Chocolate chip cookies… are always a GOOD idea, these Chocolate Chip Cut Out Cookies are rolled out and cut with cookie cutters and can be made into ANY shape you want.
I made them into hearts, simply because I LOVE chocolate chip cookies and hearts!
Chocolate Chip Cut Out Cookies
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Does everyone love Chocolate Chip Cookies like I do?
I love them so much I thought it would be fun to make them heart shaped!
This Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe makes Soft and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies!
They are so delicious hot out of the oven.
I’m not even going to tell how many I had to sample to see if I really liked them. After the first few, I still wasn’t sure….good thing I made plenty!
These are so fun, you can make them in any shape you prefer, which makes them great for parties and such.
In the post you’ll find the recipe I use to make Chocoalte Chip Cookies CUT OUT!
Can you decoate these cookies?
Yes, go right ahead and add some icing or frosting to make these extrta pretty!
If you want you can ice them here is my GLAZE ICING posts
- How to ice cookies without a piping bag
- Glaze Icing
- How to ice cookies with a piping bag
- AND this post on using buttercream frosting
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These just may be the cutest chocolate chip cookies ever!
How do you keep coockies from losing their shape?
That answer lies all in the recipe. Some recipes work well, while others don’t. I often show you step photos so you can see the cookies a few times, to know what they exactly look like. I have MANY Cookie posts and lots of cut out cookie reicpe to show you that you can use cookies cutters and the cookies WILL hold their shape when baked.
These cookies don’t need icing, they are super cute all on their own.
THESE are AMAZING!
Make a batch today and share or hide them to enjoy them all yourself!
Keep scrolling after the recipe for more tips, recipes and how to posts I have on cookies.
You can easily change of the flavor of these cookes by adding other chips too
like… Peanut Butter Chocolate Chips Cut Out Cookies or Mint Chocoalte Chip Cut Out Cookies, both would be totally delicious!
- ⅓ cup melted butter (salted)
- 2 cups brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 3 eggs
- 2-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 3 cups flour
- 3 cups chocolate chips (mini chips)
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Stir butter and brown sugar and together, then add vanilla and eggs on at a time, beat until each is incorporated.
- Add baking powder and flour, mix well. Add chips and blend.
- Flour your surface and roll out dough or roll dough between 2 sheets of wax paper.
- The chips do make it more challenging to roll the dough, but it will come together easily to be cut into shapes.
- Cut with a cookie cutter and bake on parchment lined baking sheet for 10 minutes.
- Allow cookies to cool completely before stacking.
If you LOVE hearts, you’ll love this post filled with TONS of heart-shaped recipes HERE.
I have LOTS of posts on all types of cookies, be sure to check them out. (links below)
- cookie tips guide https://www.createdby-diane.com/cookie-tips
- how to bake perfect cookies https://www.createdby-diane.com/2017/09/how-to-bake-perfect-cut-out-cookies.html
- Easy Cut Out Cookies https://www.createdby-diane.com/2011/07/sugar-cookie-recipe.html
- Cookie Dough Recipe that holds it’s shape https://www.createdby-diane.com/2011/07/sugar-cookie-recipe.html
- Soft Sugar Cookies and Frosting https://www.createdby-diane.com/2017/05/soft-sugar-cookies.html
- How to ice cookies with a piping bag https://www.createdby-diane.com/2017/07/how-to-ice-cookies-with-a-piping-bag.html
- Brush on glaze icing https://www.createdby-diane.com/2014/08/lemon-italian-cookies-with-lemon-icing.html
- resources, recipes, items, and instructions for baking perfect cookies https://www.createdby-diane.com/2017/09/how-to-bake-perfect-cut-out-cookies.html
- royal icing recipe https://www.createdby-diane.com/2013/10/royal-icing-googly-eyes.html
If you like chocolate chip cookies, you will LOVE THIS!
addy says
Hi!
You think if I add almonds would they still work?
Diane says
yes 🙂 that sounds yummy
Emma Vogelsang says
These cookies were different than the average chocolate chip cookie. Me and my family did enjoy them very much though. I made some homemade icing to put on them and it was the perfect touch!
nikki says
these cookies are the perfect chocolate chip recipe that I have been looking for thanks 🙂
carolina says
awful. they were not cooked and gooey and just gross. also, the directions don’t day anything about the vanilla?!!!!??? i did everything it said and reread the directions and ingredients about 5 times… 🙁
Diane says
Sorry the recipe didn’t work for you. It has for me many times without trouble. If you feel you followed the instructions and you cookies were undercooked, I typically suggest checking your oven temperature with an oven thermometer. You can always bake them longer or at a slightly higher temperature (375)
Diane says
I used unsalted butter and just added a little salt. I used half milk and half semi sweet chocolate chips. I didn’t roll the dough, I patted it out so I didn’t want to add too much flour. 10 minutes was the perfect time for my oven – gas. I had very soft butter for the first batch which made 46 cookies with a heart cutter that is 2 1/4 inches wide at the widest part of the heart. These don’t spread as much as my Toll House recipe so maintained the heart shape much better. I’m going to try melted butter for the next batch. I’m freezing them for the traditional cookie table at western Pennsylvania weddings which will be in Denver June 4 for our first daughter’s wedding!
Tyler says
maybe you didn’t add vanilla extract…? the person who created the recipe didn’t necessarily add that; it’s probably a helpful ingredient
Diane says
This recipe calls for 2 teaspoons of vanilla. These cookies taste great!
Kerry says
Hmm… I’m having to cook mine longer as well, but they are delicious. Maybe my cookie cutter is larger. Is it two cups packed brown sugar? They taste so good I’m willing to play around with the recipe until it comes out.
Diane says
Hi, baking time and temperature will depend on each individual oven. I believe the cookie cutter I used is 2 1/2 inches across the widest part of the heart, it’s not a large cutter. Yes, two cups of packed brown sugar. Try baking just two cookies at a time in the center of a cookie sheet if you need to adjust something, it will save you from “testing” on a whole tray.
Kaila says
Was thinking of making these for a kids valentine party at school. How many cookies, does this
recipe make? Thank you Kaila
Kaila says
Was thinking of making these for a kids valentine party at school. How many cookies, does this
recipe make? Thank you Kaila
Kaila says
How many cookies, does this recipe make? Want to make for valentine kids party. Thanks kaila
Diane says
I believe it made 36 cut cookies in this size.
Lilian says
Hi
When you say vanilla can I use vanilla extract?
Diane says
Yes, use vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste.
Emma says
what size cookie cutter should be used?
Diane says
you can use any size cookie cutter you’d like, the cutter I use is 2 3/4 inches across the widest part of the heart.
Sarah says
I tried this recipe and it is a keeper. This recipe is great if you desire a chocolate chip cut out cookie! Pick any cut out shape you like! The hearts turn out really cute! The dough is tough so don’t be tempted to add anything to it or fix it some way. At first it seems 3 cups of chocolate chips is too much- won’t mix into the dough. However although the dough is tough, once you roll out – dough has the consistency of clay – and all those morsels can be worked in. I used a combination of morsels – white, miniature, and medium sized semisweet. I really like this recipe because you don’t have refridgerate the dough (wait) to make them. I wanted to add nuts, but I was making these for the youth movie night and some have nut allergies, so I had to leave them out. These turned out just like the posted picture. I hope this review encourages others to give this recipe a try!
Enjoli says
Followed the recipe to a T! Dough doesn’t seem firm enough to roll and cut out. Any suggestions?
Diane says
Try a small portion and roll it out, if the dough seems too soft add a bit of flour, like a tablespoon at a time. This dough is not overly firm, it should roll smoothly (with the exception of the bumps that the chips give it) If more flour worked well, add more flour to the rest of the dough. Flour will make the dough firmer, but will also make the cookie dryer if you add too much, so add sparingly.
Jessica says
I want to make this recipe, but I don’t want 36 cookies. If I try to cut the recipe in half, should I add one egg, or two eggs?
Diane says
cutting down cookie recipes
If you need to “cut an egg in half” meaning the original recipe calls for 3 eggs, you’ll then need 1 1/2 eggs.
If you add one egg, you will have a dryer cookie, if you add 2 eggs you will have a wetter batter and the cookies can then spread more and puff up more than normal.
Mix the egg you need to cut in half a large egg is 3 tablespoons, then scoop out 1 1/2 tablespoons of the mixed up egg to use in the recipe.
Some recipes are more sensitive than others to cutting down and adding more, baking is a science and the proportions are important.
Other alternatives:
make the whole batch of dough and freeze 1/2 to baking another time, scoop it out onto cookie sheets then freeze for an hour then place in a zipper freezer bag, roll the dough into a log and wrap in wax paper then a zipper bag and freeze and then slice to bake round cookies later. Keep the dough in the fridge to bake in an 8” or larger pie plate or cake pan as a large cookie cake.
Chrissy Pimentel says
These turned out absolutely perfect. I used 1 1/2 cups of white chocolate chips and 1 1/2 cups of milk chocolate chips. I used plenty of flour turned out on the table and on my rolling pin. I rolled the flour to the tickness the full sized chips would allow. Using a star shaped cookie cutter I easily made 48 cookies. I still had a little pile of scrap dough after I re-rolled out and stamped out the second batch of 24. This was just your average .99 christmas cutter. It isn’t very big but I wouldn’t call them small cookies either.
Seraphim says
I want to make these using a woodland animals cookie cutter set. Do they hold their shape well? Or donthey expand a lot? (For example: Would the deer antlers become blobs?) Thank you! I can’t wait to try these!
Diane says
Since these have chips in them a smaller detailed cutter would not work so well. This cookie recipe does swell a little but I have a sugar cookie recipe that does not spread and is great for detailed cookie cutters, you could possibly add mini chocolate chip to the dough, it’s hard to cut small cookie cutter with chips in the dough if you haven’t done it before. or you could dunk the back of the cookies in chocolate if you’d like. https://www.createdby-diane.com/2011/07/sugar-cookie-recipe.html.
Jess says
What flour does this use? Self raising or all purpose? Thanks
Diane says
All purpose flour
Rina says
Can I replace the melted butter for oil?
Diane says
I have not made cookies with oil, and butter and oil are different compounds and I’m not sure how they will turn out, my thought would be they would be too oily, but if you do try it, let me know how they turn out. I also feel cookies taste really delicious when made with butter vs other items such as shortening. So if you want the best tasting cookies my choice would be to use butter.
Boo karat says
“Stir the butter and sugar together” means literally mixing the 2 together or creaming it? Does it need to be light a fluffy kind or just stirred? Thank in advance
Diane says
I do cream them together.
Boo karat says
Also 350 degreee as in the C or F ? Thanks!
Alisha Ross says
Never thought to put roasted tomatoes into a salad, but of course it goes so well with the roasted squash. I added roasted beets since I had some. Don’t have pine nuts; subbed pecans. For the dressing, I didn’t have orange/juice and the stores don’t yet have frozen or fresh cranberries, so I reconstituted dried with hot water. Made my own balsamic dressing with a bit of Dijon mustard. Added strips of grilled tempeh (I’m really not obsessed with protein, but just wanted to use it up).
Rose Martine says
I enjoy trying new dishes to serve my family. This looks absolutely delicious.
Katie says
I am planning on using this recipe however 3 eggs seems like a lot, I usually use 2. Do you think 2 is enough?
Katie says
Also, do the cookies loose any of their shape in the oven as choc chip tends to spread? If so, do you recommend putting the shapes in the refrigerator before baking?
Diane says
I haven’t had any trouble with the cookies losing their shape at all. They come out just like photographed in the post. I didn’t refrigerate the dough before baking. You could always bake a couple to be sure that everything will work out for you by placing two or three in the middle of a baking sheet.
Katie says
Okay! Yes I will test a few out, but if you say that they hold shape then that is great
Thank you!
Diane says
I’m sure using two eggs will be fine.
Katie says
Oh no! I have tried a few out and they have spread into blobs! They haven’t held their shape at all :/
Diane says
I’m not sure why, since the butter is melted they typically don’t spread. My suggestions are that you’re sure your oven holds the temperature (do this by using an additional oven thermometer about $3 at walmart, and put it in the oven to be sure it’s holding accurate temp. This is often a problem, if your oven goes high, then cools off you’ll have to adjust for that in baking) Be sure you’re using heavy-duty baking sheets, they bake well, cookies tend to spread really quickly on thin cookie sheets. There are my favorite https://amzn.to/2vu0t71 I have the nonstick versions as well. Bake in the middle to upper portion of your oven as most ovens are hotter on the bottom.(I bake my cookies one rack above center) I have lots of tips on baking cookies here https://www.createdby-diane.com/2018/11/cookie-baking-must-see-posts.html, Be sure you measured everything correctly, add more flour if needed to firm up the dough, be sure to roll the dough thick enough so it won’t spread, thin cookies spread fast. I roll 1/4″-3/8″ for cut out cookies and yes I use dowels so I’m sure they aren’t thinner.