Chocolate Chip Sugar Cookies (Slice & Bake)

Chocolate chip sugar cookies are an easy to bake sweet treat! Using the slice and bake method also means they’re a make-ahead time saver.

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This is the time of year when my mind starts churning with different ideas for holiday cookies and bars. These snickerdoodles without cream of tartar are by far my most popular cookies recipe, and my family and I LOVE these stamped brown sugar shortbread cookies. That being said, I have so many other recipes that deserve a chance! Like these chocolate chip sugar cookies.

I mean come on, sugar cookies! How can you not love this sweet buttery treat? I love to make rolled cut-out sugar cookies (for example, these sugar cookies with sprinkles ). For this version I’m using the slice and bake method.

If you’re not familiar with slice and bake cookies they are such a time saver, especially during the holidays! To make slice and bake cookies just make your cookie dough, roll it into a log shape, and then refrigerate or freeze it until needed. When you want fresh cookies, simply preheat the oven, slice discs from the cookie dough log, and bake them! SO EASY.

I use mini chocolate chips for this recipe, which are available in the baking aisle of most major grocery stores. I love mini chocolate chips for baking because they take up less real estate than regular chips, but the chocolate flavour still comes through. Minis are also easier to stir into thicker mixtures like cookie dough!

If you’re feeling extra fancy, make a batch of whipped cream cheese frosting or Nanny Burke’s buttercream to frost the cookies before serving.

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Ingredients

• Light Corn Syrup—Also called clear or white corn syrup, I always add light corn syrup to sugar cookies. It adds an extra chewiness to the cookies that I love.
• Mini Chocolate Chips—Take up less space than regular chocolate chips and don’t overpower the sugar cookies the way larger chocolate chips will. If you can’t find them, I recommend substituting finely chopped chocolate of your choice.

Step-By-Step Instructions

Place the sugar and butter in the bowl of a stand mixer. Use the whisk attachment on medium-high speed to mix together until the butter is pale and fluffy, about 3 to 4 minutes. Stop the mixer once halfway through mixing and scrape down the sides of the bowl.

While the butter and sugar are mixing, add the egg, milk, light corn syrup, and vanilla to a small bowl. Use a fork to whisk everything together until smooth, and the egg is well mixed in.

Add the egg mixture to the butter and continue to whisk on medium-high until well combined.

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Use a fine mesh sieve to sift the flour into the mixing bowl, then add the baking powder, salt, and mini chocolate chips.

Switch to the paddle attachment. Mix the cookie dough on low speed until a soft dough forms and it clears the sides and bottom of the bowl.

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Dump the cookie dough out onto a work surface and divide it roughly into two. Use your hands to roll each portion of dough into a log-shape about 2 inches (5 cm) in diameter.

Wrap each cookie dough log in plastic wrap. At this point you have two choices:

1. Chill the cookie dough logs in the refrigerator for a minimum of one hour, and up to one week, and bake as needed.
2. Freeze the cookie dough logs for up to one month and bake as needed.

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Optional Step

To help prevent the bottoms of your cookie dough logs from flattening in the fridge or freezer, try storing them in empty paper towel tubes.

Use scissors to carefully cut the paper towel tubes from one end to the other, lengthwise. Store the cookie dough logs in the fridge or freezer inside the tubes.

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To Bake Chocolate Chip Sugar Cookies

Preheat the oven to 350ºF (180ºC) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Remove a cookie dough log from the fridge or freezer. Use a sharp knife to carefully (especially if frozen!) slice the log into as many ¼-inch wide rounds as you need.

Place the cookie dough slices on the prepared baking sheet with some space around them. I can fit up to 15 cookies on a large baking sheet since the cookies don’t spread much.

Place the cookies in the preheated oven and bake them for 10-12 minutes, or until the edges are lightly golden.

Use a small offset spatula or a regular spatula to immediately transfer the cookies from the baking sheet to a wire rack to cool.

Notes & Tips

If you don’t have or want to use light corn syrup you can omit it completely, however, this will change the final texture of the cookies.

Because this recipe uses mini chocolate chips, I think the dough could work for cut out cookies if you’d rather. See my sugar cookies with sprinkles post on how to do this.

If you don’t own a stand mixer you can use a hand mixer or even make the cookies by hand. Just be sure to mix the butter until it is pale in colour and fluffy, and stir the flour and chocolate chips in by hand with a wooden spoon or rubber spatula.

If You Don’t Want To Make Slice And Bake Cookies

An alternative to storing cookie dough logs is to just bake the cookies outright and store them in the freezer. To do this, wrap the cookie dough logs in plastic wrap and chill them in the fridge or freezer for a minimum of one hour.

• Remove the plastic wrap, slice the cookies, and proceed with baking as per the recipe instructions.
• Once cool, store the cookies in a large zipper-top plastic bag. The cookies will keep on the counter for up to five days, in the fridge for up to one week, or in the freezer for up to one month.

Substitutions

I haven’t made this recipe with dairy-free butter or milk, but I think they would both work.

Light spelt flour can be substituted for all-purpose flour at a 1 to 1 ratio.

Change out the mini chocolate chips for mini M&Ms, finely chopped chocolate, Skor toffee bits, or anything else you like! Keep in mind, smaller items are easier to mix and to slice.

More Easy Cookie Recipes

Matcha Chocolate Chip Cookies
Lemon Poppy Seed Shortbread Cookies
Lavender Sugar Cookies With Earl Grey Glaze
Chocolate Peppermint Crinkle Cookies
Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

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