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Trader Joe’s Chocolate Chip Cookies is a recipe to fuel your soul!

Our favorite chocolate chip cookies start by purchasing Trader Joe’s semi sweet chocolate chips. Below you will find instructions on how to achieve the most perfect cookie every time.

Why we love Trader Joe’s chocolate chip cookies Recipe

Smelling chocolate chip cookies baking in the oven brings me back to childhood. Taking turns with my brother putting each ingredient into the bowl. After mixing the batter my mom instructed us not to eat the raw cookie dough, but every time she turned her head in went our little fingers. These are the moments that make a house a home.

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How to make Perfect Trader Joe’s chocolate chip cookies

It’s all in the timing! Bake the cookies at 375F for nine minutes. Then immediately after removing the cookies from the oven turn on the overhead range fan. This allows the cookie to cool quickly so that you can remove them from the pan faster. This step is important because the longer that cookie sits on a hot pan it continues to cook the centers. Now you have the perfect cookie, firm but soft outside with a warm chocolaty gooey center.

Why you’ll love them

This recipe for Trader Joe’s chocolate chip cookies is one I have loved trying to perfect over and over again. Now that I’ve found it, I don’t dare mess with perfection. It is my most requested cookie by family and friends. I have found a no fail method resulting in the most rich, gooey and moist cookie every time. Sometimes the most simple things in life can be the greatest. When it comes to cookies, classic chocolate chip is loved by all.

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Trader Joe’s Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

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  • Author: Whisking Mama
  • Total Time: 19 mins
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Ingredients

Scale

  • 2 cups plus 7 tablespoons unbleached flour (for the 7 tablespoons simply measure half a cup (8 tablespoons) and remove one tablespoon)
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon of baking soda
  • 1 cup brown sugar firmly packed
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup softened butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 package of Trader Joe’s chocolate chips (remove 1 tablespoon)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375F
  2. Combine flour, salt and baking soda in bowl and set aside
  3. Using beaters or stand mixer cream together butter brown sugar granulates sugar and vanilla
  4. Add eggs one at a time
  5. Add dry ingredients and mix well
  6. Stir in chocolate chips
  7. Drop rounded tablespoons onto non grease baking sheet (roughly measure mine at 1.5 tablespoons)
  8. Bake at 375F for 9 minutes
  9. Place on cooling rack
  10. Serve warm cookies with cold glass of milk!
  • Prep Time: 10 mins
  • Cook Time: 9 mins
  • Category: Dessert

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  1. Trader Joe's Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe - Whisking Mama (16)

    Vickie

    March 29, 2014 at 12:05 pm·Reply

    Everyone knows how cookies can easily turn out wrong and you don’t know what happened.
    Thanks for sharing your tips. Now we can all achieve prefection.

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FAQs

How to doctor up chocolate chip cookie mix? ›

Here are our seven favorite ways to gild the chocolate-chip-cookie lily:
  1. Brown your butter. ...
  2. Whisk coffee grounds or espresso powder into the flour. ...
  3. Use hand-chopped chunks, not chips. ...
  4. Stir crunchy cereal into the dough. ...
  5. Fold in your favorite snack food. ...
  6. Sprinkle dough balls with flaky salt before baking.
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What are Dunkers cookies? ›

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dunkers are a fun twist on chocolate chip cookies! They're the perfect cookie sticks with crispy, buttery edges and soft insides. Perfect for dunking into milk!

What temperature is Trader Joe's cookie dough? ›

Frying: 350F for 3 minutes. Musings: These are not new but are new to me. And I love them! They're warm, flaky, and buttery.

Why are my chocolate chip cookies crunchy and not chewy? ›

The ingredients you use and how you shape your cookies both play an important role in whether your cookies turn out crispy or chewy. The type of flour and sugar you use, if your cookie dough contains eggs, and whether you use melted or softened butter all factor into the crispy-chewy equation, too.

How to make bagged chocolate chip cookie mix better? ›

Substitute Ingredients
  1. Butter Instead of Margarine.
  2. Substitute margarine or shortening for butter using a 1:1 ratio.
  3. Coconut Oil Instead Of Other Fats.
  4. Substitute any fat or oil for coconut oil using a 1:1 ratio.
  5. Maple Syrup Instead Of Granulated Sugar.
  6. Vanilla Extract.
  7. Vanilla Essence Vs. Vanilla Extract.
  8. Almond Extract.

What is Snoop Dogg cookies? ›

Snoop Dogg's peanut butter chocolate chip cookie recipe - His original cookie features creamy peanut butter and semisweet chocolate morsels, making it the perfect indulgence this holiday season. #

What are Elvis cookies? ›

The Elvis: Peanut Butter, Banana and Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies : Recipes : Cooking Channel Recipe | Cooking Channel.

Why are Trader Joe's Dunkers so good? ›

The Best Trader Joe's Dunkers

The delightful hints of crunchy oatmeal and sweet cranberries leave you wanting more. The white chocolate drizzle compliments the crunchy oats by adding a bit of creaminess. The Whisking Kiddos and myself give this RIDICULOUSLY delicious Dunker an 11 out of 10!

Where is Trader Joe's cookie dough? ›

One package has 16 pieces of dough and costs $3.49. You'll find it in the refrigerated section near the yogurt.

Should cookie dough be room temperature before baking? ›

As a general rule of thumb, you should refrigerate cookie dough for at least 30 minutes and up to 24 hours. More than that, and you won't see a noticeable difference in the final product. Once the dough has chilled, let it warm up at room temperature until it's just pliable (about 5 to 10 minutes).

Does butter make cookies soft or crispy? ›

Butter contributes milk solids and water to a cookie, both of which soften it. Brown sugar contributes molasses – again, a softener. Using lower-moisture sugar (granulated) and fat (vegetable shortening), plus a longer, slower bake than normal, produces light, crunchy cookies.

What makes cookies fluffy and not flat? ›

Room temperature butter is just the right consistency to incorporate air when it's creamed with sugar. These trapped air pockets result in risen, fluffy cookies. If the butter is any warmer, it won't incorporate enough air and your cookies will have less rise.

How can I improve my store bought cookie mix? ›

No one will even suspect they're store-bought (and we won't tell anyone!).
  1. Add brown sugar. ...
  2. Experiment with extracts. ...
  3. Mix in different candies and snacks. ...
  4. Add espresso or coffee grounds. ...
  5. Deepen the flavors by refrigerating the dough. ...
  6. Salt before baking the cookies. ...
  7. Reduce baking time for extra soft cookies.

How to enhance Betty Crocker chocolate chip cookie mix? ›

Double the batch with another chocolate chip cookie mix or get funky and use a second flavor, like the peanut butter cookie mix, instead. Flavor Twist: To give your cookies a comforting and tasty twist, add a teaspoon of ground cinnamon to the dry chocolate chip cookie mix, before creating the dough.

Can you over mix chocolate chip cookie dough? ›

Unless you want extra-crispy cookies, avoid overmixing your dough. "Overmixing your dough will result in flatter, crispier cookies," Cowan said.

How to make store-bought cookies look homemade? ›

Once the butter is lightly bubbling, place cookies in the pan. Leave them in just long enough so that they begin to brown on the bottom. Remove from heat, and with your (very clean) hand, slightly dent the tops and sides to create a slightly "homemade" look.

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