Levain Bakery-Style Super-Thick Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

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Rich, buttery, and giant chocolate chip cookies, loaded with crunchy walnuts or pecans.

By Stella Parks

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Updated on September 28, 2025

How to Make Giant, Levain-Style Chocolate Chip Cookies

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A low proportion of sugar relative to flour reduces spread, keeping the cookies thick.

A high proportion of mix-ins helps thicken the dough.

Blending chocolate chip styles creates a more dynamic flavor.

Overnight refrigeration hydrates the flour, again helping the cookies stay thick.

Having conquered Tate's-style thin and crispy chocolate chip cookies, I felt compelled by Newton's law to create an equal and opposite reaction: Levain Bakery-style thick and chonkin' chocolate chip…