With hundreds of rave reviews here and on Pinterest, this Crumbl Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe is one you don’t want to miss! Loaded with milk chocolate chips and no-chill dough, these cookies are soft, chewy, and just like the bakery version. Plus, I’ve included expert tips and high-altitude adjustments to make sure they come out perfect every time.
Reader Carina says, “Best chocolate chip cookie ever! My teens and hubby are always begging me to make these!”
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This Crumbl Cookie Recipe is the best ever!
These are hands-down the best Chocolate Chip Cookies! This Crumbl Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe is the most popular on my site, and it’s become a go-to for countless families. I’ve baked this recipe more times than I can count, and it’s always a huge hit with friends and family—they’re constantly asking for more!
With thousands of people making and saving this recipe, and hundreds of comments shared here and on Pinterest, you’ll find plenty of tips and feedback from bakers who love them. I reveal the secrets to avoiding flat cookies and share other expert baking tips to help you achieve perfectly thick, bakery-style cookies every time. I’ve made sure this recipe is as foolproof as it gets!
I’ve also included adjustments for high-altitude bakers so your cookies turn out just right, no matter where you live. Whether you’re new to baking or a seasoned pro, this recipe is sure to become a favorite in your home too!
Made these last night after having some Chocolate Chip Cookie from Crumbl this week and wanted more. This is amazing and tastes the same as the original. Absolutely perfect! Can’t thank you enough.
Dian
Why You Will Love This Crumbl Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe!
- That delicious, store-bought taste without ever having to leave the house!
- Easy to freeze and sure to please, these are great to prepare in bulk.
- Big or mini, this Crumbl cookie recipe works for both bite-sized and giant treats!
Copycat Crumbl Cookie Ingredients
- Butter | Use high quality, real butter, nothing soft, straight from the fridge; I use salted. Unsalted butter may also be used, just add ¼ – ½ teaspoon of salt.
- Brown Sugar | I used packed light brown sugar, I did not test with dark brown sugar! If you try it let me know how it worked!
- Granulated Sugar | I used organic cane sugar, white sugar may be used as well
- Eggs | We’ll use large, room-temperature eggs, if you forgot, submerge eggs in warm (not hot) water for 5-7 minutes.
- Pure Vanilla Extract | Again use a quality vanilla here, I love Rodelle Vanilla
- All-Purpose Flour | I used unbleached organic all purpose flour
- Corn Starch | This is my secret ingredient, gives the flour a “cake flour” like texture
- Milk Chocolate Chips | What sets apart Crumbl Chocolate Chip cookies from the rest? They don’t use the traditional semi-sweet chocolate chips.
Get the full recipe in the recipe card below.
How to make Crumbl Cookies at home
Preheat your oven to 375° F (190° C) and position your rack in the middle of the oven.
Line a cookie sheet (half sheet pan) with parchment paper for the best results, I usually use 3 cookie sheets.
Step 1 | Beat (cream) butter and sugar
In a standing mixer, beat the softened butter until light and fluffy 2-3 minutes. Add both sugars and continue beating until creamed and smooth, between 3-5 minutes, scraping down the sides of the bowl about halfway through.
(You may use a hand mixer, but I believe a stand mixer does better creaming the butter and sugars here).
Add eggs one at a time, mixing on medium speed, 1 minute per egg — then mix in the vanilla. Again, be sure to scrape the sides of the bowl to mix the ingredients completely.
Step 2 | Combine dry ingredients
In a medium bowl, combine the dry ingredients; flour, baking soda, corn starch and salt and whisk well to combine.
Reduce the mixer to the lowest speed and slowly add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients, a little at a time. Mix just until combined and there are no more visible streaks of flour. For the best results DO NOT OVERMIX if you want chewy, soft cookies.
Add the chocolate chips. You can either fold them in by hand or use the lowest setting on your mixer.
Step 3 | Form cookie dough balls
For true copycat Crumbl Chocolate Chip Cookies, scoop out a heaping ⅓ cup of cookie dough (4.2 ounces/117 grams if you are geeky like me) and pinch the dough ball in half, turning the top off upside down on top of the bottom of the half, jagged side up.
Place cookie dough ball 2-3 inches apart on prepared baking sheets. I used a large cookie scoop.
To make Mini Crumbl Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe (aka normal cookie sizes) see the instructions below.
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Sorry about that! Can we change the text in this one to this: This is a no chill cookie recipe, however; if your dough is really really soft, due to heat, humidity, butter was too soft; then I suggest chilling the cookie dough in the refrigerator for 10-20 minutes before baking.
Bake for 10-12 minutes, and not a minute longer! The cookies should be just barely golden at their edges and slightly firm in the center. Leave them to cool on the pan for 10 minutes, then move them to a wire rack to finish cooling.
Crumbl Cookies Recipe Variations & Substitutions
Use all-natural cane sugar, if possible. It’s less processed and has a delicious, more caramel flavor. You will, however, need to beat the mixture longer to give the coarser grains time to dissolve. It’s worth it!
If you want treats that look like they just came from the bakery, press a few chocolate chips into the top of the cookies while they cool.
Try different combinations of baking chips such as semisweet, dark, white chocolate chips, peanut butter or butterscotch for a different flavor!
I love adding a sprinkle of flaky sea salt to the tops of my chocolate chip cookies, check out these giant pan banging chocolate cookies!
High Altitude Crumbl Cookie Recipe Adjustments
- Reduce brown sugar to 1 cup, packed
- Keep granulated sugar at ½ cup
- Add 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour to the 3 cups
- Proceed as directed, watch your timing in the oven
How to Make Crumbl Mini Chocolate Chip Cookies
What Crumble calls “mini” I call a regular sized cookie, these cookies are about 2.5 inches in diameter and are just perfect.
Using a medium cookie scoop, scoop a generous portion of cookie dough and place on a parchment lined baking sheet, no need to split the cookie in half for these.
Bake, about 8-9 minutes in a 375°F (190° C) oven, remove let cool on pan 10 minutes before removing to cooling rack.
Copycat Crumbl Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe Tips
- Don’t use any buttery blends in this Crumbl cookie recipe! Use real butter, no shortening, and you’ll get perfect cookies every time.
- Remember: if your butter is soft when refrigerated, it’s a blend! The higher the quality of butter (higher fat content and less water), the better these giant cookies will turn out. I used a European grass-fed butter.
- The original Crumbl cookies are served warm. Reheat for 10-15 seconds in the microwave before serving for that ooey-gooey texture or pop back on a cookie sheet in a preheated 350°F (175° C) oven for 3 minutes to soften.
- To avoid excessive spreading when the dough bakes, be sure to pinch the cookie in half and invert the jagged part on top of the bottom as shown in the pictures.
- For these cookies it is really important that your oven be at the correct temperature. If you are unsure, as many ovens run a little hot or cold, use an oven thermometer to determine if your oven runs hot or cold and adjust accordingly.
- Split the cookie dough in half | be sure to use the split the cookie dough ball in half, placing the jagged side up method! This will ensure that the cookies do not spread too much, keeping with the classic Crumbl thick cookies.
- Crater Method | I have had success creating a crater by pressing a large round tablespoon into the top of the cookie dough ball slightly. I like the look and texture of the jagged edge cookie better.
- Use quality ingredients; do not use self-rising flour and I have not tested with bread flour or whole wheat flours; I recommend a quality unbleached AP flour. If you have cake flour, you may substitute half of the all-purpose flour with cake flour and OMIT the corn starch.
Crumbl Cookie Recipe FAQs
They absolutely do! Once baked, they can be stored in the freezer for up to 3 months. Be sure to use an airtight container or storage bags. Thaw to room temperature or serve warm by popping onto a cookie sheet for 3-5 minutes in a 325 degree F oven.
You can also freeze the dough balls. Portion it out before freezing to make it easier when it’s time to bake. Allow to thaw most of the way in the fridge before baking, then bring them to room temperature for about 20 minutes before baking.
YES! Each giant cookie is actually 4 servings or ¼ of a cookie per serving. With this recipe, you can make them any size that you’d like. You’ll get either 12 of the traditional large size or 24-32 regular sized cookies.
This is a no chill cookie dough recipe, however; if your butter is low quality or was too soft to begin with you may benefit from chilling the cookie dough. When you allow it to cool, the fats in the dough cool and solidify. This will keep the cookies from spreading too much while they bake, keeping them full and chewy!
Once baked, however, they are fine to keep at room temperature in a sealed container on the counter.
A serving size for a crumbl chocolate chip cookie is ¼ of a cookie, each quarter is 140 calories, half a cookie is 280 calories and a full cookie is 560 calories. Which is why these cookies were made for sharing. Sharing is caring! 🙂
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Equipment
- KitchenAid Classic Stand Mixer
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter room temp, salted or unsalted (2 sticks)
- 1 ¼ cups light brown sugar packed, *high altitude reduce to 1 cup
- ½ cup granulated sugar I used organic cane sugar, stays the same for high altitude
- 2 large eggs room temperature
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour add 2 tablespoons for high altitude
- 2 teaspoons corn starch
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 ¼ teaspoons kosher salt add ¼ teaspoon if using unsalted butter
- 2-3 cups milk chocolate chips I used 1 ½ 11.5 oz pkg Ghirardelli
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375° F (190° C) and position your rack in the middle of the oven. Line a cookie sheet (half-sheet pan) with parchment paper for the best results, I usually use 3 cookie sheets.
- Beat the softened butter until light and fluffy, about 1 minute. Add both sugars and continue beating until creamed and smooth, between 3-5 minutes, scraping down the sides of the bowl about halfway through. (You may use a hand mixer, but I believe a stand mixer does a better job creaming the butter and sugars here)
- Add eggs one at a time, mixing on medium speed, 1 minute per egg — then mix in the vanilla. Scrape the sides of the bowl to mix the ingredients completely.
- In a medium bowl, combine the dry ingredients; flour, baking soda, corn starch and salt and whisk well to combine.
- With mixer on low speed, add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients, a little at a time. Mix just until combined and there are no more visible streaks of flour. For the best results DO NOT OVERMIX if you want chewy, soft cookies.
- Add the chocolate chips. You can either fold them in by hand or use the lowest setting on your mixer.
- Scoop out a heaping ⅓ cup of cookie dough (4.2 ounces/117 grams if you are geeky like me) and pinch the dough ball in half, turning the top off upside down on top of the bottom of the half, jagged side up. Place cookie dough ball 2-3 inches apart on prepared baking sheets. I used a large cookie scoop.
- This is a no chill cookie recipe, however; if your dough is really really soft, due to heat, humidity, too soft or water of butter, then I suggest chilling the cookie dough in the refrigerator for 10-20 minutes before baking.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes, and not a minute longer! The cookies should be just barely golden at their edges and slightly firm in the center. Leave them to cool on the pan for 10 minutes, then move them to a wire rack to finish cooling.
- Store cookies in airtight container on counter. May be frozen up to 3 months. To freeze dough balls, place dough balls on tray and flash freeze for one hour until firm, then transfer to an airtight container and freeze up to 3 months. Bring dough balls to room temperature before baking.
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Notes
- Reduce brown sugar to 1 cup, packed
- Keep granulated sugar at ½ cup
- Add 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour to the 3 cups.
- Everything else stays the same.
- For a bakery-style treat, press a few chocolate chips into the top of the cookies while they cool.
- Try different combinations of baking chips such as semisweet, dark, white chocolate chips, peanut butter or butterscotch for a different flavor!
- I love adding a sprinkle of flaky sea salt to the tops of my chocolate chip cookies, check out these giant pan banging chocolate cookies!
- Don’t use any buttery blends in this Crumbl cookie recipe! Use real butter, no shortening, and you’ll always get perfect cookies. The higher the quality of butter (higher fat content and less water) the better these giant cookies will turn out. I used a European grass-fed butter.
- The originals are served warm. Reheat for 10-15 seconds in the microwave before serving for that ooey-gooey texture or pop back on a cookie sheet in a preheated 350°F oven for 3 minutes to soften.
- To avoid excessive spreading when the dough bakes, be sure to pinch the cookie in half and invert the jagged part on top of the bottom, as shown in the pictures.
- If your kitchen is too warm, your butter too soft, your cookies may spread more, it might be smart to chill the dough for 30 minutes before baking.
Nutrition
Jamie
These are a staple cookie in our house now, thanks to your recipie!
Question, can I make the dough the night before and refrigerate it until the morning when I need to bake them? Or are they better fresh dough to oven?
100% you can Jamie!! I do that often. Make sure they come to “roomish temp” before baking. Tho I always believe cookie dough is best fresh you can easily get away with this. Sometimes if they are a little too cold they’ll take a little longer in the oven. So keep an eye on them. Btw I also bake and freeze them after they’ve cooled. If you want warm cookies. Pop them into a cookie sheet and reheat for 2-3 minutes in a 350 degree oven.
Jordan
Hi! I just need to reach out and tell you that your milk chocolate chip cookie recipe saved my life lol my kiddo was diagnosed with celiac in 2023 and I completely failed at making gf chocolate chip cookies until that recipe. The swap for flour never fails and occasionally I change my mix ins to mix it up and it has been a fool proof recipe ever since I’ve found it. I just need you to know that! We’ve had so much fun with this recipe and we enjoy these cookies regularly at home! So thank you for sharing! 🩷
This warms my heart, Jordan so sorry about your kiddo having celiac, but grateful this recipe has helped! 🥰
Kay
I love to bake and have made soooo many different types of chocolate chip cookies. I follow this recipe to a T. My family cannot get enough of these! My friends think I am so talented! 😉
Wahoo! I believe you are talented Kay!! Thanks for your kind comment!
Nora
As always the best chocolate chip cookie. I have made your receipe many times. It is the best.
Awe, Nor, thank you so very much!
Anne Thompson
I love the flavor of these but I cannot get them to not spread. I’ve refrigerated them for 20 minutes & even tried to make them into balls & refrigerated overnight. This week I tried substituting half of the
AP flour with cake flour. What am I doing wrong?
Hi Anne, sorry you are experiencing that. So the usual culprit’s to over spreading are over mixing your dough, developing the glutens too much. Your oven is too hot, or your pans are hot. It also could be incorrect flour measurements. Are you by any chance using a liquid measuring cup to measure your flour? Because they aren’t accurate for dry measures, as a standard measuring cup. Also are you using real butter vs a blend? And cheaper butters also have more water content in them. All of those things could contribute to spreading. Hope that helps. Kathleen.
PEB
It works! 12 minutes to the best CCC ever. I was a bit skeptical about 1/3 cup of dough for such a short baking time. These cookies are delicious, silky, soft and crunchy all at the same time. Music to my mouth 😋 Thank you for sharing. Will definitely make these again!
I love this PEB!! Music to my mouth! That’s an awesome visual!!
Paulette
Awesome! Soft inside with a bit of crunch on the outside! I sprinkled a bit of Kosher salt on the top before baking. My husband, kids and grandkids LOVE them! I am definitely sharing this recipe with family and friends!
You are the best, Paulette. Thanks for your sweet comment and referral!
Cecilia
Best cookies l ever had.
Hi praise, Cecilia! Thank you!!
Meredith
This was a really good recipe. Pretty darn close to crumble. Appreciate you sharing!
So appreciate your sweet comment, Meredith! Thank you. 😊
Kimberly Lucier
I just have a question..
If i’m using unsalted butter do i need to use a total of 1 teaspoon and a half??
thank you =)
Hi Kimberly, I’m currently traveling so cannot see the recipe, but just add an additional ¼ teaspoon of salt to any recipe when using unsalted butter.
Kimberly Lucier
All good, thank you for your reply =)
Tina
I never knew they were “crumbl”brand cookies. However your recipe Rocks. I have compared but this IS how I love my chocolate chip cookies 🤤
So glad you loved them, Tina!!
Elaine
My Grands – all 5 – swore I bot these at the Crumbl Store. Excellent and easy to make! Thanks for the recipe. I’ve made so many of yours. I am always confident they will fill the void.
Elaine, THANK YOU!! Your kind words bless me and it warms my heart knowing this brought joy to you and your grandchildren!
Anbey
Made these this morning in the smaller size… delish made half without nuts and half with nuts yummy!!!
I love it!
Jennifer
So easy and delicious!
So glad you liked them Jennifer! Thanks!
Lauren
this is the cookie recipe I use everytime I want to make the best chocolate chip cookies! My family always compliments the recipe, and my husband begs me to make them!! I did have a question regarding storage (sorry if I missed this)! I am planning to make these for Christmas gifts by wrapping them in a cellophane treat bag – how long will these last before they “go bad”? Thanks!
Thank you so much Lauren!! Here’s what I would do, get them in the cello bags and tie them nice and tightly, then if you have room, place in a freeze baggie and freeze and pull out a couple hours before gifting them. Just on the counter, they will probably last just 2-3 days, but you could also put them in their cello bags and then put the bags in a larger airtight container that should help them last a bit longer. Happy baking and gifting!
Michael Zuchowski
I have struggled to find a chocolate
Chip cookie recipe that yields soft and chewy cookies. This one was a success. I’ve made them 2x now. Once with chocolate chips and the second with English toffee pieces . Both turned out amazing!
I love reading this Michael!! Love your English Toffee twist!!
Samantha
These are incredible!!! I made them and everyone loved them! Really great recipe if you love soft, chewy chocolate chips. So happy I found this. Thank you!
Thank YOU so much, Samantha!
Marcela
Hola buenas tardes. Serías tan amable de enviarme las recetas en medida de Grs
Hello, good afternoon. Would you be so kind as to send me the recipes with measurements in grams?
Hola, buenas tardes, Marcela. ¡Gracias por tu mensaje! Hay un botón para cambiar a medidas métricas justo debajo de los ingredientes. Al activarlo, verás las cantidades en gramos. 😊
Por favor, avísame si necesitas más ayuda. ¡Feliz cocina!
Hello, good afternoon, Marcela. Thank you for your message! There is a toggle for metric measurements right below the ingredients. When you activate it, you’ll see the quantities in grams. 😊
Sarah
I followed the high altitude recipe, used Guittard milk chocolate chips, and made giant sized and mini cookies. In other words, “Perfection.” No more spending money at Crumbl because I can bake Crumbl at home. 😉 🙂 Thank you Kathleen.
Thank you so much,Sarah, I so appreciate you taking the time to write a kind comment. So glad you love them.
Kat
This recipe is easy and excellent. The best cookies I have ever made of this type , not your TH cookies, way better and easy!!
Thanks so much Kat!! What a sweet compliment!
Ellen
Definitely the Best ♥️
Thank you so much Ellen!!
Nancy
These cookies are delish, but I don’t think they taste like the Crumbl version.
So glad you liked them, sorry they didn’t meet your expectations. 😢
Shirley
Followed the recipe but my dough was very soft. I rolled them then chilled them for about an hour. Then baked at suggested temperature. The cookies spread. I took the pan out and placed a bowl over each cookie to reshape and then continued baking. Baked for about 15 minutes total. Then I reshaped again when they came out of the oven. Delicious but I’m not sure why they’re spreading. Please help!
I’m so sorry that happened. There are usually a couple possible culprits here:
Too little flour, with our American measuring cups, believe it or not there is not a specific standard, which can make it hard to get just the right amount. Did you use a stand measuring cup or maybe a liquid measuring cup — I know some people use them for measuring dry ingredients, but they are not the same as a dry measure cup. Also, are you positive you put all of the flour in, I’ve had a couple friends and readers say they came out too soft and realized later that they forgot to put the last cup of flour in. I’ve done that myself a time or two when I get interrupted as I’ve counting, this is another way that measuring your flour using a scale can really help.
Butter was too soft, but that should have been taken care of when you chilled them, so I’m betting it was the amount of flour. Also did you use real butter, not a blend of any kind? Some of the less expensive butters, add water to them and this can also cause the dough to be too soft.
In the future if they are that soft, even after chilling, add a few more tablespoons of flour to the batter until it’s more cookie batter texture.
Another culprit can be your oven was too hot, causing the butter to melt too quickly, I keep an oven thermometer in mine to keep an eye on things. Many ovens run 25° hot or cold.
Sarah Sutton
Have you ever made 1.5 of your recipe or double the amount you make at one time? If so is it best to just double everything in the recipe?
Yes, in fact I just made double the recipe the other day. Make sure your mixer is a workhorse! LOL! It’s definitely a lot. And no, I didn’t make any changes! Let me know what you think!
Mindy
Loved them as my entire family did!
So happy to hear that, Mindy! Thank you!