I love cookie favors! Especially when the cookies are homemade and delicious – like these chocolate chip cookies! I’ve made cookies from this recipe easily more than a dozen times. Everyone loves these soft, delicious cookies and I assure you that you will too! They would be perfect wedding favors and one of the highlights of your cookie table. Not only am I giving you the recipe, but free downloadable labels for your cookie favors designed for IW readers by the talented Brittany over at Pink Peacock Designs. All you will need to wrap these awesome favors are some white CD sleeves
Chocolate Chip Cafe Cookies (These are like the big, fat, chewy cookies that you find in cafes – only better!)
Makes 18 big cookies
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 egg
1 egg yolk
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Sift flour, baking soda and salt; set aside.
Cream together melted butter, brown sugar and white sugar until well blended.
Beat in vanilla, egg and egg yolk until light and creamy.
Mix in the sifted ingredients until just blended. Stir in chocolate chips by hand using a wooden spoon.
Drop the cookies 1/4 cup at a time onto baking sheet. Cookies should be approximately three inches apart.
Bake for 21 minutes on non-stick pans or 15-17 minutes on regular cookie sheet. Cool on baking racks.
Print out your cookie favor labels on adhesive paper.
Cut out labels with scalloping scissors. Adhere to white CD sleeves
“WOW”!
Thank´s a lot for sharing!
I LOVE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES. CAN’T WAIT TO TRY THESE.. ALWAYS LOOKING FOR TH4E PERFECT CHEWY COOKIE!!!
Seriously. The cutest thing EVER!
Can’t wait to try these cookies. They look delish!!
I’ve packaged cookies in the CD sleeves for a wedding before. We found that we had to put the cookie in a cello bag first as the oil from the cookie bled into the paper of the CD sleeve.
Just a tidbit from my limited experience.
Thanks for the great tip Lisa!
This is Genius! I made a bunch for my son’s soccer team. Thanks for the tutorial and recipe.
Here is the link to my version.
http://www.saltwater-kids.com/2010/03/custom-soccer-cookie-favors.html
Love this idea!! Cant wait to make some Thanks for the idea : )
Awesome Emily. Thanks for sharing!!
These cookies are sooooo so good! I’ll be making these again for sure. Thanks for the great recipe and the creative way to give them.
Thanks for the comment DeAndrea! Glad you liked ‘em. (I’m craving one this very minute! I think I’ll whip up a batch this weekend!)
Do you have any other cookie recipes that produces cookies the same size as the Chocolate Chip Cafe cookies? I am a military spouse and am going to make these cookies and as well as others for a squadron fundraiser.
DeAndrea, I don’t have any other cookie recipes for this specific size, but check out allrecipes.com. Even if you don’t find one on there specifically for the bistro sized cookie, find a recipe for the traditional sized cookie and try using the quarter cup measure just like you did for the chocolate chip recipes. You’ll probably have to cook them longer. I have never tried this with any other recipes, but it’s worth experimenting. Chewy peanut butter cookies…. yummm!!
I’m SO set on doing this for my wedding favours, but I tested it out with the cookie recipe I want to use (Chocolate chip shortbread instead) and the cookie oil soaked right through the CD sleeve- I’d have to package the cookies at least a day ahead so that won’t work. The best alternative I’ve found so far is glassine envelopes.
What temperature do you bake the cookies at?
325 degrees.
Just made 3 dozen of these for Christmas – they came out amazing!!! Packaged them just like you show here, too. So simple and cute! I edited the labels a little bit to fit my preferences…but THANKS SO MUCH!! These are a hit. My new favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe!
here’s a picture of mine: http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs1384.snc4/163695_663301361790_19904547_36494225_6340209_n.jpg
Awesome Sarah! Thanks so much for sharing!
Love this idea!!! I plan to use it for our wedding favors. What program did you use to make the labels? I want to make them fuschia pink to match our decor
Thanks so much for sharing!!!
These are adorable!! What kind of adhesive paper did you use for the labels?
Hi Brittanie,
You can use the sheets of adhesive paper (the entire sheet is adhesive) found at office supply stores.
Christina
Just made these for my family. Boy are they good!
I love this idea! Would love to do this for my wedding, but my colors are in the purple family. Any idea how to make/get stickers in different colors?
Hi Alli… You could probably find a graphic designer on Etsy to change the colour or make you a new one for a nominal fee.
These are genius! Thanks for sharing.
Shut the FRONT DOOR! As much as I love the cd idea, I think it’s fabulous – these cookies are DIVINE!!! I just pulled out my first batch from the oven and I’ve never seen a more beautiful chocolate chip cookie in my LIFE!!! I always have the hardest time perfecting a chocolate chip cookie and these turned out PERFECT first time! I am so happy I found you, and this recipe, I am forever indebted to you!
Wish this was available in PINK for october for breast cancer month….that would be perfect!
My oh my, this is so great! Not only did you include the recipe, but you even added a label download. Love it!
Thanks for sharing. I included it front and center in my blog!
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Glad you like them Linda!
I am 65 years old and have been baking since I was 10 years old (wow that means I have been baking for 55 years) and I never thought of doing this darling CD presentation. You are amazing and so are the delicious cookies. I think I will make some for my cookie exchange party this year just as a little hand out. I would live to find some Christmas CD sleave lables….Anyone know how I can download some? Many, Many thanks for your wonderful creativy xoxoxoxo Joan
Thanks so much for your kind words Joan! I haven’t seen any CD sleeves with a Christmas motif, but there are colored ones. Here is a link: Color Paper CD Sleeves
I used this brilliant idea for a Milk & Cookies themed birthday party this weekend. They were a huge hit! Thanks for sharing.
Milk and Cookies Theme Party
Awesome, Jennifer!!! Thanks so much for sharing!