Recipe: Chewy Jumbo Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chewy Jumbo Chocolate Chip Cookies

September 29, 2009 ·

Chewy Jumbo Chocolate Chip Cookies

The Toll House chocolate chip cookie recipe may be the most well-known of the on-the-package cookie recipes out there, but it’s by no means the only one. It comes as no surprise that all of the chocolate chip companies feature recipes, but have you ever seen what the butter people have come up with?

It wasn’t without trepidation that I decided to try out the Chewy Jumbo Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe from inside the Land O Lakes Butter box. I knew I would be in for a butter bonanza – one more stick than most recipes I’ve seen, in fact. The recipe also called for quite a bit more flour than usual and an ingredient not often seen in drop cookies: baking powder.

As you can see from the photos, the recipe makes some formidable chocolate chip cookies. I thought they were terrific – soft, chewy, buttery with lightly crisp edges. Even without chilling the dough they baked up nice and thick, without being cake-like (probably the benefit of the baking powder).

One odd aspect about this recipe – it didn’t specify salted or unsalted butter. Yes, even the butter people contribute to this frequent source of confusion! Since the recipe came from a box unsalted butter, I assumed unsalted butter was intended…but then there was no salt in the recipe at all. Chocolate chip cookies definitely need some salt, so I added in half a teaspoon.

Enjoy!

Chewy Jumbo Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chewy Jumbo Chocolate Chip Cookies
Adapted from inside the Land O Lakes Butter package

Makes 26 jumbo cookies

INGREDIENTS:

4 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups unsalted butter
1 1/4 cups sugar
1 1/4 cups firmly packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla
1 (12-ounce) package (2 cups) semi-sweet chocolate chunks or chocolate chips

DIRECTIONS:

Heat oven to 375°F.

Combine flour, baking powder and baking soda in a medium bowl. Set aside.

Combine butter, sugar and brown sugar in a large bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping the bowl often, until creamy. Add eggs and vanilla. Continue beating, scraping bowl often, until well mixed. Reduce speed to low. Beat, gradually adding flour mixture, until well mixed. Stir in chocolate chunks.

Drop dough by 1/4 cupfuls, 2 inches apart, onto ungreased cookie sheets (tip: line the sheets with parchment, if you have some). Bake for 10 to 14 minutes or until light golden brown. (Do not overbake.) Let stand 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from cookie sheets.

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21 Comments

By Maria, September 29, 2009 @ 1:27 PM

They do look good. I am craving cookies now. I might need to bake them tonight:)
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By Stephanie, September 29, 2009 @ 1:35 PM

Those look wonderful! I am going to try these tonight.

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By Pam, September 29, 2009 @ 5:00 PM

Oh my, those look wonderful! They remind me of giant versions of the Keebler Soft Batch Chocolate Chip Cookies. I’ll definitely have to try them, despite the amount of butter. Thanks for sharing! (Oh, and you should check out the caramel recipes from Land o’ Lakes, too. They’re awesome!)
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By Colleen, September 29, 2009 @ 5:58 PM

Those look positively mouth-watering!

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By Michelle, September 30, 2009 @ 6:28 AM

Yum. Your photos make me want to run to the kitchen right now and start baking.
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By Valerina, September 30, 2009 @ 7:48 AM

All those packages of Land o’Lakes butter and I never thought to try the recipe on the box! These look like the perfect c.c.cookie!

I noticed that you have a badge for being featured on the Saveur website. One of my recipes was on their site as well but I can’t figure out how to get a widget. Did you send in an e-mail request? Thanks.
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Kathy Reply:
September 30th, 2009 at 8:12 PM
Thanks, Valerina! I’ll e-mail you the link for the Saveur badges.

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By Sara @ Our Best Bites, September 30, 2009 @ 8:16 AM

I saw this pic on foodgawker and instantly said to myself, “Wow, that looks like a PERFECT cookie!” You know what? I actually hate the Tollhouse recipe! I’ve never had good luck with it. I have however had a great results from several Land O Lakes recipes. I have a handful of cookie and pastry recipes that I’ve clipped from boxes over the years and they’re among my top favorites, but I’ve never seen this one. I have to try it- looks awesome!
Sara @ Our Best Bites´s last blog ..Pumpkin Pie Milkshake

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By michelle, September 30, 2009 @ 9:03 AM

These look SO good like the perfect CC cookie- I buy Land o Lakes butter and have eyed that recipe several times.
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By The Duo Dishes, September 30, 2009 @ 3:24 PM

Always wonder how people get their cookies to look so perfectly round! These look perfect in every way really.
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By martha, October 1, 2009 @ 6:06 AM

You CCCs look beautiful. I’ve never made the Land O Lakes butter version either but it looks really really similar to the Betty Crocker Cookie Book Ultimate CCC with just a few minor tweaks.
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By CinnamonQuill, October 1, 2009 @ 7:27 AM

These are some of the best looking cookies I’ve seen!

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By Jess Lundahl, October 1, 2009 @ 11:27 AM

I’ve been using this recipe for the last 9 1/2 years and always get rave reviews about them. They are my favorite chocolate chip cookie EVER!!

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Kathy Reply:
October 1st, 2009 at 11:46 AM
A recipe that has withstood the test of time – I love it!

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By Jamieanne, October 1, 2009 @ 11:39 AM

lol, I have the exact same recipe in my cookbook – I cut it out of the Land o’ Lakes box and kept it, but never baked it just because it came from the box of butter! I never would have thought the cookies would amount to anything because of that, but I’m glad to see you made them and they turned out looking beautiful and so perfect. I’m going to have to cave in and make them myself too.
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Kathy Reply:
October 1st, 2009 at 11:46 AM
Go for it!

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By Xiaolu @ 6 Bittersweets, November 28, 2009 @ 9:30 AM

Very cool idea behind your blog. I’ve seen this recipe and have wanted to try it for a while. Thanks for letting us know it’s a winner!
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By Rachel Marsh, November 30, 2009 @ 9:17 AM

I made these cookies and they are awesome…
This will now be my goto recipe…

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Kathy Reply:
November 30th, 2009 at 10:07 AM
So glad you liked them! I’ve found they freeze really well too.

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By Kristen, December 13, 2009 @ 9:19 AM

I grew up eating and baking the Tollhouse recipe, but somewhere between childhood and here (I refuse to call myself a grown-up), I’ve developed a taste for thicker, chewier chocolate chip cookies. I struggled to find the perfect recipe – they always seemed to spread too much or end up too crunchy. But this one is perfect! I might even go so far as to say it’s foolproof.

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Kathy Reply:
December 13th, 2009 at 10:43 AM
I have to agree – the butter alone makes it pretty foolproof!

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