Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipes – 18 Ways!

Believe it or not, the chocolate chip cookie was born from a happy accident! In 1930, Ruth Wakefield, who ran a Toll House Inn, ran out of cocoa powder while making her usual batch of cookies. In a moment of pure genius, she chopped up a bar of Nestle chocolate and added it to the dough, creating the now-beloved chocolate chip cookie. My 18 chocolate chip cookie recipes pick up where Ruth left off. Enjoy!

DoubleTree Chocolate Chip Cookies

If a little crunch and a more complex flavor is up your alley, I highly recommend the famous DoubleTree Hotel chocolate chip cookie. The secret recipe was revealed to the world recently and I leapt at the chance to test it. We weren’t disappointed!

Mini Chocolate Chip Cookies

Perfect chocolate chip cookies ~ in miniature, snack-able form! These adorable little cookies are a hit with young and old.

Soft Batch Chocolate Chip Cookies

If you’re craving a classic chocolate chip cookie, I’d start here. These pillowy cookies are perfect for those of you who like your chocolate chip cookies soft and chewy. Check out my soft batch oatmeal chocolate chip cookies for another delicious variation.

Gluten Free Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Gluten free? No problem. These amazing cookies swap out peanut butter for flour and butter! The concept works so well I’ve made several other nut butter cookies along the same theme, like my flourless almond butter chocolate chip cookies, and my flourless white chocolate chip macadamia cookies.

Thin and Crispy Chocolate Chip Cookies

If you’ve been spending your hard earned money on Tate’s thin and crispy cookies lately you’ll be happy to have this recipe…they’re spot on!

Single Serve Chocolate Chip Cookie

For when you really don’t need the temptation of a whole batch of chocolate chip cookies hanging around your kitchen, this clever recipe makes the perfect, satisfying cookie for one. Customize with the add in’s you love, like walnuts, oats, or pecans.

The Chipless Chocolate Chip Cookie

Ok, bear with me, these “chipless” chocolate chip cookies double down on the nutty, buttery, toffee-y flavors that I love in a good old chocolate chip cookie, allowing them to take center stage.  Yes, you can add chocolate chips to them, but give them a try as is and you might be surprised by how much you love them!

Olive Oil Chocolate Chunk Cookies

If you haven’t discovered baking with olive oil, give these unique cookies a try. Olive oil adds a beautiful texture to baked goods, plus a good boost of nutrition. And no, you don’t taste it!

Chocolate Chunk Shortbread Cookies

Switching out chips for chunks, and standard cookie dough batter for shortbread results in a deliciously sophisticated take on chocolate chips.

Buckwheat Chocolate Chip Cookies

Buckwheat flour combined with white whole wheat flour gives these unique cookies an incredibly rich flavor and makes them surprisingly satisfying. Even if you’re skeptical, try them, you’ll love them.

Double Dark Chocolate Chip Shortbread Cookies

These super dark cookies aren’t for the faint of heart ~ but true chocolate lovers will appreciate the intense chocolate experience.

Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

These just might be my personal favorite way to bake cookies ~ deep dish style!

Chewy Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Cookies

These plush cookies prove that pumpkin makes just about everything better. You’ll want to stockpile canned pumpkin for this recipe.

Chewy Chocolate Chip Ginger Cookies

These cookies were a surprise hit with all of us…who knew warm ginger cookie spices went so well with chocolate? Don’t save these just for the holidays!

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream

Are you a ‘forget the cookie just give me the dough’ person? Rather than have you fishing around some plain vanilla ice cream for chunks of frozen cookie dough, I designed this ice cream recipe to taste like chocolate chip cookie dough through and through. Perfection.