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King Arthur Flour Good as Store-Bought

Modified: Jul 1, 2024 · Published: Aug 23, 2006 by Anna · This post may contain affiliate links · 6 Comments

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This recipe is based on one called "Good as Store-Bought Chocolate Chip Cookies" from The King Arthur Cookie Companion. The cookies are kind of like the Neiman Marcus urban legend cookies, but flatter, moister and chewier. Over the years I have made them both small and "mall size". These days I like the smaller version. In fact, I sometimes make them even smaller.

good as store-bought cookie recipe adapted from King Arthur Flour

My Good as Store-Bought Cookies

My version makes a smaller yield than the original and calls for less espresso powder. I haven't tried leaving it out yet, but my guess is these would still taste "as good as store-bought" if you left it out the espresso completely.

Here's an old picture. It's not a good one, but you can see how flat the first version turned out.

good as store-bought cookies from The King Arthur Cookie Companion

Here's a link to The King Arthur Cookie Companion cookbook. It's a bit dated now, but still a great book. It was a James Beard Award nominee, and for good reason.

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Recipe

Good as Store-Bought Cookies from The King Arthur Cookie Companion

King Arthur Flour Good as Store-Bought

Anna
Scaled down and slightly adapted version of the Good as Store-Bought cookies from King Arthur Flour.
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Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 12 minutes mins
Total Time 22 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 35 cookies

Ingredients
 

  • 1 ¼ cups oats, quick cooking or rolled, but not instant
  • 4 oz chopped semisweet or milk chocolate
  • 8 tablespoons butter, unsalted at room temperature (114 grams)
  • ½ cup light brown sugar (110 grams)
  • ½ cup white sugar (100 grams)
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour, sift or spoon lightly or weigh (125 grams)
  • ½ teaspoon each - baking powder baking soda and Morton kosher salt
  • ¼ teaspoon espresso powder
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • ¾ cup nuts pecans or walnuts, toasted and chopped

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • In a food processor, grind the oats and chocolate together. Set aside.
  • Meanwhile, beat the butter and both sugars until creamy. Beat in the egg and vanilla.
  • Stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda, kosher salt and espresso powder, then add to the butter mixture and stir until blended.
  • Stir in ground oats and chocolate, then stir in chocolate chips and nuts.
  • Shape dough into mounds using a tablespoon measure. Arrange on a parchment lined baking sheet spacing 2 inches apart and bake for about 12 minutes.
  • Let cool on sheet for 5 minutes.

Notes

For larger cookies (King Arthur calls them "mall size"), measure out ¼ cupfuls of dough and bake for 15 to 18 minutes. The yield should be somewhere around 14 cookies.
Keyword Chocolate Chip Cookies, Crisp Oatmeal
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  1. Xiaolu says

    May 05, 2009 at 10:06 am

    I just baked these cookies this morning with several changes: reduced pecans to 1/4 cup and processed with oats/chocolate, reduced dark chocolate to 1.5 oz, 3/4 cup chopped chocolate instead of chips. These were fabulous! I brought them to work and they disappeared within 2 hours. Thanks for the inspiration!

  2. Molli says

    August 24, 2006 at 7:35 pm

    Steph-

    Thanks for the Vegan Lunchbox post. I really like Larabars - eat one almost every day - and would love some recipes to try at home.

  3. Anna says

    August 24, 2006 at 11:43 am

    Steph, I love Vegan Lunchbox.

    Jen, I don't taste a difference with Morton Kosher salt, but two people (beside the two at the NYT) have told me that Diamond yields a superior cookie. So if I can find some Diamond kosher, I might try it.

  4. Jen says

    August 24, 2006 at 9:46 am

    So, are you baking cookies exclusively with kosher salt these days? What are your thoughts on it in cookies as opposed to regular table salt?

  5. stephbachman says

    August 24, 2006 at 7:10 am

    Off the subject, but the Vegan Lunchbox (www.veganlunchbox.blogspot.com) has a link to a cookbook with Larabar-type cookies in it. Here is the quote:

    "Simple Foods for the Pack. . . . Ah, and those of you who are addicted to Larabars will be happy to note that this book includes an entire collection of "fudges" made from mashed dried fruits, dates, and nuts."

  6. cookiemonster says

    August 23, 2006 at 5:28 pm

    NM cookies are my favorites.....I add Heath Chocolate covered Toffee Bits to them......sinful!!!

Peanut Butter Fudge Jumbles recipe baked in a 9-inch square Pampered Chef stoneware pan.

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