Paradise Bakery Style Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
So, I found a recipe a while back and played with it to get what I wanted. The recipe I came up with is a copy cat recipe for Paradise Bakery chocolate chip cookies. I changed it up a little and made it just a little less sugary sweet than the original Paradise Bakery cookies, but still oh so chewy and huge and so close to the real thing! I love the Paradise Bakery cookies, but, sometimes I find them just a little too sweet. My hubby loves these ( a big win as he is very picky about cookies, and says these taste a lot like the real thing!)
They come out a little crispy on the edges and caramelized soft in the middle if you watch the cooking time, just like the real thing! So delicious!
Read on for the Copy Cat Paradise Bakery Cookie Recipe
So, I will go through it here step by step with photos and there will be the actual recipe also at the bottom if you prefer to just get to the point.
This is a half batch and can be doubled for a full batch. I will post the doubled recipe at the bottom so you don't have to calculate it all out. * * Also, I live in high altitude about 6000 feet, so this recipe is for high altitude. I will post anything that should change for normal altitude to the right, which I think is only the baking soda * *
Half batch Paradise Bakery Style Cookies
Makes about 10 HUGE cookies
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Dry ingredients in one bowl:
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda (* 3/4 tsp. baking soda)
1/2 teaspoon pink Himalayan sea salt
In second bowl:
1 stick butter, softened (melted slightly but not fully)
3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons packed dark brown sugar
1/3 cup pure sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons pure real vanilla extract
Use fork or spoon to mix flour, baking soda and salt together.
Add egg to the sugar mixture til mixed fully about 30 seconds, but, do not overbeat. You don't want it to be over fluffy.
Add the flour mixture to the sugar mixture and mix completely about 60 seconds. This mixture will be thick, almost like a dough.
Add the chocolate chips and mix into the batter evenly with fork or spoon.
Scoop cookies onto cookie sheet. Use a 1/4 cup measuring cup for each cookie. If you fill each scoop full, you will get about 10 giant cookies even if you nibble a little at the dough.
I used an 18 inch pizza pan and was able to get 6 cookies on the sheet.
Bake for about 11 minutes or so at 375 degrees. Watch them, if you want them to stay soft in the middle like the real ones. They will appear just a little undercooked. Once they cool, they will be a little crispy on the edges and sort of caramelized in the middle like the real ones. Absolutely delicious!!
Half batch Paradise Bakery Style cookies
1/2 cup flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda (3/4 tsp. baking soda)
1/2 tsp. pink Himalayan salt
1 stick butter, slightly melted but not completely
3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
1/3 cup pure sugar
1 large egg
1 1/2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
In a medium mixing bowl, beat brown sugar, pure sugar, vanilla and butter til just mixed, about 30 seconds. Add egg and mix for about 30 seconds til mixed.
I separate bowl mix flour, baking soda and salt. Add dry mix to wet sugar mix. Mix until completely mixed but not over mixed. Will be sort of like dough. Add chocolate chips and mix with fork or spoon til mixed.
Place 1/4 cup scoops of dough onto cookie sheet. Bake 11-13 minutes or so at 375 degrees. Watch so they don't over bake. Otherwise they will not be soft caramelized in the center like the real ones.
Full batch Paradise Bakery Style Cookies (makes approximately 20 huge cookies)
1 cup flour
1 tsp. baking soda (1 1/2 tsp. baking soda)
1 tsp. pink Himalayan salt
2 sticks butter, slightly melted but not completely
1 1/2 cups plus 4 tablespoons dark brown sugar
2/3 cup pure sugar
2 large eggs
3 tsp. pure vanilla extract
2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
(Follow same instructions above)
