Chewy Chocolate Chipless Cookies

As you probably know, I’m a big fan of chocolate chip cookies. Some of my favorites on the blog include my Bakery Style Chocolate Chip Cookies, which have that perfectly soft center and crisp edges, my Soft & Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies that melts in your mouth, and my Salty Oat Chocolate Chip Cookie that balances sweet and salty in every bite. Each one brings something a little different to the table—texture, flavor, or thickness—but they all share one thing in common: chocolate. This time, I wanted to focus entirely on the cookie itself, which is how my Chewy Chocolate Chippless Cookies were born!

Ingredients for Chip-less Chocolate Chip Cookies

Here’s the list of all the ingredient you’ll need to make these cookies along with notes about each ingredient.

• Unsalted butter – I suggest using unsalted so you can control the amount of salt in the cookie. If you use salted, do not add any additional salt.
• Dark brown sugar – I used dark brown sugar. I like the deep flavor of it in this cookie and it also helps the cookie have a chewy texture. With that said, you can also use light brown sugar. The cookie will be a little lighter in color.
• Granulated sugar – I did use a little granulated sugar for sweetness without a molasses flavor.
• Large egg + yolk – The eggs bind all the ingredients together. The egg yolk makes for a chewy texture.
• Vanilla extract – I used 1 tablespoon. I know it’s a lot. I don’t care. It makes the cookies so good. Make sure to use a pure vanilla extract for best flavor.
• All purpose flour – Make sure to fluff up the flour before measuring or spoon and level it. If you don’t fluff it up, the flour will pack into the measuring cup.
• Baking soda – Baking soda helps lift, but it also helps the cookie brown nicely and crisp slightly.
• Cornstarch – A secret ingredient that helps make cookies soft. I LOVE using it.
• Salt – The salt is so important in these cookies. Because they have a deep rich, vanilla caramel flavor, they need salt for balance. Feel free to sprinkle course or flaky salt on top of them, too!

Tips For Success

Follow these simple tips to ensure your cookies turn out perfectly!

• Read through the entire recipe before starting. This helps prevent mistakes.
• Prepare all the ingredients ahead of time. This helps prevent mistakes and actually makes clean up easier.
• Make sure to use large eggs. Do not use medium.
• Do not over-mix the cookie dough after the dry ingredients have been added. When in doubt, mix by hand to prevent over-mixing.
• Do not over-bake the cookies. In fact, under-baking is much better. Cookies continue to bake as they cool on the cookie sheet. Let them cool on the cookie sheet for 5 minutes before removing. This helps them set.
• Chill the cookie dough for at least 1 hour if you don’t eat it all. Seriously, chocolate chipless cookie dough is AMAZING. Reminds me a salted caramel. I digress! Anyway, the longer the cookie dough chills, the better the cookies will be. Chilling cookie dough is similar to marinating. The flavors develop more the longer it chills.