Buttery and soft cookies loaded with white chocolate chunks and crisp around the edges. An easy dessert that’s sure to become your family’s favorite white chocolate chip cookie.
My Favorite White Chocolate Chip Cookies
I’m sorry about these cookies in advance.
And I should also apologize about the name.
I sorta kinda hate when someone tells me something is the BEST. Well, because then I need to prove you wrong.
So let me say, these are the best white chocolate chip cookies that I ever ate. Is that better?
You see, usually white chocolate chip cookies come with other stuff mixed in, like coconut, or macadamia nuts.
Well, nuts aren’t my thing.
That’s what she said.
But really, they aren’t. Unless it’s peanut butter. Whatever.
And while I love coconut, there’s a time and place people. Time and place.
Plus, simple is pretty much better.
Never once have I ever heard, “Can you please make this recipe a little more complicated?”
Simple wins.
What Makes These White Chocolate Chip Cookies the Best?
Let’s talk about why these are the best.
First they are LOADED with white chocolate chunks.
(And also, makers of white chocolate…can you people please make mini white chocolate chips? While I wouldn’t use them in this recipe, I would work those guys out in other ways.)
Second, they are buttery and soft and an eensy bit crispy around the edges.
And thirdly, well…ALLTHEWHITECHOCOLATE!
How to Make This Easy Cookie Recipe
Here’s how I did them…
Brown sugar is key…
I used 20 ounces of white chocolate, chopped fairly coarsely.
I like the huge chunks in these cookies.
I’m not a huge chocolate chunk girl, but white is a whole different story.
The batter is pretty easy.
Once you get the chocolate chunks folded in, you can chill the dough OR you can bake them straight away. LOVE that option!
Form the dough into balls and place on a lined baking sheet about 2 inches apart. You can use a cookie scoop too, whichever you prefer!
When they bake they’ll look like this…
I know, right?
So you should make these for sure.
I mean, if you like white chocolate…
And if you don’t, I’m not sure we can still be friends 🙂
I have adapted this recipe slightly over the years, based on reader feedback! I’ve made chilling the dough an optional step (although I still like to). And I tweaked a few ingredients based on mixed results. I love this recipe and with some of your comments I think these cookies can’t be beat!
The Best White Chocolate Chip Cookies
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Prep Time: 15 minutes - Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 36 Cookies 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
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These are the Best White Chocolate Chip Cookies ever! Buttery and soft cookies loaded with white chocolate chunks and crisp around the edges. An easy dessert that’s sure to become your family’s favorite white chocolate chip cookie.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup butter, room temperature
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/2 Tablespoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 20 oz coarsely chopped white chocolate (2 1/2 – 3 cups) You can use white chips as well
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 350° and line an baking sheet with parchment paper, set aside.
- In bowl of stand mixer cream together butter and both sugars for 2 minutes in medium speed.
- Turn speed to low and add in eggs and vanilla. Turn mixer back up to medium and beat until smooth, about 20 seconds.
- Turn mixer back to low and add in salt, baking soda, baking powder and flour, mixing until just combined.
- Fold in white chocolate chunks.
- Form dough into heaping tablespoon sized balls (I used a 2 Tbsp cookie scoop), placing 2 inches apart on baking sheet.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes until golden around edges. Don’t over-bake.
- Allow to cool on baking sheet for 3-5 minutes before transferring to wire rack to finish cooling.
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I didnt like the cookies that much sorry but it was too salty and thick for some reason and my mom is a
baker and she helped me this recipe wasn’t that good for me ill try another website ?
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My cookies didn’t flatten very much at all. They look like little biscuits. They turned out really tasty the only other thing I’ll say is it does taste salty. Anyone else experience the same as me? I followed the recipe as closely as possible.
Bad recipe. All family members agree. Some are experienced bakers. Too much butter and butter should be unsalted. Amazing so many stand behind this recipe…
I want to make these, but Is the vanilla a typo? Did you mean teaspoons? Even that sounds like a lot.
Also, what brand of chocolate do you use?
Nope, the vanilla is correct! BUT of course you can use less if you’re worried and add more if you want!. I used Ghirardelli 🙂
just getting ready to make these and will let you know how they are but I love white chocolate chips. I also love cookies.
I followed the recipe exactly and mine came out noticeably salty (even with unsalted butter).
My first batch puffed up and was soft but too thick for my liking. I flattened the second batch by hand with a piece of parchment paper and they stayed nice and flat.
I didn’t hate the cookies, but I’ll be sure to go easy on the salt next time. Not sure if I want to give these to my coworkers tomorrow…
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I swear I love how u wrote this <3 so normal and down to earth! I know your a good person just by reading this.
I stopped and gave you 5 stars before even starting, because this HAS to be awesome, because you are part of the rare manority that says “NUTS SUCK!” It is a hard place to be. (Except peanut butter of course, but ai don’t think that counts). Thank you for providing as many nutless recipes as possible! Yay!
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I just tried these cookies and they really are ‘The best white chocolate chip cookies’. They have such a wonderful milk toffee like taste to them!
This recipe is definitely one you want to keep making!
So glad you liked them!!
These are literally the best cookies I have ever had. I hate that they always call for those gross nuts. I would say if you are using salted butter, then don’t add in the additional salt. They are so awesome!!!
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I made these and they were amazing! I want to make them again but my friend hates white chocolate, so I wanted to make half white and half normal. I know nothing about baking – can I take half of this dough and roll in some normal chocolate to appease my weirdo friend that hates white chocolate? Thanks so much!
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Just divide the dough in half before you stir in the white chocolate. Use half the amount of white chocolate in one of the halves and semi-sweet chips in the other half ad bake as usual!
Thank you so much!
Just made these today, in hopes of using them for a fundraiser bake sale. They turned out horribly. First of all, the amount of white chocolate was ridiculous to me, way too much white chocolate per each cookie. Secondly, they all started to burn on the bottom while the top was very undercooked. We used parchment paper at this point and it helped a bit. I will not be using these cookies for the bake sale. They are an embarrassment.
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So sorry you had this experience! In the directions it does specify to use parchment paper when baking. I make this recipe all the time and have never had an issue. The base cookie recipe is fairly standard, so I’m not sure what could have gone wrong. Possibly your oven heats a little high? Just trying to brainstorm what could have happened!
These cookies are so good! My in-laws request these specific ones whenever I have to bring cookies to a family event now. They’re easy and super yummy!
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Hands down, worst cookies I’ve ever tasted. As many of the comments said, they were huge and cakey, not at all chewy. Worse, there is FAR too much vanilla. I didn’t even use as much as it calls for and still, it’s all you can taste. Can’t even taste the white chocolate. What a waste. All 30 of them went in the trash. Can’t even pawn these off at work. So so awful.
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I am the Biggest white chocolate fan one could meet and I thought I was the only one til I found this recipe and reviews I am so very happy! A recommended brand of chocolate to use? I love how sweet and white chocolatey these will be! Will be making these for Valentines Day for sure! Thank you!!!!!!
I also prefer ghirardelli. It find it’s the best quality that is widely available 🙂
Great recipe…my daughter loved them!!
This is by far the best recipe I have found for cookie dough! Thank you for sharing.
So glad you like it as much as I do!
They were too sweet and for half the cup I replaced with coconut sugar which doesn’t have a very strong sweet taste
I tried these today, and they were fantastic! They were perfectly chewy and the sweetness was spot on. It tastes awesome even without the white chocolate chips!
These taste good but came out really flat. Any suggestions to improve?
Love when you can see just how beautifully soft and chewy those cookies will be, well done! I found a recipe which uses dulce de leche along with the white chocolate cookies (https://www.recipestroupe.com/recipe-white-chocolate-covered-sandwich-cookies-50885.html), but dom you know any other “extras” you could add? I hear raspberry and white choc go well together
This is a fantastic cookie dough recipe! Thank you for sharing ! I added macadamia nuts and white chocolate covered Reeses peanut butter cups…….YUM
Love that idea!!
Im baking these right now! I’ll let you. Know how they turn out!
They didnt flatten.. Not sure why. Ive had this problem with multiple recipes…..any ideas? I turned the oven up to 400 for the next dozen…
Try different pans/sheets. When I bake them on a shiny metal sheet pan, they flatten, but when I use a dark non-stick pan, they stay poofy.
why are all these idiots commenting on how the cookies look? waste of a post.
True – the absolute BEST cookies I have ever tasted!!! Thanks so much for this recipe and instructions.