Small Batch Chocolate Chip Cookies are just that: a small batch of chocolate chip cookies! A brown sugar cookie dough is studded with just the right amount of chocolate chips and baked to golden brown perfection. The best cookie recipe for when you need a cookie fix without having a whole bunch leftover!
How many cookies does this recipe make?
Small Batch Chocolate Chip Cookies come out to be 12 perfectly round pucks of joy. Typically, a normal batch of chocolate chip cookies produces anywhere from 18-24 cookies, so this recipe is right in the middle for the perfect amount! When making the cookies, I like to use a medium-sized cookie scoop to ensure that all the cookies come out to be the same size. It’s roughly a rounded tablespoon full of cookie dough.
Looking for a full batch chocolate chip cookie recipe? Check out my Dang Good Salted Chocolate Chip Cookies!
Tips for getting perfectly round cookies:
As I said earlier, I like to use a cookie scoop when making my cookies. This really helps them to be all the same size! Another tip that I have for getting round cookies: when the cookies come out of the oven, use your spatula to gently nudge the cookies into perfect circles if they are a little mis-shaped. Works like a charm! I do this almost every time I’m making cookies as well.
Can I freeze these cookies?
The answer is: yes! Here’s what I recommend you do:
- Make the cookie dough as directed.
- Use a cooke scoop to scoop the dough out onto a baking sheet.
- Freeze the cookie dough balls for a couple hours on the baking sheet.
- Transfer the frozen cookie dough balls to a freezer-safe bag/container.
- Bake a couple (or all of them) at 350 degrees whenever you need a cookie fix!
How great is that? You would have cookies ready in a snap of a finger whenever you get a cookie craving!
Chocolate chip cookies are a household staple around here, and these Small Batch Chocolate Chip Cookies are no different! John even said that it’s one of his all-time favorite cookie recipes! Each cookie has just the right amount of a cookie dough to chocolate chip ratio. If you’re anything like us, these will be gone before you know it!
No frills or fuss here – just a good ol’ chocolate chip cookie recipe.
Small Batch Chocolate Chip Cookies
(24 votes, average: 3.67 out of 5)
Loading...
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 12 cookies 1x
Description
Small Batch Chocolate Chip Cookies are just that: a small batch of chocolate chip cookies! A brown sugar cookie dough is studded with just the right amount of chocolate chips and baked to golden brown perfection. The best cookie recipe for when you need a cookie fix without having a whole bunch leftover!
Ingredients
- 1 stick (8 tablespoons) butter, softened
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/4 cups flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream together the butter, brown sugar and sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy, about a couple minutes. Wipe down the sides of the bowl, add in the egg and mix on low speed until combined. Mix in the vanilla extract.
- Add in the flour, baking soda and salt and mix on low speed until a cookie dough forms. Use a rubber spatula to fold in the chocolate chips. Using a medium-sized cookie scoop, scoop the cookie dough out onto a non-greased cookie sheet. Making sure to place them a few inches apart.
- Bake the cookies for 10-11 minutes, or until the centers have set and the cookies are slightly golden brown. Let the cookies cool sightly on the baking sheet before transferring them to a cooling rack to cool completely. Repeat until all the cookie dough has been used.
Notes
- Let the cookies cool completely before storing them in an air-tight container.
- I like to cook 6 cookies per standard baking sheet size at a time so that you don’t run the risk of the cookies baking into each other.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
Share the love!
If you make this recipe and love it as much as I do, I’d love to hear from you! Comment below, rate the recipe, or share a picture tagging @kjandcompany or using #kjandcompany so that I can see your fun pictures 🙂
Thanks for following and cooking along with me!
Hi, I’m KJ!
Here you’ll find simple, delicious recipes for the home cook. I strive to make wholesome meals with easy-to-find ingredients that you feel comfortable making in your own kitchen—but I won’t shy away from a few indulgences! (I see you: butter, bacon, cookies!)
Great recipe Kate! The grandkids were over and I wanted to make a little treat but not have “too many cookies” for me to finish off. Haha. This was perfect.
That’s so great, Kathy! The perfect cookie occasion 🙂 Thanks for making the recipe!