Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe, easy to make and comes out perfect every time! With lots of chocolate and the prefect amount of chewiness, these chewy chocolate chip cookies are the best!
Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
These cookies are by far one of my husband’s favorite desserts and he loves when I make him these!.
The smell when they are baking are reason enough to make these! So amazing!
This last week we had some wonderful friends over for dinner and to play some games. When they asked what they could bring my husband immediately suggested cookies!
For dinner we had these green chile cheese burgers, pasta salad and some chips. The cookies were delicious too!
Our go to cookie recipe is this easy chocolate chip recipe. It’s delicious every time!
The secret to the chewiness is instant pudding mix! It’s that simple!
How to make these chocolate chip cookies:
- Cream the butter, sugars and vanilla
- Add in the eggs one at a time
- Add in the flour, salt, baking soda, and instant pudding mix
- Fold in the chocolate- I like to use a mixture of both chocolate chunks and chocolate chips
- Bake at 375°F for 8-11 minutes
I live at high altitude so I need to make the necessary adjustments (see the notes above if you need them too!) Also, I typically make somewhat small cookies but you can make them bigger if you like, just make sure to change the cooking time accordingly.
Now you have a delicious, party ready dessert that can be enjoyed while playing a board game or just relaxing at the end of the day!
Can I make the cookie dough ahead of time?
You can make the dough ahead of time and freeze it. I like to roll the dough into balls, put them in a gallon ziploc baggie and stick them in the freezer.
This is super convenient! You can just grab one or two from the freezer days or weeks later and then bake them up.
They might take a few more minutes baking but they will taste just as good as if you had just made the dough!
High Altitude Adjustments for Cookies:
For high altitude decrease the white sugar 2/3 cups, brown sugar to 2/3 cups and increase flour to 2 ½ cups plus two 2 tsp water.
Do I have to add instant pudding mix? What about non-instant pudding mix?
No, but to me it makes these the perfect cookie. Slightly chewy and thick- delicious.
You must use instant pudding mix. Non-instant pudding mix will not work.
What type of pudding mix do you recommend?
Vanilla Instant Pudding and White Chocolate Instant Pudding have both worked great. If you use a chocolate pudding you will get something similar to my chocolate pudding cookies!
What is your favorite cookie? Have you ever tried freezing the dough? I’d love to know!
If you like these cookies check out some of my other favorite cookie recipes:
- Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
- Chocolate Pudding Cookies (with Butterscotch and White Chocolate Chips!)
- Soft Sugar Cookies
- Chocolate Sugar Cookies
- Dairy Free Chocolate Chip Cookies
- The BEST Decorated Sugar Cookie Recipe
- Peanut Butterfly Cookies
Easy Homemade Chocolate Chip Cookies!
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Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter softened
- ¾ cup white sugar
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 eggs
- 2 ¼ cups flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 box vanilla or white chocolate instant pudding mix (3.4 oz)
- 1 ½ cups semi-sweet chocolate chips*
- 4 oz 60% baking chocolate*
Instructions
- For high altitude instructions see recipe notes below.*
- Preheat oven to 375°F and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- In a stand up mixer bowl cream butter, sugar and vanilla. (1 cup butter, 3/4 cup white sugar, 3/4 cup brown sugar, 1 tsp vanilla)
- Add in eggs one at a time. Letting the first egg incorporate fully into the batter before adding the next. (2 eggs)
- Add in the flour, baking soda,salt, and instant pudding. Mix until fully combined. (2 1/4 cup flour, 1 tsp baking soda, 1 tsp salt, 1 3.4oz package instant pudding mix- vanilla or white chocolate flavor)
- Roughly chop baking chocolate. (4 oz 60% baking chocolate)
- Fold in baking chocolate chunks and chocolate chips to cookie dough. (1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips)
- Drop rounded spoonfuls onto lined baking sheet and bake for 8-11 minutes. They are ready to come out when they are slightly browned on top.
- Let cookies cool for a few minutes and then enjoy!
I love all cookies but something about a classic chocolate chip cookie! Yum!
I totally agree!
I love love love chocolate chip cookies!!!
Me too!
Game night is so much fun!! Even better if there are cookies involved!!
I so agree!
No, I haven’t tried to freeze dough before, but why not! Seems so convenient, I’ll definitely give it a try one time soon. These cookies look really tasty too!
I love to have board game nights – especially when there are cookies involved!! 😀 We love this two player board game called Kahuna!
I’ll have to check it out!
Chocolate chips cookies are classic, you can never go wrong with them and the game certainly sounds fun. I was just looking for a new board game to add to my collection.
This look scrumptious! I love that you included that the butter needs to be cold. The only other time I made scones, I made them with my friend’s mom and she always told me that it was really important for the butter to be cold.
I love the idea of using both the chunks of chocolate and the chocolate chips, never thought of using them. Nothing like good ol chocolate chip cookies :).
I’ve never frozen cookie dough. Such a great tip, thanks. Your cookies look great. I’d love a plate right now to much whilst sitting at my computer!
these look so good! I love that you’re using 60% baking chocolate, I always find the semi sweet chocolate chips still being too sweet!
I too have never frozen cookie dough. Always afraid of what it would become afterwards. I’ll toughen up and give it a try. I love chocolate chip cookies. Your recipe is easy to follow!
I too have never frozen cookie dough. Always afraid of what it would become afterwards. I’ll toughen up and give it a try. I love chocolate chip cookies. Your recipe is easy to follow!!!
Best Chocolate Chip Cookies I have ever had. Never thought about adding instant pudding mix. Yum Yum!
This is seriously the perfect cookie recipe! The cookies were so chewy and delicious. They didn’t even last a day in my house!
Yay! So glad you enjoyed them! I think they are pretty perfect too!
Do I have to use a stand up mixer?
Nope- it just makes everything easier to mix. 🙂