White Chocolate Chip Cookies (2024)

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These white chocolate chip cookies are soft, chewy, and perfectly crisp on the edges. This easy to make small batch cookie recipe is great for satisfying that sweet tooth and sharing with friends and family. Although this recipe makes about 12 cookies, you can easily double or even triple this recipe for parties, potlucks, or picnics.

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Why You Should Make These Cookies

• Finally a small batch white chocolate chip cookie recipe, perfect for one!
• Easy scalable to make larger batches.
• Gooey and soft in the center, buttery and crisp on the edges.
• Super simple and quick to make, ready well under an hour.

About These Cookies

If you love chocolate chip cookies, you will absolutely go nuts for these white chocolate chip cookies! Similar in texture, but with creamy rich white chocolate chunks, this recipe will have you making the best cookies in the neighborhood!

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Variations to Try

Have fun with your white chocolate chip cookies and add your favorite candy, or chocolate chips, here are some great additions to this small batch cookie recipe.

• Butterscotch chips
• Macadamia nuts
• Peanuts
• M&Ms
• Corn flakes
• Chopped candy bars
• Marshmallows
• Caramel
• Peanut butter
• Dried cranberries

Can I make this into a white chocolate chip cookie bar recipe?

To make these into a cookie bar, press the mixture into a baking dish with a rimmed edge. Cook as you normally would until the edges are browned but the center is soft. Let the bars cool completely before cutting.

Pro tips

• Take your time creaming together the butter and the sugar. Many will only beat the butter and sugar for 30-60 seconds, but to properly cream them together takes at least 3-5 minutes. You know it’s ready when the butter is lighter in color and noticeably creamy.
• Use a light colored baking sheet for these cookies to avoid burning, Darker baking sheets will make the bottom burn before the cookie is ready.
• Pull the cookies from the oven when they are still a little soft in the center and the edges are just starting to brown for a chewy cookie, and leave them a little longer to cook for a crunchy cookie. They will continue to cookie and firm up as they cool.
• Bring your ingredients to room temperature before starting. Not only is it much easier to cream softened room temperature butter, but using a cold egg will cause the butter to harden making it hard to mix it together well.
• Place the oven rack in the center of the oven so the cookies cook evenly.
• These cookies will spread as they cook, chilling the dough balls in the fridge before cooking will reduce the spreading.

Storage and Freezing Instructions

These cookies can be stored on the counter top, in the fridge, or frozen for later enjoyment.

Place cooled cookies in a resealable freezer bag or airtight container. Place on the counter for use within 2 days, or keep in the fridge for up to a week.

For longer term storage place the cooled cookie in the freezer for up to 3 months and thaw before use.

Can I freeze leftover cookie dough?

Unbaked leftover cookie dough can be frozen for up to 4 months!

Place the dough balls on a cookie sheet and freeze uncovered for 3-4 hours. Transfer the frozen dough balls toa resealable freezer bag for up to 4 months. Thaw in the fridge before cooking.

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