Tate’s Copycat Thin & Crisp Chocolate Chip Cookies
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These thin and crisp chocolate chip cookies are every bit as delicious as Tate’s famous Bake Shop’s.
If you’re a fan of the famous Tate’s Bake Shop Signature Chocolate Chip Cookies, you’ll love these crisp chocolate chip cookies. Made with more butter and sugar than classic chocolate chip cookies, they are thin, delicately crunchy, and ridiculously good. Pastry chef Stella Parks makes her version differently than I do but describes them best: “Thin and crispy chocolate chip cookies are the Pringles of dessert, so rich and crunchy and light that it’s hard to stop at half a dozen, let alone one.” This recipe makes a ton of cookies. It halves easily but you might as well make the whole batch – the cookies keep well for at least a week and are ideal for gift giving.
“Wow! Just WOW! I hardly ever leave reviews but this definitely deserves it…This recipe is the best. If you like a crispy cookie, then this recipe is for you!”
What You’ll Need To Make Thin & Crisp Chocolate Chip Cookies
- All-Purpose Flour: Provides the base for the cookies. To ensure you’re using the correct amount of flour, spoon it into the measuring cup and level it off. I recommend King Arthur brand.
- Baking Soda: Helps the cookies rise just slightly, contributing to their thin and crunchy texture.
- Butter: Adds richness and flavor while contributing to the cookies’ crispy quality.
- Granulated Sugar and Light Brown Sugar: Sweetens the cookies, helps create a crisp exterior, and adds a subtle caramel flavor.
- Eggs: Bind the ingredients together and contribute to the cookies’ structure.
- Vanilla Extract: Enhances the flavor of the cookies with its warm and aromatic notes.
- Semisweet Chocolate Chips: Add bursts of chocolatey goodness throughout the cookies, enhancing their flavor and texture. Use best quality such as Ghirardelli.
- Jump to the printable recipe for precise measurements
Step-By-Step-Instructions
Add the flour, baking soda, and salt to a small bowl.
Whisk to combine.
In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment or beaters, combine the butter with both sugars.
Beat on medium speed until light and fluffy, a few minutes.
Add the eggs and vanilla.
Beat until well combined, about 1 minute.
Add flour mixture.
Mix on low speed until just combined, then add 1-3/4 cups of the chocolate chips.
Mix on low speed until evenly combined.
Drop heaping tablespoon-size balls of dough about 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheet. (Do not make the cookies too big or they will spread into one another.) Dot each cookie dough with a few of the remaining chocolate chips.
Bake until cookies are lightly golden in the middle and slightly darker around the edges, 10 to 12 minutes. (You will have more consistent results baking the cookies one sheet at a time, but if you’d like to use two racks, set the racks in centermost positions, and bake for 12 to 14 minutes, rotating the pans midway through.)
Let cool on baking sheet 1 to 2 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
The cookies will keep in an airtight container for up to a week.
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Tate's Copycat Thin & Crisp Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 2½ cups all-purpose flour, spooned into measuring cup and leveled-off (preferably King Arthur brand)
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1¼ cups (2½ sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ¾ cup (packed) light brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups (12 oz) semisweet chocolate chips, best quality such as Ghirardelli, divided
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Set an oven rack in the center position. Line a 13 x 18-inch (33 x 46-cm) baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment or beaters, beat the butter with both sugars on medium speed until light and fluffy, a few minutes. Add the eggs and vanilla and beat until well combined, about 1 minute. Add flour mixture; mix on low speed until just combined, and then mix in 1¾ cups of the chocolate chips.
- Drop heaping tablespoon-size balls of dough about 2 in (5 cm) apart on the prepared baking sheet. (Do not make the cookies too big, or they will spread into one another.) Dot each dough ball with a few of the remaining chocolate chips.
- Bake until cookies are lightly golden in the middle and slightly darker around the edges, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from oven, and let cool on baking sheet for a few minutes. Transfer to a wire rack, and let cool completely.
Notes
- You will have more consistent results baking the cookies one sheet at a time, but if you'd like to use two racks, set the racks in the centermost positions, and bake the cookies for 12 to 14 minutes, rotating the pans top to bottom and front to back midway through.
- Make-Ahead/Freezing Instructions: The cookie dough can be frozen for up to 3 months. To freeze, roll the dough into balls, let set on a baking sheet in the freezer for about 1 hour, then place in a sealable bag and press out as much air as possible. Bake as needed directly from the freezer. (Allow 1 to 2 minutes longer in the oven.)The baked cookies will keep in an airtight container at room temperature for up to one week, or frozen for up to 3 months.
Nutrition Information
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I usually at least like your recipes and this one purport to be a Tate’s copycat, but I cannot think of anything further from the truth. Honestly, I thought these cookies tasted pretty much like the original Toll House recipe. I followed it to the tee and it came out nowhere near Tate cookies in terms of texture. Don’t get me wrong, it is a decent cookie, but I was looking for a true copycat. (I did have to add 2 minutes to each batch) I think it would help if the oven temp was more like, say, 385° and to start with fully melted butter. In addition, I would reduce the flour to 2 cups. I am going to try that on my next batch and see if that helps.