A Recipe For Just Two Giant Chocolate Chip Cookies
You'll want to commit this recipe to memory stat - gooey in the center, crisp around the edges, melty chocolate and a salty top. Go from zero to GIANT COOKIES with one pot in 20 minutes flat.
Recipe by Joy the Baker on June 1, 2022
Prep time: PT10M
Cook time: PT12M
Total time: PT22M
Rating
4.9 stars ( reviews)
Ingredients
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1/4 cup lightly packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons powdered sugar*
1 large egg yolk
Splash of vanilla extract
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
Pinch of sea salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
A handful of chocolate chips + more to smash on top
Categories
Dessert
Steps
Place a rack in the upper third of the oven and preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set it to the side.
In a small saucepan, melt butter until bubbling. Remove from the heat and whisk in the brown sugar until it feels like the sugar has started to dissolve in the butter. If it feels like the butter is separating from the sugar, that’s ok – keep going. Whisk in the powdered sugar. This might feel like a clumpy mess, but I promise the lumps will whisk out.
Whisk in the egg yolk and splash of vanilla until emulsified, smooth and glossy.
Add flour, salt, and baking soda and stir with a spatula until no dry bits remain. Add the chocolate pieces and work quickly, because the chocolate will start to melt in the warm pan but honestly that’s alright because the melted chocolate makes for chocolate striped cookies. Fold the chocolate pieces throughout the dough and quickly dollop in two globs (of course you could do three or four globs) on the prepared baking sheet. Dot with a few more chocolate pieces and sprinkle with extra sea salt if you’re into that sort of thing. No need to chill in the fridge – that would defeat the purpose of having cookies right the heck NOW.
Bake for 12-14 minutes until golden around the edges and still slightly soft in the center. Remove from the oven and see how long you can let them cook before eating them straight off the baking sheet. Enjoy now and do it again tomorrow! Xo
Reviews
BarbE on 2022-07-17 (5 stars): Wow!!!
Wow!!
I doubled the recipe so I would have enough for my office mates. I’m a frequent baker but this recipe made my colleagues think I was a baking genius. It’s deceptively simple, comes together so quickly and the results are a delicious perfect chocolate chip cookie.
Linda on 2022-07-17 (4 stars): Just made this for the first time! I had no chocolate chips available, so I substituted the last of the leftover Cocoa powder. I posted a picture on my Instagram. These really would be better with actual chocolate chips. Very easy recipe to make
jjjaffe on 2022-09-16 (5 stars): Was craving chocolate chip cookies but wanted a small batch. Found your Web site and recipe for 2 large cookies. Perfect! Followed the recipe to the T. Absolutely hit the spot! Easy, no piles of bowls, they came out perfectly, as pictured. Didn't last 10 minutes. My husband and I gobbled them down.
Can't wait to have them again tomorrow. Looking forward to more small batch baking!
Sam on 2022-10-20 (5 stars): I’ve made this recipe over 10 times now and it comes out amazing every single time! Sometimes I’m a little chaotic with my measuring and I find this recipe very forgiving. Thank you for the incredible recipe, Joy!
Jess on 2023-01-26 (5 stars): This was the late night indulgence I needed after a ridiculous day at work. So simple and quick to whip up! And the sprinkle of sea salt before baking was *chef’s kiss*.
As always, thank you for sharing genius with the rest of us!! ?
Sue on 2023-02-05 (5 stars): Those chocolate chip cookies look irresistible even if they are large. I just made chocolate chip cookies and they didn’t last even a day. I added an extra ingredient as cinnamon to change the taste a bit. Still chocolate goodness though. Thank you for this recipe.
Erin Schooley on 2023-02-09 (5 stars): Brilliant treat! We loved them and it was nice to just make a couple! Thank you!
Lindsay Higgins on 2023-03-26 (5 stars): Another amazing recipe! We don’t deserve you Joy ?
Marie on 2023-04-01 (5 stars): These cookies are absolutely perfect. I added nuts to mine and I was in heaven!
Grace R on 2023-08-29 (5 stars): These cookies were AMAZING. I made 4 beautiful chocolate stripe cookies. The perfect mix of crispy chewy.
Definitely needed them as a reward for parenting a 3 month old and a 3 year old.
Kate M on 2023-05-19 (5 stars): Joy is absolutely correct - you must memorize this recipe immediately! These cookies are ready so fast that it truly feels like a magic trick, and boy are they delicious.
Joleen on 2023-11-04 (5 stars): Incredible!!! On my third or fourth go around I wanted to make them monster style, so I added 2T or so of peanut butter (and then realized I was out of oats :( ). Threw in chocolate chips and Reece’s pieces and they are incredible as always. Looking forward to trying with oats too!
Christine on 2024-01-18 (5 stars): I (un)fortunately stumbled upon this recipe a couple of weeks ago and I’ve now memorized it as recommended. We really can make all our dreams come true!
Rae on 2024-02-01 (5 stars): So there I was. 11 PM at night and 6 months pregnant. I was craving cookies but lacking the energy to do a full batch bake. Then I stumbled on this recipe. And it baked perfectly. Thank you for so easily fulfilling my (near) midnight cravings
Emily on 2024-03-15 (5 stars): I’ve made these 3 times now! Very nice to have a recipe for a small batch of cookies! I made 15 small cookies instead of 2 big ones.
Karen Gibson on 2024-05-28 (5 stars): Yum! My husband said I never make him chocolate chip cookies anymore (how I won his heart), so he got these for our 30th anniversary. So simple and so good! Although we are cutting back on sugar, he will now get an occasional treat!
jude on 2025-02-09 (5 stars): arriving so late, but not too late, to this cookie party, joy. these two cookies are brilliant. i nearly browned the butter and used milk chocolate chips, as that's what was in my pantry. the sea salt on top was indeed perfection, as others have said. i ate them both! yup! i did. many thanks.
Laurie on 2025-07-23 (5 stars): These were AMAZING!!!!
Quick and easy and absolutely delicious! I am not surprised at all… all of the recipes from this site are perfection! Gotta go! I still have a cookie to eat! YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY!!!!!
Thank you!
