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These white chocolate chip cookies are stuffed with extra chips and Christmas sprinkles for a festive little cookie that you won’t be able to stop munching on!
Last year, when I was perfecting my perfect chocolate chip cookies, I don’t think I realized how often we would make those cookies. I mean, having a go to chocolate chip cookie recipe is probably one of my favorite things in life.
I have the recipe memorized and it’s literally the EASIEST cookie recipe ever since it starts with melted butter and doesn’t require chilling. This means that as soon as a homemade chocolate chip cookie craving hits, I can have cookies in my mouth in just 20 minutes. It’s both dangerous and fabulous, as most great things in life are. 😉
Anyway, I use that cookie dough recipe for lots of things. Like my double chocolate chip cookies, chocolate chip toffee cookies, and chocolate peanut butter cookies. The dough is so easy to make and it’s so versatile!
I’m all about Christmas cookies right now, you guys! I find myself baking cookies day after day the entire month of December and I wouldn’t have it any other way. I mean, really. Who would?!
Sometimes, though, Christmas cookies can be a bit of a pain in the butt.
Mostly, I’m just talking about cut out sugar cookies. Between the rolling out and cutting of the dough to the decorating with fancy piping bags and 33 different colors of icing, those Christmas cookies take an awful long time from start to finish.
Sure, they’re pretty and I’ll make them every year, but mama doesn’t always have time for all that. Sometimes mama needs cookies that take minimal effort, still look cute, and are just plain delicious.
Today, I’ve stuffed my easy cookie dough recipe with both white and dark chocolate chips and some Christmas sprinkles. It’s the perfect excuse to make a simple recipe for the holidays! I mean, I love those elaborately decorated sugar cookies as much as anyone, but sometimes you need a holiday treat in 20 minutes, you know?
Let me know if you add these to your holiday cookie trays! 🙂
More Christmas recipes to try:
Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge: Layers of chocolate and peanut butter in this easy microwave fudge!
Double Chocolate Chip Cookies: Seriously the biggest, fattest, and chewiest!
Gingerbread Bars: All the flavor of gingerbread men, with half the work. 😉
Cinnamon Sugar Blonde Brownies: That crackly sugar topping is life.
Chocolate Chip Christmas Cookies
Ingredients
- 8 tablespoons salted butter melted
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 2/3 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup white chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup red and green sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Add the melted butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar to the bowl of a stand mixer and beat until well combined.
- Beat in the egg and vanilla extract.
- Dump in the flour, baking soda, and salt. Mix until combined. Dough will be soft.
- Stir in the dark and white chocolate chips and the sprinkles.
- Portion dough into 9 large balls of dough.
- Bake for 11 minutes exactly. Do not overbake. Cookies may look a bit underdone, but they will set up as they cool.
- Let cookies set on the baking sheet for at least 5 minutes before eating.
- Store, tightly covered, for up to 5 days.
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Try my No Bake Cookies, all dressed up for Christmas too!
Jules B says
Super easy to make and oh so good!!! I was making these to take to work but I did underestimate the size of the cookies so I made too many batches!! My neighbors we SO grateful and I’ve gotten lots of requests for these in my Christmas baked gifts ??
Rose says
We love both the chocolate m&m cookies and these! Do you think the dough base would work flavor wise with cinnamon chips instead of chocolate chips?
Karly says
Hi Rose! So glad you like the cookies! I think these would work fine with cinnamon chips. You could add a teaspoon of cinnamon to the dough as well, if you really wanted to hit the cinnamon flavor. 🙂
Tabitha says
This is hands down my absolute favorite cookie recipe there is. Quick, easy and customizable in terms of chocolate/sprinkles. LOVE it
Karly says
Thanks, Tabitha! 🙂
Oliver says
I made these last year and loved them so much that I had to make them again this year. Last year, I didn’t alter the recipe and I gave the large cookies to my property managers, they loved them. This year, I doubled the recipe (I know you said it doesn’t double well, but I had no issue) and I made 2 dozen smaller cookies to take to my office party. I also made the chocolate m&m cookies. Both types were a hit and had people asking for the recipes. I love that you can whip up a batch of these cookies in such a short time. I tend to procrastinate to the last minute and these are a dream come true for procrastinators such as myself. ??
Grace says
Made these tonight. They’re good but taste a little floury. I think my husband scooped and packed the flour in the cup. Also, I used extremely soft – almost melted butter that was sitting out all day. Will try again tmrw with true melter butter and a lighter hand on the flour. Any advice other than that? Thanks!
Karly says
Hi Grace! No other advice – just measure the flour properly and you should be good. 🙂
Bridget Miller says
Thank you for giving us a new yearly tradition! My daughters absolutely loved these last year and we will be using this recipe every year now. We really look forward to them!
Karly says
So glad they’re a hit, Bridget!
Izzy says
Can’t wait to make these today. My daughter is dairy free, any thoughts on using a DF butter? Would it change the consistency much?
Karly says
Hi Izzy! I’ve only made these with real butter. I know people that have used margarine have had issue with the cookies coming out thin. I’d maybe try refrigerating the dough for an hour before baking to see if that helps.
Lauren says
Anybody at high altitude figured out the appropriate adjustments??
James says
The chocolate chip Christmas cookies is a excellent recipe!! Had no problems at all .. They’re the best ,
Amanda says
Anyone ever use milk chocolate chips?
Karly says
Any variety of chocolate chip will work great.
Dee says
I’ve made these twice so far. I’m making cookie baskets for Christmas gifts and the 1st time was a test run. I made a normal batch and portioned the cookies by hand. I made them a little smaller and got 18. My boyfriend loved them and has requested I make some for his kitchen! 2nd time was for an event at work. I doubled the recipe, used baking powder by mistake, extra vanilla extract and portioned cookies using a small cookie scoop and got almost 4 dozen cookies. Couldn’t tell the difference between the baking powder/ baking soda swap. Definitely my new go to cookie recipe.
Karly says
So glad they were a success! 🙂
Gina Cooper says
I want to make these..have all the ingredients for making keto friendly..but what flour to use..coconut or almond and how much baking soda to make sure they rise a bit..
Karly says
Hi Gina! I’ve never made these with anything but wheat flour. Almond flour and coconut flour don’t behave the same as wheat flour so it won’t be a 1:1 swap for the coconut flour and probably not for the almond flour either.
Rachel says
Is there a big difference in taste using wheat flour? I’d love to try this using wheat flour and erythritol. Thanks
Karly says
Hi Rachel! I’ve never made these with whole wheat flour, so I’m not sure how they’ll turn out.
Danielle says
I love these cookies! We used the plant based butter sticks and they’re still crunch edged and soft center. Our favorite go to recipe now. We’ve even left out the chocolate chips to make giant and delicious sugar cookies.
I was wondering if you could use this recipe and tweek it to make oatmeal raisin? I’d love any input.
Karly says
Hi Danielle! I’ve never tried making these into oatmeal cookies, but now I feel the urge to experiment!! I’d probably cut the flour down 1 cup and maybe do 3/4 cup of oats to start, but I haven’t actually done it so that’s just a starting point.
Anonymous says
These were so delicious! But just so you know this website stole your recipe and gave you no credit! https://kitchenfunwithmy3sons.com/christmas-chocolate-chip-cookies/
Karly says
Oh wow, that’s really disappointing to see.
Doreen says
Excellent!