I apologize for posting another chocolate chip cookie recipe, but these Bittersweet and Milk Chocolate Chip Cookies have been getting a lot of compliments lately, and I wanted to share the recipe. It’s based on one called “Dad’s Favorite Chocolate Chip Cookies”, which calls for 6 cups of flour and makes double the amount. I’m not so sure my stand mixer could handle a recipe with 6 cups of flour, so I’ve been halving the recipe to make 2 dozen large, thick, cookies.
These have a lower proportion of butter and eggs but are still plenty rich from all the chips and nuts. And I do recommend adding the nuts to offset the sugar. For the vanilla, I recommend using something mainstream like McCormick since there’s so much of it. Double-strength vanilla might be a bit overpowering since this recipe calls for so much.
If you want your Bittersweet and Milk Chocolate Chip Cookies to be as thick as the cookies in the photo, shape the dough into balls, put them in a sealed bag and chill overnight. They bake up a lot nicer after being in the refrigerator for a day or two.
- 3 cups all-purpose flour (14 oz/390 grams)
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt (3/4 teaspoon if using salted butter)
- 2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature (8 oz/225 grams)
- 1/2 cup C&H Baker’s Sugar or Ultra Fine sugar (3.5 oz/100 grams)
- 1 1/4 cups packed brown sugar (about 9 oz/250 grams)
- 1 1/2 tablespoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 large egg plus 2 tablespoons lightly beaten egg (70 grams total)
- 1 1/2 cups milk chocolate chips
- 1 1/2 cups bittersweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup chopped toasted walnuts
- Mix the flour, baking soda and salt together in a large bowl and set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat butter until creamy. Add both sugars and beat until creamy. Add the egg and beat on low until it is blended in, then add the 2 tablespoon of beaten egg and beat until blended. Add the vanilla and beat until blended, scraping sides of the bowl.
- Using lowest speed of mixer, add the flour mixture and stir until well blended. Stir in all of the chocolate chips and the nuts.
- Empty dough onto a large clean surface covered with foil, parchment or waxed paper and shape dough into a log. Divide the log into 12 pieces, then divide those pieces so that you have 24 mounds. Arrange them in a pan small enough to fit in the refrigerator and chill the mounds for a few hours or until very firm. For best results, chill overnight.
- When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 375. You will be turning down the heat
- Arrange the cookies at least 2 1/2 inches apart on a heavy duty baking sheet lined with foil (or parchment).
- Put the cookies in the oven and immediately reduce heat to 350 degrees F.
- Bake for about 14-16 minutes or until cookies appear set. Let cool on the baking sheet for 3 minutes, then carefully remove to a wire rack.
You don’t ever need to apologize for posting another chocolate chip cookie recipe.
Thanks Sue!
NEVER apologize for chocolate chip cookies 😉
I was going to say the same thing! A friend and I were at Penzey’s and smelled all the vanillas. The regular smelled the most vanillaish to both of us.
Anna, I agree with the others, never apologize for posting more chocolate chip cookie recipes!
That said, which brand/s of milk chocolate chips do you like? I sometimes find the milk chocolate chips to have what to me is a sour taste.
Linda, my two favorite brands are Guittard and Ghirardelli. Guittard chips are very smooth, while Ghirardelli’s chips are larger than average which is nice when you’re making big cookies. Do you find those two brands sour or are you referring to Hershey’s chips?
Ditto! I love the idea of using two kinds of chips! I bought a ton of typs of chocolate from the grocery store and online; World Wide Chocolate sells samples, which is awesome for trying new varities of gourmet chocolate! My extended family joined in and were sent home wih their favorites :). One thing that I realized is that everyone loves different types and brands of chocolate! My favorite semisweet chips are Trader Joes, bittersweet are Guittard, and milk are Hersheys. Back to your cookies, wow they look so delicious!