Hey, friends, it’s time for another reader-requested post from the survey I ran a while back. After requests for posts on meal planning (I wrote two), and where to buy small-batch baking tools, the third most popular request was for multi-use recipes. Again, this one surprised me! Choose your-own-adventure-type recipes weren’t even something I’d thought about adding to the blog, but now that so many of you have said something, I totally get it. Having options is fun, so get hyped because today’s recipe gives you at least three.
One Giant Cookie, Three Ways
Yes, this is one big, beautiful cookie, and it’s ready and able to be customized any way you want it. The base recipe is a modified version of my ever-popular Small-batch Chocolate Chip Cookies, so it’s all the great things about that recipe, quick, zero prep needed, and DELICIOUS. Only this one is about six inches wide. Hold up your hand, spread out your fingers, and that’s about how big this cookie is. It’s the perfect size for two people to bake and nibble on all afternoon or to share warm out of the oven for dessert. See Also: One Peanut Butter Cookie for Two Drop cookies like this can be made with endless variations because it’s just a matter of choosing mix-ins and seeing how much you can pack into a single cookie, but today, to get you started, I’m sharing three.
One Chocolate Chip Cookie
The first option is your Classic Chocolate Chip Cookie. It’s LOADED with chocolate chips, the edges are crispy, and the center is gooey. It must be eaten with a tall glass of cold milk and it’s pretty perfect. You can’t go wrong with a classic. Moving on.
One Triple Chocolate Cookie
Option two is for all the chocoholics out there, a Triple Chocolate Cookie. A little cocoa powder in the dough turns the cookie base chocolate, and to offset its slightly bitter richness, you add two different types of chocolate chips, semi-sweet and bright and creamy white chocolate. It tastes a bit like a cross between a cookie and a brownie, and as with cooking brownies, undercooking it just a bit for extra chocolate gooeyness is highly recommended.
One Caramel and Sea Salt Chocolate Chip Cookie
And finally, option three gets just a little classier, chocolate chips plus caramel and some crunchy sea salt. It’s classic chocolate chip goodness with an added caramel chew and salty sophistication. It’s kind of a must.
Ingredient Notes
An egg yolk: Because this is a super small-batch recipe, you just need one yolk. For ideas on what to do with the leftover egg white, check out my post What to Do With Leftover Egg Whites (I recommend a small batch of frosted sugar cookies!!). Butter: Either salted or unsalted butter will work in these cookies. If using salted butter, cut the salt in the recipe by half.
How to Make One Chocolate Chip Cookie
Other Variations
Make your own: To create your own cookie variation, mix in up to 1/4 cup of mix-ins like chopped chocolate candies, nuts, or dried fruit. S’mores cookie: Go check out my S’mores Cookie recipe for instructions on how to smash a s’mores inside of your chocolate chip cookie. It’s so good!! Chocolate chip cookie sundae: Make the cookie of your choice, and while it’s still warm and gooey, top it with ice cream and chocolate sauce, hot fudge sauce, or peanut butter sauce and whipped cream.
Can I make this into multiple cookies instead of one big one?
Yes. You can divide the dough in half and make two smaller cookies. Reduce the baking time to 9 to 12 minutes.
Can I just use a whole egg in this recipe?
No!! Sometimes people tell me they’ve used an entire egg when a recipe calls for just a yolk or an egg white, and sometimes it works fine. DO NOT do that with this recipe. It will be far too much liquid and you will end up with a cookie puddle.
Can I double this recipe?
Go for it. The recipe doubles with no preparation changes needed. To change the recipe yield, hover over the serving size in the recipe card below or click if you’re on mobile, and slide the slider.
Recipe Notes
To avoid having to split a whole egg, this cookie is made with a single egg yolk. If you are sensitive to the taste of egg yolk in baked goods, you can replace the egg yolk with 1 tablespoon of a whisked whole egg.
More Small-batch Desserts
Buckeye Brownie Cookies Hot Chocolate for One Easy Kettle Corn Small Chocolate Cake
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