Levain-Style Thick Chocolate Chip (Copycat)

September 3, 2025 • by The Cookie Team


Recipe At A Glance

  • Origin: New York (Levain-style copycat)
  • Yield: 8 giant cookies
  • Total Time: PT1H
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Rating: 4.6/5

Thick like a stack of coasters and somehow still gooey. Cold butter meets a hot oven and the centers stay plush.

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🍪 Levain-Style Thick Chocolate Chip (Copycat) — Full Recipe

Recipe At a Glance

  • Origin: New York (Levain-style copycat)
  • Yield: 8 giant cookies
  • Total Time: PT1H
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Rating: 4.6

Ingredients

  • 170 g cold unsalted butter, cubed (3/4 cup)
  • 120 g brown sugar (1/2 cup)
  • 80 g white sugar (1/3 cup)
  • 2 large eggs, cold
  • 260 g all-purpose flour (2 cups + 1 tbsp)
  • 60 g cake flour (1/2 cup)
  • 1 tsp cornstarch
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 3/4 tsp salt
  • 250 g chocolate chips/chunks (1 1/2 cups)
  • 100 g walnuts, chopped (optional)

Method

  1. Beat cold butter with sugars; add eggs just to combine.
  2. Mix in dries until just combined; fold in chips & walnuts.
  3. Form 8 tall mounds (about 120 g); chill 30 min.
  4. Bake 400°F / 205°C for 10–12 min; rest on sheet.

Tips

Keep dough mounded tall; carryover heat sets the gooey center.

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