Chocolate Chipless Cookies (2024)

With just 8 ingredients, you'll love these easy and chewy Chocolate Chipless Cookies! A rich brown sugar vanilla cookie everyone will love. This tried and true dough is chilling-optional prior to baking, so you can have a batch made in no time. It's nothing but cookie in my tasty no-chocolate chip treats.

Chocolate chip cookies are kind of my thing, in fact I've even won an award for my classic Chocolate Chip Cookies and they are still a top favorite among my family and friends.

Now I am quite a chocolate lover, but I got to thinking what if I made them without the chocolate chips...all I'll say is the recipe is genius.

These chipless treats are buttery, soft, chewy and have a lovely caramel flavor. Plus, the dough doesn't need any chilling time so you can make a batch in less than 30 minutes. All 8 ingredients are probably in your pantry right now - it really is the perfect recipe for a beginner baker.

I can never say no to cookies, they're just the ideal treat any day of the week. Some of my other favorite chocolate chip cookie recipes have walnuts, or if you need a small batch of treats rather than a bunch I've got the solution for you too!

Why This Recipe Works

But why? If you are a fan of my award winning chocolate chip cookies, you might be wondering why folks like them without chocolate chips!

Here's the deal: Chocolate chip-less cookies are packed with delicious, simple flavors! That's why the cookie is a great vehicle for chocolate and other bits and bobs.

Leaving the chocolate out of a chocolate chip cookie lets the butter, caramelized sugars, and vanilla sing.

These treats are essentially brown sugar and butter cookies, because those are the flavors that really stand out. It's a tasty bite, and perfect with a glass of milk, or cup of tea.

Ingredients For Chocolate Chip Cookies Without Chocolate Chips

• All-purpose flour: Creates the structure of the cookie. Don't pack your flour into the measuring cup. Fluff or sift before spooning and measuring.
• Baking soda: The chemical leavening that helps the cookies rise, and creates a soft, chewy texture.
• Salt: I use a fine sea salt here so it disperses well in the recipe. I like Redmond Real Salt for it's flavor and fine texture.
• Unsalted butter: Using unsalted butter allows you to control the flavor of the cookies and adds to the natural, delicious butter flavor.
• Light brown sugar: Brown sugar adds delicious flavor and helps create the soft, chewy texture for the cookies. Lightly pack the brown sugar into your measuring cup.
• Granulated sugar: This adds sweetness and structure to the cookies.
• Eggs: Use a large egg for the perfect measurement. It can be cold or room temperature.
• Vanilla extract: I love the flavor of Casa Bella Vida vanilla, but you can also use your own to bring out the caramel flavors in the cookies.

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How To Make Chocolate Chipless Cookies

Here are a few easy steps to making chocolate chipless cookies. It's a basic cookie method so you'll find success.

1. Heat the oven to 350ºF. I like to let an oven thermometer heat in the oven for at lease 30 minutes to make sure it is the right temperature.
2. Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt in a bowl and set aside.
3. In a separate mixing bowl, cream together the butter and sugars. Add eggs and vanilla and mix. Add eggs and vanilla and mix. Add the flour mixture, a little at a time, and mix.
4. Place 2-tablespoons-sized balls of dough on parchment-lined baking sheets about 2-inches apart.
5. Bake until golden around the edges and just set in the center, 10 to 12 minutes. Don't overcook! They continue co*king on the pan out of the oven. Let cool slightly (if you can wait) and remove from pan.

Tara's Tip: You can portion the dough with a handy cookie scoop. Place on a parchment lined baking sheet and bake. No melty chocolate, or overpowering flavors to mess with your vanilla-scented, buttery cookies.

Chilling Chipless Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough

Like classic chocolate chip cookies, this dough may also benefit from chilling before baking.

While this recipe will turn out absolutely delicious without chilling, you'll see a slight difference in texture if you do.

The texture of the dough changes when chilled due to the flour being able to absorb some of the moisture from the eggs and butter. This expands the molecules and makes them almost like a gel in the dough.

This creates a more chewy, dense cookie when baked. The edges don't crisp quite as much because much of the butter fats are now absorbed rather than melting out of the dough quickly.

If you choose, you can chill your dough for an hour or up to 3 days.

Chocolate Chipless Cookies Expert Tips

You'll find these cookies are super simple to make. They are an extra special treat for folks who with there was more cookie to a chocolate chip cookie!

• Don't over bake the cookies. Let the just-done cookies rest on the baking sheet for a few minutes to finish cooking out of the oven to produce chewy cookies.
• Measure flour properly. Fluff or sift your flour before spooning into your measuring cups.
• Cream butter and sugar correctly. Mix until the combination is lightened and creamy.
• Chill the dough as desired. This recipe works right away or after the dough is chilled.
• Use a cookie scoop for uniform size. You can make large or small cookies, but using a cookie scoop ensures they will all bake the same.

Storage & Freezing

General storing: Baked cookies without chocolate chips can be stored airtight at room temperature for up to 3 days. To warm them, microwave them for 8 to 12 seconds.

Freezing: Place the cooled cookies in an airtight freezer bag and store for up to 1 month. Allow to thaw at room temperature and serve. Alternatively, you can warm them in a 300ºF oven until warm and gooey.

Variations

If you do want to add delicious mix-ins to your dough, I have a few suggestions! Try adding 1 ½ to 2 cups of the following to the cookies:

• Toffee bits
• Chopped nuts
• Raisins or currants
• Chopped dried apricots
• Dried cranberries
• M&M candies

More of the best cookies in the world

• Honey Cut Out Cookies
• Blossom Cookies with Cashew Butter and Chai Spice
• Black Sesame Chocolate Chip Cookies
• Crunchy Pecan Cookies
• Pistachio Lace Cookies
• Chocolate Marshmallow Cookies

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