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The first chocolate chip cookies were created by Ruth Wakefield in the 1930s. She owned the Toll House Inn, in Whitman, Massachusetts, and she is credited with creating the chocolate chip cookie in the 1930s. Wakefield was making a batch of chocolate cookies and she ran out of baker's chocolate, so she substituted Nestle's semi-sweet chocolate morsels. The chocolate chips did not melt and hold their shape, as she had expected. However, her customers loved the new cookies and she began selling them as "Toll House Crunch Cookies." The cookies were so popular that Nestle began including a recipe for them on the back of their chocolate morsels packaging.

In the 1940s, another cookie company, Sunshine Biscuits, created the Hydrox cookie. The Hydrox cookie was very similar to the chocolate chip cookie, but it used a different type of chocolate. The Hydrox cookie was created in 1908, but it was not as popular as the chocolate chip cookie.

In the 1950s, the chocolate chip cookie became even more popular when Mrs. Fields began selling them in her cookie stores. Mrs. Fields' cookies were a bit different than the Toll House cookies, as they were made with brown sugar and had a softer,

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Salted Chocolate Chunk Shortbread Cookies

5/5 - 9592 votes

• demerara sugar
• salt
• butter
• vanilla extract
• egg
• sugar
• light brown sugar
• all purpose flour
• sweet

 

Peanut Butter-Miso Cookies

5/5 - 5040 votes

• light brown sugar
• egg
• vanilla extract
• demerara sugar
• butter
• sugar
• baking powder
• white miso paste
• all purpose flour
• peanut butter
• baking soda

 

Sugar Cookie Bars

5/5 - 4083 votes

• FROSTING
• gel coloring
• sprinkle
• milk
• lemon juice
• vanilla extract
• salt
• confectioners sugar
• butter
• BARS
• butter
• cream cheese
• egg
• sugar
• salt
• vanilla extract
• all purpose flour

 

Quintessential Chocolate Chip Cookies

5/5 - 3925 votes

• egg
• sugar
• butter
• all purpose flour
• baking soda
• salt
• bittersweet chocolate
• vanilla
• light brown sugar

 

Classic Oatmeal-Raisin Cookies

5/5 - 3451 votes

• dark brown sugar
• butter
• vanilla extract
• baking soda
• cinnamon
• all purpose flour
• raisin
• sugar
• nutmeg
• cardamom
• egg
• rolled oat
• salt

 

Banana Everything Cookies

5/5 - 3271 votes

• nonstick oil spray
• vanilla extract
• banana
• chocolate chip
• walnut
• baking soda
• canola oil
• cinnamon
• salt
• oatmeal
• sugar
• all purpose flour

 

Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies

4/5 - 7374 votes

• dark brown sugar
• baking powder
• egg
• butter
• all purpose flour
• sugar
• baking soda
• maldon salt
• dark chocolate

 

Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies

5/5 - 2574 votes

• salt
• egg
• butter
• vanilla extract
• bittersweet chocolate feve
• sugar
• light brown sugar
• baking soda
• almond flour
• salt

 

Giant Crinkled Chocolate Chip Cookies

4/5 - 5422 votes

• egg
• sugar
• vanilla extract
• baking soda
• butter
• light
• all purpose flour
• salt
• bittersweet chocolate

 

Double Chocolate Chip Cookies

5/5 - 2267 votes

• all purpose flour
• egg
• butter
• baking powder
• baking soda
• chocolate
• vanilla extract
• sugar
• dutch process cocoa powder
• dark brown sugar
• salt

 

Italian Ricotta Cookies

5/5 - 1968 votes

• lemon zest
• baking soda
• ricotta cheese
• milk
• lemon juice
• egg
• butter
• vanilla extract
• salt
• sugar
• confectioners sugar
• all purpose flour

 

Soft Sugar Cookies With Raspberry Frosting

5/5 - 1783 votes

• COOKIES
• sprinkle
• sugar
• vanilla extract
• butter
• salt
• baking powder
• egg
• cake flour
• cream cheese
• FROSTING
• butter
• raspberry
• vanilla extract
• salt
• confectioners sugar

 

BA’s Best Chocolate Chip Cookies

4.5/5 - 1318 votes

• dark brown sugar
• egg
• all purpose flour
• salt
• sugar
• vanilla extract
• egg yolk
• butter
• baking soda
• bittersweet chocolate

 

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

5/5 - 1421 votes

• dark brown sugar
• sugar
• butter
• baking powder
• baking soda
• salt
• raisin
• all purpose flour
• vanilla
• egg
• oat

 

German Chocolate Cookies

5/5 - 1615 votes

• all purpose flour
• pecan
• bittersweet chocolate
• vanilla extract
• egg
• dark brown sugar
• cocoa powder
• sugar
• baking soda
• salt
• butter

 

Cultured Butter Cookies

5/5 - 1502 votes

• egg yolk
• sugar
• salt
• cultured butter
• all purpose flour
• baking powder
• demerara sugar

 

Basic Sugar Cookies

5/5 - 1427 votes

• butter
• vanilla extract
• egg
• baking powder
• salt
• all purpose flour
• sugar

 

Flourless Cocoa Cookies

4/5 - 2637 votes

• salt
• bittersweet chocolate
• cocoa powder
• vanilla extract
• cinnamon
• salt
• confectioners sugar
• egg

 

Chocolate-Peanut Butter Swirl Cookies

4/5 - 2615 votes

• peanut butter
• bittersweet chocolate
• sugar
• cocoa powder
• egg
• salt

 

Brown Butter and Toffee Chocolate Chip Cookies

4.7/5 - 631 votes

• salt
• butter
• dark brown sugar
• baking soda
• chocolate wafer
• sugar
• all purpose flour
• vanilla extract
• chocolate toffee bar
• egg
• salt

 

Grammy’s Spice Cookies

5/5 - 1160 votes

• butter
• sugar
• cinnamon
• vanilla extract
• egg
• salt
• all purpose flour
• molasses
• irish whiskey
• baking soda
• heavy cream
• confectioners sugar
• clove
• ginger

 

Chocolate Chip Cookies

4.2/5 - 639 votes

• salt
• vanilla extract
• semi sweet chocolate chip
• butter
• egg
• all purpose flour
• dark brown sugar
• sugar
• baking soda

 

Chocolate Chip Cookies

4.2/5 - 639 votes

• salt
• vanilla extract
• semi sweet chocolate chip
• butter
• egg
• all purpose flour
• dark brown sugar
• sugar
• baking soda

 

Chocolate Chip Cookies

4.2/5 - 639 votes

• salt
• vanilla extract
• semi sweet chocolate chip
• butter
• egg
• all purpose flour
• dark brown sugar
• sugar
• baking soda

 

Chocolate Chip Cookies

4.2/5 - 639 votes

• salt
• vanilla extract
• semi sweet chocolate chip
• butter
• egg
• all purpose flour
• dark brown sugar
• sugar
• baking soda

 

Tiny, Salty, Chocolaty Cookies

4/5 - 2269 votes

• salt
• salt
• egg
• hazelnut
• egg white
• confectioners sugar
• cocoa powder
• butter
• bittersweet chocolate

 

Gingery Brownie Crinkle Cookies

5/5 - 1103 votes

• ginger
• vanilla extract
• sugar
• salt
• all purpose flour
• dutch cocoa powder
• butter
• light brown sugar
• egg
• baking powder
• bittersweet chocolate chip
• bittersweet chocolate
• candied ginger

 

Soft Snickerdoodle Cookies

5/5 - 778 votes

• butter
• baking soda
• vanilla extract
• salt
• tartar cream
• egg
• all purpose flour
• sugar
• cinnamon

 

Chewy Molasses Cookies

4/5 - 847 votes

• sanding
• ginger
• egg
• cinnamon
• butter
• salt
• sugar
• robust flavored molasses
• dark brown sugar
• all purpose flour
• baking soda
• cardamom

 

Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookies

4/5 - 1997 votes

• egg
• butter
• nut
• baking soda
• salt
• vanilla extract
• semi sweet chocolate chip
• all purpose flour
• sugar
• brown sugar

 

Peppermint Brownie Cookies

4/5 - 1925 votes

• salt
• peppermint extract
• cocoa powder
• butter
• dark brown sugar
• peppermint candy
• egg
• all purpose flour
• sugar
• semisweet chocolate

 

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

4/5 - 1846 votes

• sweet chocolate chip
• egg
• rolled oat
• pecan
• brown sugar
• baking soda
• salt
• sugar
• heavy cream
• vanilla extract
• all purpose flour
• butter

 

Chocolate Brownie Cookies

3.6/5 - 1198 votes

• salt
• egg
• egg white
• gluten powdered sugar
• cacao nib
• cocoa powder
• bittersweet chocolate

 

Lemon Cream Cheese Cookies

4.5/5 - 347 votes

• egg
• butter
• baking powder
• confectioners sugar
• sugar
• lemon extract
• all purpose flour
• lemon zest
• lemon juice
• cream cheese

 

Magic Cookie Bars

4/5 - 1738 votes

• TOPPING
• pecan
• sweetened condensed milk
• coconut
• bittersweet chocolate
• CRUST
• egg
• baking powder
• salt
• light
• graham cracker
• butter

 

Brown Sugar Oatmeal Cookies

4.6/5 - 327 votes

• butter
• salt
• all purpose flour
• baking soda
• dark brown sugar
• vanilla extract
• egg
• oat

 

Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies

4.7/5 - 307 votes

• walnut
• sugar
• brown sugar
• vanilla
• baking soda
• salt
• cocoa
• chocolate chip
• egg
• butter
• all purpose flour

 

Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies

4.7/5 - 307 votes

• walnut
• sugar
• brown sugar
• vanilla
• baking soda
• salt
• cocoa
• chocolate chip
• egg
• butter
• all purpose flour

 

Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies

4.7/5 - 307 votes

• walnut
• sugar
• brown sugar
• vanilla
• baking soda
• salt
• cocoa
• chocolate chip
• egg
• butter
• all purpose flour

 

Dirty Chai Earthquake Cookies

4/5 - 1655 votes

• espresso
• baking powder
• cinnamon
• ginger
• butter
• confectioners sugar
• black pepper
• cardamom
• salt
• sugar
• clove
• all purpose flour
• malted milk powder
• vanilla extract
• egg
• light brown sugar

 

Frosted Holiday Sugar Cookies

4/5 - 1622 votes

• ROYAL ICING
• food coloring
• tartar cream
• salt
• egg white
• confectioners sugar
• COOKIES
• butter
• tartar cream
• baking soda
• egg
• confectioners sugar
• salt
• vanilla extract
• all purpose flour

 

The Best Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Swirled Cookie Bars

3.91/5 - 1202 votes

• baking soda
• sugar
• vanilla extract
• egg
• butter
• all purpose flour
• sweet chocolate chip
• light brown sugar
• peanut butter

 

Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

4.7/5 - 885 votes

• light brown sugar
• rolled oat
• king arthur vanilla extract
• baking powder
• baking soda
• salt
• egg
• egg yolk
• sugar
• butter
• king arthur all purpose flour
• semi sweet chocolate chip

 

Chocolate-Molasses Cookies

4/5 - 1486 votes

• sanding
• ginger
• cinnamon
• ginger
• salt
• egg
• all purpose flour
• butter
• molasses
• cocoa powder
• sugar
• baking soda

 

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

4.87/5 - 605 votes

• butter
• light brown sugar
• baking powder
• baking soda
• all purpose flour
• sugar
• salt
• chocolate chip
• rolled oat
• vanilla extract
• egg

 

Perfect Black and White Cookies

4/5 - 1463 votes

• GLAZE
• water
• vanilla extract
• light corn syrup
• salt
• confectioners sugar
• dutch process cocoa powder
• chocolate
• COOKIES
• baking powder
• lemon zest
• butter
• salt
• sour cream
• milk
• almond extract
• baking soda
• all purpose flour
• vanilla extract
• egg
• sugar

 

Gingerbread Man Cookies

4.82/5 - 673 votes

• cinnamon
• ginger
• clove
• salt
• butter
• powdered sugar
• milk
• tbs butter
• all purpose flour
• dark brown sugar
• molasses
• baking soda

 

Ultimate Sugar Cookies

4.2/5 - 370 votes

• sugar
• vanilla extract
• egg
• egg yolk
• butter
• baking powder
• all purpose flour
• salt

 

Orange Butter Cookies

5/5 - 636 votes

• ICING (SEE NOTE)
• orange
• confectioners sugar
• salt
• almond
• milk

 

Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

4.5/5 - 245 votes

• all purpose flour
• egg
• pecan
• sugar
• light brown sugar
• baking powder
• baking soda
• vanilla extract
• maple syrup
• salt
• rolled oat
• semi sweet chocolate chip
• butter

 

Cookies

4.2/5 - 584 votes

• bicarbonato pizzico
• burro
• farina
• gocce di cioccolato fondente
• sale fino pizzico
• uovum
• zucchero
• zucchero di canna

 

Almond Blueberry Cookies

4.4/5 - 250 votes

• blueberry
• sugar
• almond extract
• egg
• butter
• almond
• salt
• milk
• all purpose flour
• baking powder
• lemon zest

 

Gingerbread Cookies

4.98/5 - 345 votes

• sugar
• cinnamon
• egg
• ginger
• salt
• molasses
• baking soda
• all purpose flour
• butter
• sugar roll cookie dough ball

 

Giant Chocolate Chip Cookies

3.97/5 - 797 votes

• baking soda
• sugar
• vanilla
• egg
• butter
• all purpose flour
• sweet chocolate chip
• light brown sugar
• salt

 

Pumpkin Cookies

4/5 - 1346 votes

• sanding sugar
• light
• vanilla extract
• egg
• all purpose flour
• cinnamon
• baking powder
• baking soda
• nutmeg
• salt
• ginger
• pumpkin
• butter

 

Chewy Gingerbread Cookies

4/5 - 1344 votes

• COOKIES
• ginger
• vanilla extract
• baking soda
• black pepper
• egg
• salt
• nutmeg
• butter
• all purpose flour
• confectioners sugar
• cinnamon
• ginger
• unsulphured molasses
• COATING
• sugar
• ginger

 

Ginger-Molasses Cookies

4/5 - 1313 votes

• pearl
• do ahead cookie dough be made days ahead
• ginger
• baking powder
• salt
• vanilla extract
• butter
• sugar
• allspice
• cinnamon
• egg
• all purpose flour
• molasses

 

Mokonuts’ Rye-Cranberry Chocolate-Chunk Cookies

4/5 - 1300 votes

• flake salt
• rye flour
• baking powder
• egg
• butter cool
• light brown sugar
• sugar
• all purpose flour
• baking soda
• poppy seed
• plump cranberry
• salt
• bittersweet chocolate

 

Chocolate White Chocolate Chunk Cookies

4.7/5 - 216 votes

• sugar
• light brown sugar
• baking powder
• baking soda
• salt
• white chocolate
• butter
• all purpose flour
• vanilla extract
• egg
• cocoa

 

Chewy Earl Grey Sugar Cookies

4/5 - 1270 votes

• earl grey tea
• egg
• sugar
• light brown sugar
• baking powder
• baking soda
• orange zest
• butter
• vanilla extract
• all purpose flour
• salt

 

Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies

5/5 - 509 votes

• baking soda
• vanilla extract
• vanilla pudding
• butter
• shortening
• sugar
• almond extract
• chocolate chip
• egg
• all purpose flour
• brown sugar

 

5 Ingredient Chocolate Dipped Peanut Butter Cookies

4.25/5 - 482 votes

• peanut butter
• egg
• vanilla extract
• dark chocolate
• medjool date
• peanut

 

M&M Cookies

4/5 - 1177 votes

• sugar
• vanilla extract
• salt
• egg
• all purpose flour
• butter
• mandm
• baking soda
• dark brown sugar

 

Moroccan Semolina and Almond Cookies

5/5 - 480 votes

• confectioners sugar
• orange blossom water
• vanilla extract
• lemon
• baking powder
• semolina flour
• flavorless oil
• salt
• almond flour
• egg
• sugar

 

Lemon Cream Cheese Cookies

4/5 - 1075 votes

• sugar
• egg
• lemon
• all purpose flour
• milk
• baking soda
• salt
• confectioners sugar
• cream cheese
• butter

 

Peppermint Stripe Cookies

4/5 - 1071 votes

• ROYAL ICING
• glycerin
• unsifted confectioners sugar
• egg white
• COOKIES AND DECORATING
• red
• sugar cooky

 

Hot Chocolate Cookies

4.97/5 - 230 votes

• butter
• chocolate chip
• mallow
• sugar
• baking soda
• salt
• vanilla
• baking powder
• egg
• brown sugar
• all purpose flour
• hot cocoa

 

Linzer Cookies

4/5 - 1026 votes

• powdered sugar
• raspberry jam
• baking powder
• salt
• vanilla extract
• butter
• cinnamon
• sugar
• egg
• all purpose flour

 

Breakfast Cookies

4.7/5 - 177 votes

• cinnamon
• vanilla extract
• egg
• all purpose flour
• bran cereal flake
• rolled oat
• baking soda
• nutmeg
• raisin
• walnut
• carrot
• canola oil
• dark brown sugar
• salt
• butter
• sugar
• wheat pastry flour

 

Cinnamon Cookies

5/5 - 432 votes

• cinnamon sugar
• sugar
• baking powder
• vanilla
• egg
• all purpose flour
• cinnamon
• butter
• salt

 

Soft Peanut Butter Cookies

5/5 - 426 votes

• butter
• peanut butter
• brown sugar
• sugar
• baking powder
• baking soda
• vanilla extract
• egg
• all purpose flour

 

No-Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

5/5 - 415 votes

• sugar
• butter
• peanut butter
• milk
• brown sugar
• salt
• vanilla
• oat
• cocoa

 

Pumpkin Chocolate-Chip Cookies

4/5 - 938 votes

• baking soda
• salt
• vanilla extract
• butter
• cream cheese
• sugar
• chocolate chip
• allspice
• nutmeg
• all purpose flour
• cinnamon
• light brown sugar
• pumpkin

 

Peanut Butter Cookies

5/5 - 403 votes

• egg
• all purpose flour
• brown sugar
• butter
• peanut butter
• sugar
• vanilla
• salt
• baking soda

 

Salted Caramel Cookies

4/5 - 913 votes

• CARAMEL
• salt
• heavy cream
• caramel
• COOKIES
• light brown sugar
• egg
• vanilla extract
• salt
• all purpose flour
• butter
• baking soda

 

Marbled Tahini Cookies

4/5 - 911 votes

• cooking spray
• unsifted confectioners sugar
• butter
• vanilla extract
• egg
• salt
• baking powder
• black sanding sugar
• tahini
• all purpose flour
• black tahini

 

No-Bake Cookies

4/5 - 902 votes

• vanilla extract
• butter
• milk
• salt
• cocoa powder
• sugar
• oat

 

Chocolate Chip Cookies

4.5/5 - 165 votes

• sugar
• vanilla extract
• dark brown muscavado sugar
• block semisweet chocolate
• all purpose flour
• egg
• butter
• baking soda
• salt

 

Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

4.5/5 - 165 votes

• baking powder
• baking soda
• salt
• dark brown sugar
• sugar
• semi sweet chocolate chip
• vanilla extract
• egg
• butter
• all purpose flour

 

Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

4.5/5 - 165 votes

• baking powder
• baking soda
• salt
• dark brown sugar
• sugar
• semi sweet chocolate chip
• vanilla extract
• egg
• butter
• all purpose flour

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