These Copycat Starbucks Chocolate Chip Cookies are a great homemade version of one of your coffee shop favorites! They taste just like the real deal but you will save time and money by making them at home.
I’m a huge fan of making Copycat Recipes at home and I love sharing them with my readers. While I have a few other Starbucks copycats like this Copycat Starbucks Banana Bread and Copycat Starbucks Rice Crispy Treats, I’ve only recently tried their cookies.
We had a particularly hard day of travel to see some family and everyone got one of their chocolate chip cookies (cookies make everything better, right?). There was so much traffic and bad weather, we all really need a pick me up! The cookies worked like magic and they are so good. My kids immediately asked me if I could make a copycat version when we got home.
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❤️ Why you’ll love this recipe
- Taste and texture: These cookies are soft and chewy, sweet, with a hint of nuttiness just like the real deal. They’re not too thin and not too thick just like the ones at Starbucks.
- Easy to make: Nothing complicated here! There’s also no need to chill the dough either.
- Simple ingredients: You can easily make these copycat cookies with pantry staple ingredients.
🥣 Ingredients needed
The complete list of ingredients and amounts can be found in the printable recipe card further below in the post.
For these cookies, you will need:
- Whole wheat flour and all purpose flour: Starbucks cookies have a distinctly nutty taste by using a blend of both whole wheat and all purpose flour we’ll be able to recreate the nuttiness at home.
- Brown sugar and white sugar: To sweeten the cookies.
- Honey: To make the cookies soft and chewy we will add a small amount of honey. By using just a little, the cookies will be softer and chewier but there won’t be a strong honey taste.
- Salt
- Baking soda
- Vanilla extract
- Egg
- Unsalted butter
- Semi-sweet chocolate chunks or chocolate chips: If you can’t find chocolate chunks you can use chocolate chips or chop up a chocolate candy bar into small pieces.
🌰Variations
While the original cookies don’t have nuts, you can add some in if you like. Try adding ½ of a cup of chopped walnuts or pecans.
🔪 Equipment needed
You will need a hand or stand mixer, parchment paper (not wax paper), and a baking sheet.
⏲️ Recipe instructions (step by step guide)
Begin by preheating your oven to 325°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper (not wax paper).
With either a hand or stand mixer cream together your softened butter, vanilla, honey, brown sugar, and white sugar (image 1).
Next add in the remaining ingredients except for the chocolate chips (image 2). Mix until everything is well combined.
With a large spoon, stir in the chocolate chunks (image 3).
Using a large cookie scoop (about 3 tablespoons of dough) form a dough ball. Place the dough onto your parchment paper lined baking sheet (image 4).
Bake for 14 to 17 minutes or until the edges are golden. Let the cookies rest 10 to 15 minutes after baking before transferring. This will finish baking them and help them be soft and chewy.
👩🏻🍳 Tips
- Use real unsalted butter and not a butter alternative.
- Measure your flours carefully.
- I recommend using parchment paper for the best results.
- Your baking time may vary, you’ll know the cookies are done when the edges are golden brown.
🥡 How to store leftovers
Store these cookies at room temperature in an airtight container for up to 4 days after making.
You can freeze the dough if you like. I recommend scooping it into balls and freezing it between sheets of wax paper. Add 2 to 3 minutes extra baking time from frozen.
📋 Recipe FAQs
They are sweet, nutty, and soft and chewy all at the same time. Starbucks chocolate chip cookies are usually served warm which makes them extra special.
The Starbucks version does not feature nuts but you can add some chopped pecans or walnuts into this copycat recipe if you like.
Other Starbucks recipes you may like:
If you tried these Copycat Starbucks Chocolate Chip Cookies or any other recipe on my site, please leave a ⭐ rating and let me know how it goes in the 📝 comments below. I would love to hear from you and I’m always happy to try to answer any questions you may have!
Copycat Starbucks Chocolate Chip Cookies
Equipment
- Hand or stand mixer
- Large mixing bowl
- Baking sheet
- Parchment paper
Ingredients
- ¾ cup all purpose flour
- ¾ cup whole wheat flour
- ¾ cup brown sugar packed
- ½ cup white sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 large egg beaten
- ½ tablespoon honey
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened to room temperature
- 1 ¼ cup semi sweet chocolate chunks or chocolate chips
Instructions
- Begin by preheating your oven to 325°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper (not wax paper).
- With either a hand or stand mixer cream together your softened butter, vanilla, honey, brown sugar, and white sugar.¾ cup brown sugar, ½ cup white sugar, ½ tablespoon honey, ½ cup unsalted butter, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Next add in the remaining ingredients except for the chocolate chips. Mix until everything is well combined.¾ cup all purpose flour, ¾ cup whole wheat flour, 1 teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon baking soda, 1 large egg
- With a large spoon, stir in the chocolate chunks.1 ¼ cup semi sweet chocolate chunks
- Using a large cookie scoop (about 3 tablespoons of dough) form a dough ball. Place the dough onto your parchment paper lined baking sheet.
- Bake for 14 to 17 minutes or until the edges are golden. Let the cookies rest 10 to 15 minutes after baking before transferring. This will finish baking them and help them be soft and chewy.
Tisha says
This Copycat Starbucks Chocolate Chip Cookies recipe nails that soft, chewy texture and nutty flavor — it’s a fun way to recreate your favorite coffee shop treat at home without spending the extra.
Jaleah says
These Starbucks chocolate chip cookies are amazing! Such a great recipe.
Claudia says
Just made these copycat Starbucks chocolate chip cookies—soft, chewy, and totally satisfying! 🍪✨
Krystle Smith says
The cookies turned out soft, chewy, and perfectly sweet, just like the ones from Starbucks. My family devoured them in no time!
Paula says
I’m amazed, these tasted just like the giant cookies from Starbucks! But for a fraction of the cost! Loved them!