Mini Chocolate Chip Cookies: Tips And Tricks For Great Results
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This Mini Chocolate Chip Cookies recipe makes a plateful of crispy, bite-size treats the entire family will enjoy as a snack or lunchbox dessert. Hosting a bridal or baby shower? These miniature cookies look wonderful on a festive table.
Barbara discovered these Mini Chocolate Chip Cookies when she married her husband, Kevin. His grandma made them for every family gathering.
Her cookies were tiny, so you could reach in and grab a handful without feeling guilty. They also are crispy which is a nice change from Barbara’s go-to soft chocolate chip cookies. Want that recipe? Try our Mom’s Chocolate Chip Cookies.
Holidays haven’t been the same since Kevin’s grandma moved out of her home and into assisted-living. So, Barbara decided to tackle her cookies for her 93rd birthday party recently. They were such a hit Barbara might have nominated herself to keep up this tradition.
Mini Chocolate Chip Cookies
You may think you need to use mini chocolate chips in this recipe, but you would be wrong. Use regular size chocolate chips, trust us it’s the right choice.
The hardest part of these cookies is scooping the right amount of dough to make the perfect “mini” cookie. It isn’t a quick process and Barbara’s preferred method is to use a knife to drop just a 1/2 teaspoon of cookie dough onto the baking sheet.
Ingredient List
- Softened margarine (room temperature)
- White Sugar (granulated sugar)
- Light Brown Sugar
- Large Eggs
- Vanilla Extract
- All Purpose Flour
- Baking Soda
- Salt
- Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
How to Make Bite-Sized Cookies with Full-Sized Chocolate Chips
Step by Step Instructions
- By hand, cream margarine and sugars until creamy in a large mixing bowl.
- Add eggs and vanilla.
- Combine dry ingredients and then mix dry ingredients with the flour mixture.
- Stir in chocolate chips and mix thoroughly.
- Scoop 1/2-inch portions of cookie dough onto cookie sheet.
- Bake in a preheated 375 degree F oven for 8 to 9 minutes or until crispy and slightly golden brown in color.
- Let cool a couple minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool.
Storage Instructions
Let cookies cool. Transfer to an airtight container, and store on the counter. Or, freeze cookies for up to 6 months. Let thaw at room temperature.
Full recipes is found below.
​Why don’t chocolate chips melt in chocolate chip cookies?
Actually, the chocolate chips do melt during the baking process. Have you even cut or bit into a cookie straight from the oven? The chocolate chips are melty; however, the cookie dough holds their shape intact, and as the cookies cool, the chocolate chips harden back up, keeping their original shape.
Other Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipes
- Dainty Log Butter Cookies with Chocolate Chips
- Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Dark Chocolate and Oatmeal Cookies from Plowing Through Life
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Recipe FAQs
- If desired, make these into normal sized cookies. Adjust the cooking time by adding a minute or two.
- Mini semi-sweet chocolate chips could be added in a pinch.
- Add a few chopped pecans, if desired.
- If desired, line the cookie sheet with parchment paper or a silicone mat.
Mini Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup margarine room temperature
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips
Instructions
- Mix margarine and white and brown sugar by hand until creamy; add eggs and vanilla until well-incorporated.
- Combine dry ingredients including flour, baking soda and salt.
- Mix dry ingredients into wet ingredients; add chocolate chips and mix thoroughly.
- For the perfect sized “mini” cookie, drop 1/2 teaspoon of cookie dough onto baking sheet. This is best done using a knife to scoop out the dough from the teaspoon measure.
- Bake 8 to 9 minutes at 375 degrees F until crispy and slightly browned.
Notes
- If desired, make these into normal sized cookies. Adjust the cooking time by adding a minute or two.
- Mini semi-sweet chocolate chips could be added in a pinch.
- Add a few chopped pecans, if desired.
- If desired, line the cookie sheet with parchment paper or a silicone mat.
Mmmmm I love a chocolate chip! These little ones are so cute!
Mini just means you can eat more, right?!