Hate Having Too Many Chocolate Chips in Your Cookies? Here's a Solution

I’m not here to ruffle any feathers. Some people like a lot of chocolate in their chocolate chip cookies. However, if you're the kind of person like me that feels chocolate-bombed by too many chips, read on.

I seriously want three chocolate chips in my cookies... four, max. This is not a popular opinion, so I often found myself plucking out half the chips from my cookies.

I knew I needed a way to fix the problem at the source: the dough. That's when I started experimenting with my recipe.

The Best Fix for Too Many Chips

My initial fix for this problem was to mix in half the amount of chocolate chips called for in the recipe. That resulted in less chocolate overall, but the chip distribution was haphazard.

Then, I remembered a technique I saw for making blueberry pancakes. The fruit is added after the batter is poured onto the skillet. This allows for strategic blueberry placement and concentration. I knew I could translate this to chocolate chip cookie recipes.

No more stirring chocolate chips into the batter and relying on the perfect dough scoop. Now, I press three chocolate chips into each plain scoop of cookie batter.

How to Evenly Distribute the Chocolate Chips

I’ll admit, the way cookies spread as they cook, and where exactly the chips will land, is still a little unpredictable. I do a couple of things that I’m convinced help.

Once the chip-less batter is mixed, I create little pucks of cookie dough, patting the dough down just a bit with the bottom of a glass so the batter is a more uniform shape. Then, I press the three chips into the top of each and refrigerate for at least an hour.

This forming and patting helps them spread a bit more evenly. And regardless of where the chips end up in the finished cookie, I am able to take strategic bites to get one chip in each bite. This sure beats plucking them out every time.

If, like me, you like the dough more than the chips, give this method a whirl!