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July 29, 2022 By Julia Pinney 2 Comments

Milk Chocolate Chunk Cookies

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Who can resist delicious Milk Chocolate Chunk Cookies? These are a thick chewy cookie filled with milk chocolate pieces. A great make ahead treat for the kids!

Close up of chocolate chunk cookies.
Milk Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Chocolate Chip Cookies and their variations like Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies have been around since forever and ever.  I think everyone probably has their own favourite recipe so this is nothing new or exciting.  And even if you have your own special recipe that you love so much, you should take a look at these Milk Chocolate Chunk Cookies. They won’t disappoint!

Cookies on a cooling rack with a glass of milk.
Milk Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Ingredients

  • Butter – this recipes uses unsalted butter at room temperature
  • Sugar – I used a mix of brown sugar and granulated white sugar for these cookies
  • Dry ingredients – Plain flour (all purpose, salt and baking soda
  • Eggs – one egg at room temperature
  • Chocolate – I used a Nestle milk chocolate bar and cut it into small chunks
  • Flavourings – vanilla extract

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Ingredients to make milk chocolate chunk cookies.
Ingredients to make Chocolate Chunk Cookies

instructions

  1. Preheat oven – Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line two baking trays with parchment paper.
  2. Combine dry ingredients – In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
  3. Make cookie dough – In a large mixing bowl beat the butter on high speed for a minute or so. Add the brown sugar, granulated sugar, egg and vanilla. Beat until mixture is combined, scraping sides of bowl occasionally. Stir in flour mixture until combined. Fold in chocolate chunks.
  4. Mound onto baking trays – Drop dough by rounded teaspoons 2 inches apart onto the parchment paper lined baking tray.
  5. Bake – Bake for 8 – 10 minutes minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Remove from oven and place the baking pan on a wire rack.
  6. Cool and store – Let cool a few minutes before transferring the cookies to a wire rack. Once cooled completely can be stored in an airtight container for about a week.
Combining ingredients in a glass bowl to make cookie dough.
Combine the sugar, butter, eggs and vanilla
Cookie dough in a glass bowl.
Mix cookie dough
Milk chocolate chunks with cookie dough.
Add Milk Chocolate Chunks
Cookie dough in a glass bowl.
Fold chocolate chunks into cookie dough
Cookie dough on a baking tray.
Mound cookie dough onto a baking tray
Baked chocolate chunk cookies on a baking tray.
Bake the cookies between 8 – 10 minutes

Recipe Notes

  • Use room temperature ingredients – this will always result in better cookies. If butter is cold, it won’t incorporate into the dough well enough so make sure the butter is at room temperature before using.
  • Know your oven – remember, all ovens vary in temperatures. So, keep an eye on your cookies when they bake as they may bake a little quicker or take a little longer.
  • Working in a warm kitchen – if your kitchen is really warm, it’s best to chill the cookie dough before baking. Really warm cookie dough will result in the cookies spreading quit a lot when baked.
  • Remove from oven just before you think they are done baking – yes! the cookies will firm up as they cool. The cookies should look a little underdone and still wobbly when you remove them from the oven.
A stack of milk chocolate chunk cookies.
Milk Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Substitutions and Variations

  • Milk chocolate chunks – If you don’t have milk chocolate, you can use any kind of chocolate you like. Dark or white chocolate would also work for this recipe. alternatively, you could even use chocolate chips.
  • Add nuts – you can easily add pecans (like my Pecan Chocolate Chip Cookies), walnuts or macadamia nuts to these cookies.
  • Make the cookies big – if you like big cookies, you can adjust the amount of cookie dough and make larger cookies. Just keep in mind, the baking time will be a bit longer for larger cookies.
A stack of milk chocolate chunk cookies.
Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Frequently asked Questions

Can you substitute chocolate chips for chocolate chunks?

Yes you can. Generally chocolate chips and chocolate chunks are interchangeable in recipes. The main difference being that chocolate chunks are generally larger.

How do you cut chocolate chunks for cookies?

The best way to cut a chocolate bar is to lay it on a large cutting board. Using a large knife cut it into strips. Then cut horizontally to form small chunks.

Do you always need to chill cookie dough?

It really depends on the type of cookie dough you are using and how warm your kitchen is. For these cookies, you do not need to chill the dough unless your kitchen is really warm. Chilling cookie dough prevents the cookies from spreading too much.

A stack of chocolate chunk cookies
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A stack of milk chocolate chunk cookies.
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Milk Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Who can resist delicious Milk Chocolate Chunk Cookies? These are a thick chewy cookie filled with milk chocolate pieces. A great make ahead treat for the kids!
Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time8 mins
Total Time18 mins
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: North American
Keyword: chocolate, cookies
Servings: 36 cookies
Calories: 150kcal
Author: Julia Pinney

Ingredients

  • 1 Cup butter
  • 3/4 Cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 Cup white granulated sugar
  • 2 Cups flour
  • 2 Cups milk chocolate chopped
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • ½ teaspoon salt
US Customary – Metric

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line two baking trays with parchment paper.
  • In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
  • In a large mixing bowl beat the butter on high speed for a minute or so. Add the brown sugar, granulated sugar, egg and vanilla. Beat until mixture is combined, scraping sides of bowl occasionally. Stir in flour mixture until combined. Fold in chocolate chunks.
  • Drop dough by rounded teaspoons 2 inches apart onto the parchment paper lined baking tray.
  • Bake for 8 – 10 minutes minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Remove from oven and place the baking pan on a wire rack.
  • Let cool a few minutes before transferring the cookies to a wire rack. Once cooled completely can be stored in an airtight container for about a week.
Nutrition Facts
Milk Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Amount Per Serving (1 cookie)
Calories 150 Calories from Fat 81
% Daily Value*
Fat 9g14%
Saturated Fat 5g31%
Cholesterol 18mg6%
Sodium 112mg5%
Potassium 45mg1%
Carbohydrates 18g6%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 12g13%
Protein 1g2%
Vitamin A 164IU3%
Calcium 9mg1%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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  1. Dagmar says

    August 3, 2022 at 1:50 pm

    5 stars
    Made these yesterday, love the milk chocolate in them. Thanks for a great recipe

    Reply
    • Julia Pinney says

      August 5, 2022 at 11:03 am

      Really happy you enjoyed the recipe. Thanks for the feedback.

      Reply

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