Name: Chewy Small Batch Chocolate Chip Cookies
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 6 cookies
Cuisine: American

Midnight Bake Club Verified

July 15, 2025

10 Ingredients

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Have a late night chocolate chip cookie craving? Look no further, friends. These is the best small batch chocolate chip cookies recipe ever! With brown butter and chopped semi-sweet chocolate, this recipe is super easy, no chill, and makes just 6 cookies. And, the whole recipe comes together in under 30 minutes!

Chewy Small Batch Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Chewy Small Batch Chocolate Chip Cookies

Midnight Bake Club Verified

Ingredients

WarningMilk and 4 other allergens identified

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°F (177°C). Line a sheet pan with parchment paper.

Melt the butter in a medium skillet over medium-low heat. Bring it to a gentle simmer. It will foam up a bit. Cook the butter, swirling the pan often, until the butter smells nutty and has brown bits at the bottom, about 5 minutes. Pour the butter into a medium mixing bowl and let it cool slightly.

Then, add the brown sugar. Whisk the mixture for 1-2 minutes - it will be grainy. Add the egg yolk and vanilla extract. Whisk until the mixture is thickened and fluffy, another 1-2 minutes.

Add the flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt. Using a rubber spatula, fold the flour mixture into the butter-sugar mixture until it's about 90% combined. Then, add the semi-sweet chocolate wafers. Mix the dough just until the chocolate is well-combined and there are no more streaks of flour.

Using a #20 cookie scoop (3 Tablespoons), divide the dough into 6 large balls of dough. Roll each ball of dough and place the cookies about 3 inches apart on the prepared sheet pan. Place a few chocolate wafers on top for decoration (totally optional).

Bake the cookies for 7-8 minutes. Then, use oven mitts to grip the sides of the pan and tap it firmly against a hard, heatproof surface to get those wrinkly edges. Return the pan to the oven and bake the cookies for another 1-2 minutes, until the edges are set and the tops are a bit underdone.

Let the cookies cool on the sheet pan for about 5 minutes. Then, transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely. Sprinkle with flaky salt if desired, and enjoy!

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Tips & Tricks (5)

Brown Butter Magic 🧈
When browning butter, watch carefully and remove from heat just as it turns golden brown with nutty specks to develop maximum flavor without burning.
Chocolate Chopping Technique 🍫
Use a serrated knife to chop chocolate wafers into varied sizes, creating pockets of melted chocolate and textural interest in your cookies.
Flaky Salt Finishing Touch 🧂
Sprinkle flaky salt immediately after removing cookies from the oven to enhance the chocolate's richness and create a gourmet flavor profile.
Cornstarch Chewiness Secret 🥣
The added cornstarch is key to achieving an ultra-soft, chewy texture by preventing excess gluten development in the cookies.
Perfect Portion Control 🍪
Use a cookie scoop or tablespoon to ensure uniform cookie sizes, which guarantees even baking and consistent texture across all 6 cookies.

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About the Cook

Midnight Bake Club

Do you love baking into the late hours of the night? Welcome to the club. At MBC, you'll find all of my late-night bakes from cookies to brownies & everything in-between. Every recipe I share is simple, decadent, & makes 8 servings or less!