Honey Chocolate Chip Cookies

Soft and chewy chocolate chip cookies on a pink background.

Sugar makes the texture of chocolate chip cookies so perfect, but now I've tested and created the best chocolate chip cookies without white or brown sugar - you can use honey!

Prep Time16

Cook Time14

Fridge time2

Total Time2 30

Servings: cookies

Author: Danika Vanderpyl

Equipment

1 cookie scoop
2 baking sheets

Ingredients

½ cup butter softened (280 grams)
½ cup honey runny
1 egg yolk
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 teaspoon molasses

Dry Ingredients

1 ½ cups flour (280 grams) (I like to use half whole wheat and half white flour, either work)
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon corn starch
½ teaspoon sea salt
½ cup chocolate chips

Instructions

In a mixing bowl, stir together the butter and honey until smooth and creamy, with no flecks of butter remaining. Add the egg yolk, vanilla, molasses, and stir.
In another bowl, mix the flour, baking soda, cornstarch, and salt with a whisk. Then add this to the butter mixture along with the chocolate chips. Mix well; the dough will be quite soft. Place the dough in the fridge for 2 hours or overnight
Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Take the cookies out of the fridge and roll the cookie dough into balls and slightly press them down on the cookie sheet.
Bake for 10 minutes, then take the cookies and on a pot holder bang the pan down on the counter 5-10 times, releasing any built-up air in the cookies. They will still look soft. Let them sit on the baking sheet for another 5 minutes to harden.

Notes

Baking from frozen: You can freeze the dough and have it on hand to bake up fresh cookies. Scoop the dough into balls, freeze them on a tray, then transfer to a bag or container. When ready to bake, place frozen dough balls straight onto a baking sheet (no need to thaw) and just bake 2-3 minutes longer than in the recipe card.

Storing and freezing: Baked cookies keep well in an airtight container at room temperature for 3–4 days, or in the freezer for about 6 months (after that their taste will change!)

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