Chocolate cookie
It is believed that chocolate cookies were first made in the early 19th century. The first chocolate cookie recipe appeared in Fannie Merritt Farmer’s Boston Cooking-School Cook Book, published in 1896. This chocolate cookie recipe was very different from the chocolate cookies we know today. It called for baking soda, melted chocolate, and cream of tartar. The cookies were also rolled in powdered sugar before baking.
The chocolate cookie recipes we are familiar with today started appearing in the early 20th century. These recipes generally called for cocoa powder, baking powder, butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract. Some recipes also included nuts or chocolate chips.
The chocolate chip cookie was invented by Ruth Wakefield in 1930. She owned the Toll House Inn in Whitman, Massachusetts. The inn was a popular stop for travelers on Route 18. Wakefield is said to have invented the chocolate chip cookie by accident when she ran out of baker’s chocolate and substituted broken pieces of semi-sweet chocolate.
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Recipes
German Chocolate Cookies
- all purpose flour
- pecan
- bittersweet chocolate
- vanilla extract
- egg
- dark brown sugar
- cocoa powder
- sugar
- baking soda
- salt
- butter
Hot Chocolate Cookies
- butter
- chocolate chip
- mallow
- sugar
- baking soda
- salt
- vanilla
- baking powder
- egg
- brown sugar
- all purpose flour
- hot cocoa
Chewy Chocolate Cookies
- baking soda
- butter orcups margarine
- salt
- all purpose flour
- peanut butter chip
- sugar
- vanilla extract
- egg
- cocoa
Rich Chocolate Cookies
- royal icing
- sugar
- espresso
- vanilla extract
- egg
- all purpose flour
- baking powder
- salt
- baking soda
- dutch cocoa powder
- chocolate
- butter
Chocolate Cookies With White Chocolate and Cherries
- salt
- cocoa powder
- baking powder
- salt
- all purpose flour
- pecan
- bittersweet chocolate
- white chocolate
- cherry
- vanilla extract
- egg
- sugar
- butter
- bittersweet chocolate
Obscenely Chocolatey Chocolate Cookies
- butter
- vanilla paste
- baking soda
- salt
- all purpose flour
- dutch cocoa powder
- sugar
- egg
- dark brown sugar
- bittersweet chocolate bar
Crispy Double Chocolate Cookies
- sugar
- baking soda
- salt
- vanilla extract
- sweet chocolate chip
- light brown sugar
- cocoa powder
- espresso
- egg
- butter
- all purpose flour
Cream Cheese Stuffed Chocolate Cookies
- egg
- yolk
- baking soda
- butter
- salt
- confectioners sugar
- light corn syrup
- all purpose flour
- sugar
- vanilla extract
- semi sweet chocolate chip
- dutch process cocoa powder
- light brown sugar
- vegetable shortening
- cream cheese
Keto Chocolate Cookies
- sugar chocolate chip
- baking soda
- vanilla extract
- almond flour
- cocoa powder
- salt
- egg
- artificial sweetener
- butter
- salt
Outrageous Triple Chocolate Cookies
- all purpose flour
- dark chocolate chip
- baking powder
- cocoa powder
- glucose
- vanilla extract
- egg yolk
- brown sugar
- white chocolate chip
- butter
Chocolate Cookies with Dipping Bar
- chocolate covered candy
- chocolate covered toffee bar
- chocolate sprinkle
- variations candy bar
- pistachio
- powdered sugar
- egg
- cocoa powder
- vanilla extract
- butter
- all purpose flour
- salt
- chocolate almond bark
- white almond bark
Hot Chocolate Cookies
- confectioners sugar
- egg
- baking powder
- vanilla extract
- all purpose flour
- brown sugar
- hot cocoa
- salt
- marshmallow
- butter
Chocolate Chocolate Cookies
- sugar
- bittersweet chocolate
- white chocolate
- vanilla extract
- all purpose flour
- skinned hazelnut
- baking powder
- salt
- butter
- egg
Ancho Chile-Mexican Chocolate Cookies
- dark chocolate
- dark brown sugar
- egg
- vanilla extract
- sugar
- pepita
- baking soda
- dutch process cocoa powder
- all purpose flour
- salt
- chile powder
- butter
Jumbo Double Chocolate Cookies
- chocolate chip
- vanilla extract
- egg
- all purpose flour
- cocoa powder
- sugar
- baking powder
- baking soda
- salt
- butter
- light brown sugar
Peppermint Pattie-Stuffed Chocolate Cookies
- sprinkle
- chocolate cake
- baking powder
- canola oil
- york peppermint pattie mini
- egg
Chewy Date and Dark Chocolate Cookies
- salt
- baking soda
- cornstarch
- salt
- olive oil
- tahini
- vanilla extract
- egg
- all purpose flour
- sugar
- light brown sugar
- bittersweet chocolate
- medjool date
Chocolate Cookies With Mocha Glaze
- sugar
- milk
- egg
- vinegar
- baking soda
- double acting powder
- confectioners sugar
- vanilla extract
- salt
- all purpose flour
- cocoa powder
- coffee
- butter
German Chocolate Cookies
- light brown sugar
- pecan
- semi sweet chocolate chip
- sweetened coconut
- egg
- egg yolk
- all purpose flour
- butter
- vegetable shortening
- vanilla extract
- cocoa powder
- dark corn syrup
- baking soda
- salt
- sugar
Flourless Chocolate Cookies
- vanilla
- sweet chocolate chip
- salt
- powdered sugar
- cocoa powder
- egg white
- cooking spray
Rolled Chocolate Cookie Recipe
- salt
- egg
- sugar
- baking powder
- vanilla extract
- milk
- cocoa powder
- cake flour
- butter
Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookies (Chocolate Snickerdoodles)
- butter
- baking soda
- vanilla extract
- sugar
- cinnamon
- tartar cream
- cocoa powder
- baking powder
- salt
- sugar
- all purpose flour
- egg
Peanut Butter Chip Chocolate Cookies
- all purpose flour
- baking soda
- vanilla extract
- peanut butter chip
- egg
- cocoa powder
- brown sugar
- sugar
- salt
- milk
- butter
Double Chocolate Cookies with Caramel Bits
- cocoa powder
- dark brown sugar
- sugar
- vanilla extract
- baking soda
- caramel
- butter
- dark chocolate
- all purpose flour
- egg
- salt
Double and By Double I Mean Triple Chocolate Cookies
- spice mill
- salt
- butter
- semi sweet chocolate chip
- coconut flake
- baking soda
- baking powder
- salt
- sunflower seed
- cocoa powder
- white chocolate chip
- all purpose flour
- egg
- sugar
- light brown sugar
- white chocolate
- bittersweet
Levain Bakery Chocolate Cookie Recipe Copycat
- butter
- baking powder
- sugar
- dark cocoa powder
- salt
- egg
- sweet chocolate chip
- all purpose flour
Rocky Road Chocolate Cookies
- all purpose flour
- milk chocolate bar
- marshmallow
- baking powder
- vanilla
- brown sugar
- sugar
- cocoa powder
- salt
- egg
- sweet chocolate bar
- walnut
- butter
Triple Chocolate Cookies
- all purpose flour
- baking soda
- vanilla extract
- egg
- brown sugar
- sugar
- butter
- milk chocolate
- cocoa powder
- chocolate chip
Soft Chocolate Cookies with Peanut Butter Frosting
- peanut butter
- baking powder
- all purpose flour
- egg
- brown sugar
- butter
- butter
- sour cream
- cocoa powder
- baking soda
- salt
- powdered sugar
- vanilla extract
- milk
- sugar
- peanut
- pretzel
Sugar-Crusted Chocolate Cookies
- vanilla extract
- egg white
- butter
- sugar
- cocoa
- all purpose flour
- salt
- milk
- powdered sugar
Chicory Chocolate Cookies
- powdered sugar
- vegetable oil
- all purpose flour
- sugar
- baking powder
- chicory
- vanilla extract
- salt
- semisweet chocolate
- egg
Chewy Malted Milk Chocolate Cookies Recipe
- light brown sugar
- vanilla extract
- baking soda
- butter
- all purpose flour
- honey
- malted milk powder
- salt
- milk chocolate
The BEST Deep Dark Chocolate Cookies
- cornstarch
- cocoa powder
- salt
- egg white
- nonstick vegetable spray
Coconut White Chocolate Cookies
- all purpose flour
- self rising flour
- sugar
- sweetened coconut
- butter
- vanilla extract
- egg
- white chocolate chip
Intense Chocolate Cookies
- all purpose flour
- baking soda
- vanilla extract
- egg
- brown sugar
- butter
- salt
- semi sweet chocolate chip
- sugar
- cocoa powder
- dark chocolate
Overwhelming Chocolate Cookies (Autism Cookies)
- all purpose flour
- butter
- sugar
- cocoa powder
- salt
- baking soda
- vanilla
- egg
- stuff
- bread flour
- brown sugar
- ingredient
Flourless Mexican Chocolate Cookies
- almond butter
- baking soda
- mexican chocolate spice
- vanilla extract
- egg
- dark brown sugar
- salt
- cocoa powder
- dark chocolate
Gluten-Free Chocolate Cookies With Peanut Butter Chips Recipe
- peanut butter chip
- vanilla extract
- butter
- sugar
- cocoa powder
- baking soda
- salt
- sweet rice flour
- egg
- white rice flour
- dark chocolate
Frosted Malt-Chocolate Cookies
- cookie cutter
- salt
- baking powder
- light corn syrup
- vanilla extract
- semisweet chocolate wafer
- salt
- cocoa powder
- all purpose flour
- malted milk powder
- heavy cream
- butter
- dark brown sugar
Chocolate Cookies with White Chocolate Chips and Peanuts
- all purpose flour
- vanilla extract
- egg
- butter
- peanut
- baking soda
- salt
- sugar
- light brown sugar
- cocoa powder
- white chocolate chip
Chewy Double-Chocolate Cookies
- all purpose flour
- bittersweet chocolate chip
- walnut
- vanilla extract
- egg
- butter
- salt
- baking soda
- cocoa powder
- sugar
Chocolate Cookies
- royal icing
- vanilla extract
- egg
- water
- cinnamon
- meringue powder
- salt
- all purpose flour
- butter
- sugar
- dutch process cocoa powder
- powdered sugar
Chocolate Cookies with Peanut Butter and Banana Chips
- all purpose flour
- peanut butter chip
- vanilla extract
- egg
- banana chip
- baking soda
- salt
- sugar
- light brown sugar
- cocoa powder
- butter
Chocolate Cookies with White Chocolate Chips and Tart Cherries
- all purpose flour
- vanilla extract
- egg
- tart cherry
- baking soda
- salt
- sugar
- light brown sugar
- cocoa powder
- white chocolate chip
- butter
Double Dark Chocolate Cookies Recipe
- baking powder
- hazelnut
- salt
- bittersweet chocolate
- vanilla extract
- egg
- chocolate wafer cooky
- all purpose flour
- sugar
- butter
Dark & White Chocolate Cookie Recipe
- brown sugar
- snow cap
- butter
- greek yogurt
- salt
- all purpose flour
- vanilla extract
- egg
- hershey special dark cocoa
- sugar
- baking powder
- baking soda
Gluten-Free Spicy Hot Chocolate Cookies Recipe
- milk
- egg
- white rice flour
- butter
- baking powder
- chipotle
- salt
- cocoa powder
- potato starch
- xanthan gum
- sugar
Zingerman’s Funky Chunky Dark Chocolate Cookies
- butter
- muscovado
- sugar
- baking soda
- salt
- egg
- all purpose flour
- vanilla bean
- walnut
- dark chocolate
Salted Caramel Chocolate Cookies
- butter
- sweet
- kraft caramel
- sugar
- salt
- all purpose flour
- vanilla extract
- egg
- cocoa powder
- baking soda
- salt
Dark And White Chocolate Cookies
- dark chocolate chip
- white chocolate chip
- baking soda
- egg
- karo® light
- salt
- spice islands® vanilla extract
- all purpose flour
- brown sugar
- butter
Caramel White Chocolate Cookies
- caramel
- caramel sauce
- white chocolate chip
- baking soda
- egg
- sugar
- salt
- all purpose flour
- cornstarch
- vanilla extract
- brown sugar
- butter
4-Ingredient Peanut Butter Chocolate Cookies
- peanut butter
- sugar
- egg
- chocolate
Loaded Easter Chocolate Cookies
- egg
- vanilla extract
- egg
- soda bicarbonate
- salt
- butter
- creme egg
- cocoa powder
- dark chocolate chip
- all purpose flour
- sugar
- brown sugar
Easy Peanut Butter and Chocolate Cookies
- peanut butter
- sugar
- egg
- vanilla extract
- chocolate chip
- salt
German Chocolate Cookies
- all purpose flour
- baking powder
- egg yolk
- brown sugar
- pecan
- evaporated milk
- sugar
- vanilla
- cocoa powder
- sweet chocolate chip
- butter
- salt
- egg
- sweetened coconut
- butter
- chocolate
Bailey's Chocolate Cookies
- butter
- white chocolate chip
- coffee powder
- vanilla extract
- sugar
- baking soda
- cocoa powder
- salt
- egg
- all purpose flour
- irish cream
Buckwheat Double Chocolate Cookies
- vanilla extract
- buckwheat flour
- sugar
- salt
- bittersweet chocolate
- tapioca flour
- egg
- baking powder
- butter
- salt maldon
Ingredient Breakdown
Insights
Staple Ingredients
- salt 70%
- egg 68%
- butter 65%
- all purpose flour 63%
- sugar 61%
- vanilla extract 61%
Common Ingredients
- baking soda 49%
- cocoa powder 46%
Usual Ingredients
- baking powder 30%
- brown sugar 18%
- light brown sugar 12%
- dark brown sugar 11%
Rarey Ingredients
- bittersweet chocolate 9%
- dark chocolate 9%
- milk 9%
- powdered sugar 9%
- white chocolate chip 9%