Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipes

Satisfy your chocolate cravings with these chocolate chip cookie recipes, from traditional and chewy to with a twist, like thick and chewy bar cookies and espresso-laced biscotti.

Mini Bittersweet Chocolate Chip Cookies

These bite-sized cookies are crispy on the outside, chewy on the inside and have a mysterious sweet-and-salty contrast thanks to a sprinkling of sea salt.

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Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Raisin haters, rejoice: These nutty gems are baked fruit free and, instead, loaded with chunks of chocolate chips. 

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Milk Chocolate Chip Maple Syrup Glazed Bacon Cookies

Bacon may be the not-so-secret ingredient in these smoky cookies, but it's the maple syrup that adds just the right amount of sweetness. Sprinkle sea salt over each one to draw out those flavors.

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Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

If you crave chewy chocolate chip cookies, give Alton Brown's recipe, aptly titled "The Chewy," a try.

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Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies

By adding bananas, Kelsey Nixon gives her cookies body and richness without the need for extra fat. Go ahead, eat seconds. 

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Thick and Chewy Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Bars

A blondie lover's dream, these bars are moist, dense and chewy.

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Hazelnut Chocolate Chip Cookies

Giada De Laurentiis' dense treats are like a cross between a biscotti and a classic cookie. Serve them with tea or coffee so you can dip them if they're a bit too crunchy for your taste. 

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Coconut Dream Cookies

These fluffy treats are loaded with coconut, making them ever-so-slightly reminiscent of macaroons. Dried cherries add tart sweetness to each salty bite. 

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Candace Cameron Bure's Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cherry Cookies

D.J. Tanner would be proud because these cookies are in a class of their own. Best of all, you'll need only a large bowl and a spoon to whip up a batch. 

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Chocolate Chip Gingersnap Chai Cookies

In this exotic recipe, the classic gingersnap cookie takes inspiration from Indian cuisine with the additions of cardamom and ground chai tea. Bake the cookies a day or two ahead of time: The chai flavor intensifies the longer they sit.

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Broken Pretzel and Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies

Pretzel bits lend a playful touch to these gooey caramel-laden cookies. Make short work of quartering the caramels by employing the use of a large chef's knife.

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Chocolate Chip, Pecan and Toffee Cookies

Toffee candy bits and sweet, dessert-ready pecans give these thin and crunchy chocolate chip cookies an extra hit of sweetness and toothsome texture.

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Giant Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Sandwiches

What's better than a frosty mint chocolate chip sandwich to finish off the day? These are really giant (and great for sharing).

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Triple Chocolate Chunk Cookies

A parade of semisweet and white chocolate chunks and chips informs each bite of these soft, slightly chewy chocolate cookies.

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Espresso Chocolate Chip Biscotti

These crisp, chocolate-studded biscotti are good the day you bake them, but they taste even better the next day. For a double coffee hit, serve with a coffee affogato, coffee ice cream or a shot of anise liqueur, like Sambuca.

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Snack Bar Madness Chocolate Chip Cookies

Choose your own adventure with these addictive cookies. Any combination of nuts, candy or dried fruit works (just don't forget the potato chips).

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The Elvis Cookies (With Bacon!)

Elvis Presley had a knack for making people swoon, and so does the flavor combination in this thick, sturdy cookie. It seems so wrong yet tastes so right: bacon, peanuts, chocolate and banana chips. It's unforgettable.

Get the Recipe: The Elvis: Peanut Butter, Banana and Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies

Dried Cherry, Macadamia and White Chocolate Chip Cookies

The secret to amazingly flavorful dough? Chill the cookie dough for a longer amount of time.

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Whole-Grain Chocolate Chip Cookies

These easy cookies have a cakey texture and a deep, nutty flavor from the use of whole grains, which also gives them a rustic look.

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I Want to Marry You Cookies

Legend has it that proposals shortly follow a bite of these cookies, so serve them carefully. The soft cookies have heft thanks to rolled oats, a healthy dose of cinnamon, and both white and milk chocolate chips, so we can see why they wield such romantic power (and have more than 40 five-star reviews). 

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Tropical Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Studded with sweet chunks of dried fruit, these easy-to-make cookies are cakey and soft. They crisp up a day or two after baking, and the flavors of the spices and coconut permeate each bite.

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Triple-Chocolate Cookies

Cocoa powder combines with dark and milk chocolate to make these cookies a seriously decadent dessert, yet the cookies are also lighter than the average cookie. Bobby Flay adds in chopped pecans for extra crunch. 

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Low-Fat Chocolate Chip Cookies

These chocolate chip cookies have all the ooey-gooeyness you want from a cookie, but they are only 80 calories. Lose the guilt and indulge.

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Gluten-Free Cherry Chocolate Chip Cookies

These thin, chewy cookies use almond flour as their base. They are gluten-free, but they're great in their own right and stay moist for a long time, which makes them a good make-ahead cookie.

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