How to Make Giant Chocolate Chip Cookies in 30 Minutes

Name: Giant Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: ½ cup melted butter; ½ cup granulated sugar; ½ cup packed brown sugar; 1 large egg; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; ½ teaspoon baking soda; 1 ⅔ cups all-purpose flour; ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

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Sometimes life calls for something bigger than your average cookie, so I created this Giant Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe. Whether you’re going through a tough transition, celebrating a special moment, or simply craving an indulgent treat, these simple and comfortingly delicious cookies deliver exactly what your heart needs!

A large chocolate chip cookie on a white plate sits next to a glass jar of milk. Additional cookies on a baking tray are visible in the background made from a giant chocolate chip cookie recipe.

🍪 Born from a summer of preparation and change, this recipe transforms simple pantry ingredients into four magnificent chocolate chip cookies that are perfect for sharing – or not sharing, no judgment here!

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Don’t Skip the Cooling Time: Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5-10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack. This resting time helps them hold together so they don’t break when you’re eating them!

Mix Wet Ingredients Well: When mixing the wet ingredients and sugar you really want to mix well. A hand mixer or stand mixer will make this quick and easy! The mixture should look kind of like a cake batter at this point — that’s when you’ll know it’s mixed well enough to add the flour and baking soda.

🩷 Melissa

I worked on this recipe the summer of 2025 while we prepped out kids, lives, house, and hearts to move from our homes in Southern Utah to Vermont.

Sometimes you just need a giant cookie or 4 to feel better.

Making 4 huge cookies was quicker than a whole batch, more fun that normal cookies, and we just left them on the pan with a knife and cut into little pieces to eat.

It’s a delight that I highly recommend! And I hope if you are going through something hard you’ll find some joy in the little things, too.

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By: Melissa Griffiths

Sometimes life calls for something bigger than your average cookie, so I created this Giant Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe. Whether you're going through a tough transition, celebrating a special moment, or simply craving an indulgent treat, these simple and comfortingly delicious cookies deliver exactly what your heart needs!

Prep: 10

Cook: 15

Cooling Time: 5

Total: 30

Servings: giant cookies

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Ingredients

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, stir together the melted butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until smooth. Add the egg and vanilla, and mix until fully combined. Really mix well at this stage so that it looks really smooth and like a batter.
Stir in the baking soda and flour until a soft dough forms. Fold in the chocolate chips.
Divide the dough into 4 equal portions and shape each into a large ball. Place them well spaced apart on the prepared baking sheet and gently flatten them slightly.
Bake for 15–17 minutes, or until the edges are golden and the centers look just set.
Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5–10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack. Serve warm or store in an airtight container.

Notes

Melissa’s Life Note: I worked on this recipe the summer of 2025 while we prepped out kids, lives, house, and hearts to move from our homes in Southern Utah to Vermont. Sometimes you just need a giant cookie or 4 to feel better. Making 4 huge cookies was quicker than a whole batch, more fun that normal cookies, and we just leave them on the pan with a knife and cut into little pieces to eat. It’s a delight that I hope you find. And I hope if you are going through something hard you’ll find some joy in the little things too.

Recipe Variations & Tips:

You can switch up the chocolate chips for anything that you like or have on hand, such as milk chocolate, dark chocolate, or white chocolate — or a combination of any of them.
The melted butter makes whipping up this small batch of big cookies really easy. No mixer needed (though you can still use one)!

Make Extra: This recipe doubles or triples easily. Just make sure to use additional baking sheets and rotate them halfway through baking for even results.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookie, Calories: 746kcal, Carbohydrates: 104g, Protein: 8g, Fat: 33g, Saturated Fat: 20g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g, Monounsaturated Fat: 9g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 103mg, Sodium: 346mg, Potassium: 245mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 60g, Vitamin A: 780IU, Calcium: 58mg, Iron: 4mg

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How To Make Giant Chocolate Chip Cookies

A glass bowl with a light brown mixture being stirred by an orange spatula sits on a white countertop next to a whole brown egg.

Step 1: Preheat oven to 350°F, and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. In a large bowl, stir together the melted butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until smooth. Add the egg and vanilla, and mix until fully combined.

A glass bowl filled with cookie dough being mixed with an orange spatula, placed on a white countertop.

Step 2: Stir in the baking soda and flour until a soft dough forms.

A glass bowl filled with chocolate chip cookie dough sits on a white countertop. A spatula with an orange head and wooden handle is resting inside the bowl.

Step 3: Fold in the chocolate chips.

A glass bowl with chocolate chip cookie dough sits next to a baking tray lined with parchment paper. Three dough balls studded with chocolate chips are on the tray, ready for baking. A spatula rests in the bowl.

Step 4: Divide the dough into 4 equal portions and shape each into a large ball. Place them well spaced apart on the prepared baking sheet and gently flatten them slightly.

Step 5: Bake for 15–17 minutes, or until the edges are golden and the centers look just set.

A close-up of a freshly baked chocolate chip cookie with a golden-brown, slightly cracked surface and several melted chocolate chips, resting on parchment paper.

Step 6: Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5–10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack. Serve warm or store in an airtight container.

Recipe FAQs

How do I know when giant cookies are done baking?

Look for golden brown edges while the centers still appear slightly soft and just set. They’ll continue cooking on the hot baking sheet after you remove them from the oven.

Can I make the cookie dough ahead of time?

Yes, you can shape the dough into balls and refrigerate for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 3 months. Add 1-2 extra minutes to the baking time if baking from frozen.

Can I double this recipe for more cookies?

Of course! This recipe doubles or triples easily. Just make sure to use additional baking sheets and rotate them halfway through baking for even results.