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Baking Sticks Chocolate Chip Cookies

Last updated on November 6, 2019 By Anna 25 Comments

Baking Sticks Chocolate Chip Cookies aka Margarine Box Chocolate Chip Cookies get their name from the fact I originally found the recipe on the back of a box of I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter Baking Sticks. Years later I found the same recipe on a the back of a box of Aldi brand margarine.

baking sticks chocolate chip cookies

So maybe the recipe was originally developed with margarine, but the good news is also works well with salted butter. When made with margarine, the cookies are a tad softer and just slightly cakier. When made with butter they are still soft, but a little denser and firmer. Both variations are great.   

Baking Sticks

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Baking Sticks Chocolate Chip Cookies

A thick, dense chocolate chip cookie recipe that works well with butter or margarine. If using margarine, use the stick type that has at least 100 calories per tablespoon.
Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time14 mins
Total Time24 mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 28
Author: Cookie Madness

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour 250 grams
  • 1/2 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 cup 2 sticks I Can't Believe It's Not Butter!® Cooking & Baking sticks (230 grams)
  • 3/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1 package 12 oz. semi-sweet chocolate chips (2 cups)

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375 F. Have ready a parchment lined baking sheet.
  • Combine flour with baking soda in small bowl; set aside.
  • Beat the baking sticks with sugars in large bowl with electric mixer until blended, about 2 minutes. Beat in vanilla, egg and salt. Beat in flour mixture on low speed just until blended. Stir in chips.
  • Drop mixture by heaping tablespoonfuls, 2 inches apart, on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 9 minutes or until edges are golden. Remove cookies to wire racks and cool completely.

 

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Comments

  1. Alyssa

    November 3, 2010 at 6:06 pm

    JU\ust made them they are AMAZING but i used real unsalted butter :)!!!!!!!!!!!!

  2. Jaime

    August 17, 2010 at 12:44 pm

    I tried this recipe the other day, and made a pan of cookies, rather than individual cookies and it still turnout out great, just kept them in a 9 x 13 glass dish for 25 minutes…delicious!

  3. Elyse

    April 15, 2009 at 11:15 pm

    Mmm, the cookies look delicious. I’ve never worked with I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter, but I’m really interested to check it out now!

  4. clumbsycookie

    April 14, 2009 at 4:54 pm

    I’ve tasted it once (on toast) and let me tell you I could believe it was not butter! I’ve never baked it it, but I’m guessing it will behave similar to regular margarine. I just think the name is funny and great marketing!

  5. zestycook

    April 14, 2009 at 1:53 pm

    These look great! For me too test them… 🙂 I suppose you could send me some 🙂

    Teasing – they look yummy!

  6. Debbie

    April 14, 2009 at 11:53 am

    I would love to give these a try. My favorites are the Tollhouse ones….

  7. unconfidentialcook.com

    April 14, 2009 at 10:56 am

    We love Jamie and Bobby, and know their sweets are unbelievably delicious. Can’t believe the butter sub though…considering the gene pool.

  8. Dani

    April 14, 2009 at 8:21 am

    wow! i never would have thought the flavour would be that similar.

    wish i could find those sticks here in labrador bc god knows i go through a lot of baking butter…

  9. snookydoodle

    April 14, 2009 at 2:50 am

    well these look good 🙂

  10. Laurel

    April 13, 2009 at 8:12 pm

    Glad to see your results. I bought this butter last week but have been too busy to try it. I think I am inspired to now…Thanks!

  11. Katy

    April 13, 2009 at 7:52 pm

    Evidently the lower saturated fat isn’t helping the Deen boys slim down. Paula would deep fry the dough.

  12. bakingblonde

    April 13, 2009 at 6:12 pm

    Those look so good I can’t believe they are made without butter!! haha.

  13. leslie

    April 13, 2009 at 6:48 pm

    I was wondering how these “butter” sticks would stack up! Thanks for testing them for us

  14. beth

    April 13, 2009 at 4:36 pm

    Thanks once again Anna! I’ve been seeing a lot of magazine ads for the I Can’t Believe sticks. The photo always makes me crave fresh chocolate chips. Knowing that you liked the results is even more of an incentive to try it out.
    Beth

  15. The American Homemaker

    April 13, 2009 at 4:31 pm

    Well they look great!

  16. dawn

    April 13, 2009 at 4:28 pm

    it was noticeable? hmmm, don’t know if I wanna go there. I love the taste of butter with the brown sugar: a flavor that hard to recreate.

  17. Stephanie

    April 13, 2009 at 4:26 pm

    i’m so excited to see this post! i just saw a commercial for this new product and was very curious about it! (I use QUITE a bit of butter so I thought maybe a recipe every now and then with slightly-more-healthy butter wouldn’t kill me!) i like hearing that they are soft right out of the frig, thats terrific for those super impatient baking moments. Thanks for the report!

  18. Pearl

    April 13, 2009 at 4:01 pm

    ooh wow! i wonder what paula would think of them 🙂 i’m sure she’d think they were fantastic!

  19. Anna

    April 13, 2009 at 3:50 pm

    Louise, I’d like to hear how shortening works too.

  20. Louise

    April 13, 2009 at 3:46 pm

    When I was a kid, we always made the Toll House recipe with shortening, so I should probably give these a try.

  21. Anna

    April 13, 2009 at 3:41 pm

    I think Paula would love the butter sticks. They have half the saturated fat, so she could use double!

  22. Louise

    April 13, 2009 at 3:37 pm

    I had the same thoughts as Sue when I saw “Deen Brothers”. Their momma must be saying “Where did I go wrong?” 😉 $$$ I’m always skeptical about all this stuff as I grew up when everybody thought margarine was better for you than butter. (My family still believed in butter.) They weren’t telling us about trans fats.

  23. Sue

    April 13, 2009 at 3:24 pm

    So glad you tried these and reported on them. Interesting that this is a recipe from the Deen brothers, ’cause their Mama sure isn’t afraid of a little butter and saturated fat! 🙂

  24. Digigirl

    April 13, 2009 at 3:22 pm

    Ooh, I haven’t seen those baking sticks. I will definitely give this a try. They look yummy!

  25. CindyD

    April 13, 2009 at 3:17 pm

    Thanks for trying these! I’ve been wondering how the I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter baking sticks compared with the Smart Balance Baking Sticks. I’m going to try the oatmeal version soon.

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