Last weekend my husband went to Costco for a dog bed. He came home with a dog bed and something else — a giant Costco chocolate chunk cookie! He ordered it from the Costco food court on his way out. They “baked it up fresh” so it was served warm, but he brought it home for sampling so we sampled at room temperature. Heres a photo of an actual Costco food court chocolate chip cookie. It weighed exactly 165 grams or just a little over 5 ½ oz.
Viral Costco Food Court Cookie Copycat Recipe
So after trying an actual Costco cookie, I tried the viral copycat recipe. This ones from Jordan, a Costco shopper who had a beef with the staff about his membership card. Actually, several little issues with the store which he talks about on his TikTok, and as the story goes, an employee gave him the cookie recipe as a gesture of goodwill. Jordan lists the ingredients as flour, baking soda, salt, butter, sugars, corn syrup, molasses, eggs and vanilla. Im not so sure how true any of this is, but its a cute story.
So I made the chocolate chip cookie copycat using the ingredients from Jordan and the cookies were good! They are delicious cookies, but definitely not the same as the real Costco cookies. First, the homemade cookies were golden and a little too domed and cakey. It will be different from kitchen to kitchen, but when cookies are domed cakey it usually means theres a little too much egg. So I altered the recipe a bit and got much better cookies! Theyre still not quite the same as Costcos, but they are really good. The outsides are crunchy, insides are soft and they are not cakey once cooled. I think theyre even better if you freeze and thaw, which makes them perfect for bake sales.
Heres my spin on the recipe. The small batch is below and the large batch is in the card. Compared to the original, I used less flour, less egg, more vanilla and more salt. I also used Land o Lakes butter because its whiter than some other brands and as mentioned, I was going for brown and not gold.
Quick note about the flour. Its best to weigh it. Depending on which brand you use and how its stored, the volume could be anywhere from 3 to 3 ½ cups. I used 210 grams for the small batch and 420 grams for the large batch.
Costco Chocolate Chip Cookie Story
The backstory is that the giant chocolate chip cookies, or to be more accurate “chocolate chunk”, were Costcos replacement for their churros. There have been rumors that the churros are coming back and that the cookies are being removed, but it seems this was temporary and only at select stores. I think some stores were having trouble with the dough and that they needed to re-work it a bit to adjust for altitude. In any case, our store had the right dough because the cookies were terrific.
Our carry-home cookie was room temperature, so the edges were very crunchy and the center was soft but not mushy. For flavor, we thought we detected a little malt, and a fruity hit of something akin to a Tootsie Roll. And the cookie had loads of chocolate. Some people think its too much chocolate. My thought is that if you are eating the cookies warm and the chocolate is melted throughout, it might seem like too much. If the cookie is room temp and the chocolate has set, its just right. If you make the copycat cookies at home you can use however much chocolate you like.
Quick & Easy: Kirkland Signature Walnut Chocolate Chip Cookies
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How do you make a Costco sprinkle Cookie copycat?
A Costco sprinkle cookie copycat that is every bit (and more) as chewy, delicious, and fun as the original. Preheat the oven to 350° F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat. Set aside. Cream together the butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy. Add in the egg, corn syrup, vanilla extract and butter extract.
Can you make chocolate cookies from Costco?
Alternatively, you can also chop up chocolate bars. The original cookies from Costco’s food court do not have any mix-ins but you can add pecans or walnuts if you like. A mix of white chocolate chips or milk chocolate chips are other variations you could try. Make room in your freezer for your baking tray.
How do you make copycat Costco food court cookies?
Bring the deliciousness home with this easy recipe for Copycat Costco Food Court Cookies! 2 cups chocolate chips or chocolate chunks mix of semi-sweet/bittersweet or use your favorite. Make room in your freezer for your baking tray. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper (not wax) or grease your sheet well. Melt your butter and let it cool.
How are Costco chocolate chip cookies made?
The cookie dough is baked into a large round and cut into wedges after cooling. Sometimes the dough is iced with a buttercream frosting. Costco Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe has become a large seller for Costco as stores typically sell five million of these cookies per year.