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My kids love “chewy” cookies. They prefer warm and chewy vs crunchy and dunking. While having a glass of milk and cookies can be satisfying and ritualistic, we rarely do that at our house. No, I’m not the cookie Nazi; however, I like my cookies to be a bit more substantial and wholesome. I make a batch every week and place one or two inside their lunch box. They love having a “treat” and I like knowing the ingredients that are in it. Double or triple the recipe and freeze uncooked dough for future baking!
Recipe adapted from Alton Brown
Ingredients
- 2 sticks unsalted butter
- 2¼ cups whole wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ cup sugar
- 1¼ cups brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups (12 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
Directions
- Melt the butter in a heavy-bottom medium saucepan over low heat. Sift together the flour, salt, and baking soda and set aside.
- Pour the melted butter in the mixer’s bowl. Add the sugar and brown sugar. Cream the butter and sugars on medium speed. Add the eggs, 2 tablespoons milk and vanilla extract and mix until well combined. Slowly incorporate the flour mixture until thoroughly combined. Stir in the chocolate chips. Chill the dough.
- When ready to bake, heat oven to 375F.
- Scoop chilled dough onto parchment-lined baking sheets.
- Bake for 10-14 minutes or until golden brown, checking the cookies after 7 minutes. Rotate the baking sheet for even browning -this depends on your oven. Cool completely and store in an airtight container.
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Two stick of butter are 250 grs. or 450grs.?
two sticks are 250g
I just made these with my daughter, and they are delicious! I love the whole wheat and the brown sugar, makes them very good.
Thanks for the recipe :)
Can you use egg whites??
Egg whites as liquid egg substitute -probably. I’ve never tried just egg whites. If you do try, please let me know how they come out.
Oh my god, these look AMAZING! One question, though, is this cookie sweet? I despise overly-sweet cookies, and I’m trying to cut down on the sugar level. Are these cookies super sweet?
I wouldn’t say “super sweet” but they are chocolatey for sure. Eliminate the first 1/4c sugar and add 1/4c plain yogurt. Cut down choc chips to 1 1/2 cups from 2. Enjoy!
Oh okay! Thanks so much! One more question, when do you add the yogurt? Do I add it with the brown sugar and melted butter? Or do I add it after the flour mixture? Or before the egg and vanilla, etc? Thanks!
My apologies! I should have been more specific. Add it with the Eggs, milk & vanilla. you are adding it to replace the volume you loose with the sugar. Last night I made it without the yogurt and without the added sugar. they came out just fine. I undercooked them a bit so they were really chewwweeeyy :)
Hi there! Just wondering, but do these cookies turn out relatively flat? I can’t really tell by the picture but are these cookies flat? Or are they like puffy and cakey?
I like my cookies chewy and soft so I always take them out a minute or two before. I always put them in in as a “ball” but no, they don’t turn out “flat”.
Just wondering, how many dozen cookies does this make?
Makes about 3 dozen. Wow, thanks for catching that! I’ll make sure we add that in. I make this dough and usually freeze half of the dough.
What a great idea to freeze the dough! Thanks for your response and the tip!
What can I use as a butter substitute? & can you use an alternative flour (like oat flour)? Thanks!!
butter substitute try coconut oil. unfortunately you won’t be able to use all oat flour for this recipe. if you have a gluten intolerance, try your favorite gluten free baking mix (or your own mix) plus 1 1/2 teaspoons xanthan gum.
When substituting coconut oil for butter in a recipe, do you use the same amount –is it a straight substitution ?
Also, to make these without eggs, would you recommend flax egg or a powder egg replacer ? My daughter can’t eat eggs or have dairy, so baking is a challenge.
Could you use whole wheat pastry flour? That’s all I have right now.
Absolutely :)
How long do you have to chill the dough? Can this step be skipped?
Shannon, I usually chill it for about an hour. Yes, you can skip it but make the cookies into round balls and you might have to cut baking time by 2-3min.