Hey everyone!!! Christmas has almost arrived at our doorstep. Now it’s time to say goodbye to workload and celebrate the magic of Christmas by decorating the Christmas tree and of course with lots of food. It’s like a trend to bake different types of cookies and bread before Christmas. The whole house gets warm due to baking during these chilly days. Every house smells delicious with the joy of Christmas. These gooey white chocolate chip cookies could be a perfect treat for these festive days. If you are a real white chocolate fan, then you are at the right place and I am sure you are not going to get disappointed at all.
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About the recipe
Tips and Suggestions
How to make white Chocolate Chip Cookies (step wise photos)
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About the recipe
Soft and chewy white chocolate chip cookies are one of the most popular and celebrated cookie recipes during the festive season. These cookies are perfectly sweet, soft, chewy and loaded with white chocolate with the flavour of vanilla. There is no formal way to have these delectable delights but still, it is mostly relished with a glass of milk or with a cup of coffee.
In this preparation, the white chocolate chip cookie dough is prepared with all-purpose flour, butter, egg, brown sugar, sugar, vanilla extract and white chocolate chips. Then the dough is divided into small portions and baked till crispy brown edges occur.
I am very fond of different types of cookies and biscuits since my childhood. I still remember how my Dad used to bring different ranges of cookies from shops and bakeries for me. Still, I have the habit of munching something sweet in my free time and white chocolate chip cookie is my all-time favourite. I used to have it by dunking them in warm milk during my school days. I just loved to have it that way. Now the warm glass of milk has changed to a hot cup of coffee, but my habit of having those cookies are still the same.
I have never tried any recipe for cookies before coming to the UK. But after coming here, I have seen baking cookies and biscuits at home are one of the regular activities, especially during winter. Following the same trend, I started my journey of baking cookies at home. During this journey, I have realised one thing very clearly that cookie recipe homemade gives much more satisfaction than the market-bought ones.
There are thousands of white chocolate chip cookie recipes that are easily available over the internet. It’s not an easy task to pick one recipe which will perfectly match the availability of your ingredients and the kitchen equipment. But still, I have tried my level best to keep the recipe as simple as possible with the simplest ingredients. I must say this recipe for white chocolate chip cookies is a perfect cookie recipe for the novice.
I am the kind of person who always run behind perfection and try to learn from mistakes. Nothing has changed for this recipe as well. I have no shame to accept that I have tried this recipe three times and on my third attempt, it matched my expectation level.
These gooey white chocolate chip cookies have got crispy edges and are soft, fluffy and light from the centre. The cookies have got the perfect thickness along with perfectly balanced sweetness and chewiness.
The exciting part of preparing any homemade cookie recipe is that the control is completely in your hand. You can prepare it small, medium or large according to your preferred size. You can bake it till soft or crispy according to your own preferences.
White chocolate chip cookies are very simple and easy to make. It requires very limited ingredients which are easily available in any supermarket or store. The best part of preparing the cookie recipe is that it gets prepared very quickly without investing much time and effort. In fact, it can be doubled or tripled in quantity and prepared in large batches too. These cookies could be a perfect companion for small tea parties or kitty parties.
White chocolate chip cookie recipe with step-by-step photos and instructions have been provided in the ‘Instructions’ section of the recipe. I have included all the tips and tricks below to make the recipe easier for you. If you follow the steps precisely then you will surely stop buying these cookies from outside.
Tips to prepare perfect white chocolate chip cookies
- Always use soft butter at room temperature for soft cookies. Don’t use melted butter for the recipe.
- Use all the ingredients at room temperature.
- Use a combination of brown sugar and caster sugar for the perfect texture of the cookie. Brown sugar adds chewiness to the cookies.
- Add both baking powder and baking soda to make the cookie light and fluffy.
- Don’t skip vanilla extract from the recipe. It enhances the flavour of the cookie.
- After preparing the cookie dough, it is very important to refrigerate it for at least 30 minutes to get thick and soft cookies. If you don’t refrigerate the dough then the cookie will spread further during the time of baking and the thickness will be very less.
- Place the cookie dough at least 2 inches away from each other during the time of baking. Keep space to let the cookie spread during the time of baking.
Ingredients for white chocolate chip cookies
All-purpose flour: One of the primary ingredients of any cookie recipe.
Brown sugar and caster sugar: I have used both brown sugar and caster sugar for the recipe. Both are equally important for the recipe.
Brown sugar is a combination of molasses into refined white sugar. It adds chewiness to the cookie. I have used light brown sugar for the red velvet cookie. Caster sugar adds sweetness to the cookie and balances the texture.
Butter: Another most important ingredient for the cookie recipe. I have used unsalted butter at room temperature for the recipe. If you are using salted butter then skip salt from the recipe. It makes the cookie soft and fluffy.
Egg: Eggs help to bind all the ingredients and help to prepare a perfect cookie dough. It adds softness to the cookie.
Vanilla extract: Vanilla extract cuts the pungent odour off the eggs and it enhances the flavour of the red velvet cookie recipe.
Baking powder and baking soda: Both baking powder and baking soda are used as raising agents which help to make the cookie recipe light and fluffy. Always check the date of the baking powder and baking soda before use.
Salt: Little bit of salt enhances the flavour and balances the taste of the cookie. If you are using salted butter then you can skip salt from the recipe.
White chocolate chips: It complements the taste, texture and flavour of the red velvet cookie.
How to make white chocolate chip cookies?
To prepare the white chocolate chip cookies, it is very important to use all ingredients at room temperature. First, measure all the ingredients to keep everything handy.
Then take all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt, one by one and sieve it into a mixing bowl. Mix all the ingredients with a fork or wired whisker.
Take the butter (at room temperature) into a large mixing bowl. Add brown sugar and caster sugar, one by one onto the bowl. Mix the contents till creamy in texture with a hand mixer at medium speed.
Add an egg and mix it well for half a minute with a hand mixer. Then add vanilla extract into the mixture and combine it well.
Now, add the all-purpose flour mixture into the butter-sugar mixture in small portions and combine it slowly with a spatula.
In the end, add the white chocolate chips and combine them well. Preserve 2 tablespoons of white chocolate chips for later use. Cover the whole mixture with cling film and refrigerate it for an hour.
Take the cookie dough out from the refrigerator and pinch out 1½ tablespoons or around 30 grams of dough from it. Roll the portion inside your palms and make a sphere. Repeat the same process and make 30 grams spheres with the rest of the cookie dough.
Place 9 spheres at a time on the parchment paper-lined baking tray. Keep at least 2 inches of space between each sphere to let it spread during the time of baking.
Then transfer the baking tray into the middle of the preheated oven at 180°C/160°C Fan for 10-12 minutes. I always like it crispier from the edge and soft at the centre.
If you like soft chocolate chip cookies, then you can bake them for a lesser time around 10 minutes. But if you like extra crispy and crunchy biscuits then bake them for longer around 12 minutes.
Take out the tray from the oven and very carefully transfer the baked cookies to wired racks to let them cool down for 5 minutes. Then insert some chocolate chips into each soft cookie to look beautiful. Allow the cookies to cool down completely before storing them. The extra chocolate chips which are added at the end may take some extra time to get set.
Many cookie recipes have already been shared in my previous posts. You can check a few of them like
Chocolate chip cookies without brown sugar
Red velvet cookies
Coconut cookies
Jeera cookies
..And Many more…
Ingredients:
1 cup = 250 ml
- 1½ cups all-purpose Flour
- ¼ teaspoon Baking soda
- ¾ teaspoon Baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon Salt
- 115 grams or ½ cup unsalted Butter
- ½ cup light brown Sugar
- ¼ cup caster Sugar
- 1 Egg
- ½ tablespoon Vanilla extract
- 1 cup white chocolate chips, preserve 2 tablespoons for later use
Instructions:
- Take a large mixing bowl and place a sieve. Add 1½ cups all-purpose flour, ¾ teaspoon baking powder, ¼ teaspoon baking soda and ¼ teaspoon salt, one by one and sieve the dry ingredients. Mix all the ingredients with a fork or wired whisker and keep it aside.
- Take another mixing bowl and add 115 grams or ½ cup of soft Butter into it.
- Pour the ½ cup light brown sugar and ¼ cup caster sugar into the mixing bowl and mix it with the help of a hand mixer. Mix all the ingredients evenly at medium speed till it becomes smooth and creamy. Scrap the sides and bottom with the help of a spatula when required.
- Add 1 egg into the bowl and mix it at medium speed for another 30-45 seconds.
- Add ½ tablespoon vanilla extract and mix it well.
- Add the all-purpose flour mixture (Step 1) in 2-3 batches to the butter-sugar mixture and combine it slowly to an even mixture with the help of a rubber spatula.
- Preserve 2 tablespoons white chocolate chips for later use and add the rest of the white chocolate chips into the mixture and combine it well.
- Cover the cookie dough with a plate or cling film and refrigerate it for an hour.
- Take the baking tray out. Measure and cut parchment paper and place it over the tray.
- On the other hand, preheat the oven to 180°C/160°C Fan/Gas 4.
- Take the cookie dough outside after 1 hour and pinch out 1½ tablespoons or around 30 grams of dough from it. Roll the portion inside your palms and make a sphere. Repeat the same process and make 30 grams spheres with the rest of the cookie dough. Note: If you like large shaped cookies then take out the dough accordingly with a spoon and shape it round with your hands. The baking time may vary due to the difference in the size of the cookies.
- Place 9 spheres at a time on the parchment paper-lined baking tray. Keep at least 2 inches of space between each sphere to spread during the time of baking.
- Place the baking tray in the middle of the preheated oven and bake it for exactly 10 minutes. Note: If you like soft cookies, then you can bake them for lesser time, around 8 minutes. But if you like extra crispy and crunchy biscuits then bake them for longer around 12 minutes.
- Take out the tray from the oven.
- Transfer the baked cookies very carefully to wired racks to cool down for 5 minutes. Then insert some chocolate chips into each soft cookie to look beautiful. Allow the cookies to cool down completely before storing them. The extra chocolate chips which are added at the end may take some extra time to get set.
- Store the cookies in an airtight container.
Serving Instruction
You can serve the white chocolate chip cookies warm or after cooling down. But, I must say a warm cookie straight from the oven with a glass of cold milk is complete bliss. Serve the white chocolate chip cookies recipe with a cup of tea or coffee and enjoy this homemade delight.
How to store white chocolate chip cookies?
The biggest trouble occurs while storing the delicious white chocolate chip cookies because it disappears so quickly. The best way to store it is in an airtight container at a cool dry place for up to 3 days.
Ingredients
1 cup = 250 ml
- 1½ cups all-purpose Flour
- ¼ teaspoon Baking soda
- ¾ teaspoon Baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon Salt
- 115 grams or ½ cup unsalted Butter
- ½ cup light brown Sugar
- ¼ cup caster Sugar
- 1 Egg
- ½ tablespoon Vanilla extract
- 1 cup white chocolate chips, preserve 2 tablespoons for later use
Instructions
- Take a large mixing bowl and place a sieve. Add 1½ cups all-purpose flour, ¾ teaspoon baking powder, ¼ teaspoon baking soda and ¼ teaspoon salt, one by one and sieve the dry ingredients. Mix all the ingredients with a fork or wired whisker and keep it aside.
- Take another mixing bowl and add 115 grams or ½ cup of soft Butter into it.
- Pour the ½ cup light brown sugar and ¼ cup caster sugar into the mixing bowl and mix it with the help of a hand mixer. Mix all the ingredients evenly at medium speed till it becomes smooth and creamy. Scrap the sides and bottom with the help of a spatula when required.
- Add 1 egg into the bowl and mix it at medium speed for another 30-45 seconds.
- Add ½ tablespoon vanilla extract and mix it well.
- Add the all-purpose flour mixture (Step 1) in 2-3 batches to the butter-sugar mixture and combine it slowly to an even mixture with the help of a rubber spatula.
- Preserve 2 tablespoons white chocolate chips for later use and add the rest of the white chocolate chips into the mixture and combine it well.
- Cover the cookie dough with a plate or cling film and refrigerate it for an hour.
- Take the baking tray out. Measure and cut parchment paper and place it over the tray.
- On the other hand, preheat the oven to 180°C/160°C Fan/Gas 4.
- Take the cookie dough outside after 1 hour and pinch out 1½ tablespoons or around 30 grams of dough from it. Roll the portion inside your palms and make a sphere. Repeat the same process and make 30 grams spheres with the rest of the cookie dough. Note: If you like large shaped cookies then take out the dough accordingly with a spoon and shape it round with your hands. The baking time may vary due to the difference in the size of the cookies.
- Place 9 spheres at a time on the parchment paper-lined baking tray. Keep at least 2 inches of space between each sphere to spread during the time of baking.
- Place the baking tray in the middle of the preheated oven and bake it for exactly 10 minutes. Note: If you like soft cookies, then you can bake them for lesser time, around 8 minutes. But if you like extra crispy and crunchy biscuits then bake them for longer around 12 minutes.
- Take out the tray from the oven.
- Transfer the baked cookies very carefully to wired racks to cool down for 5 minutes. Then insert some chocolate chips into each soft cookie to look beautiful. Allow the cookies to cool down completely before storing them. The extra chocolate chips which are added at the end may take some extra time to get set.
- Store the cookies in an airtight container.
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