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5 from 2 reviews

Jacques Torres Chocolate Chip Cookies (Made Quickly)

50 minutes
By: Pamela Reed
Posted:10/2/19
Updated:10/19/23
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Perfect Jacques Torres Chocolate Chip Cookies with slightly crisp edges, chewy middles, and the best flavor! With my easy recipe you only need to chill the dough for 30 minutes! Try this wildly-popular chocolate chip cookie recipe for yourself. These are the best chocolate chip cookies ever! Make sure to try my white chocolate chip cookies too!

Homemade Jacques Torres Chocolate Chip Cookies

Everyone needs a perfect chocolate chip cookie recipe in their recipe book, and this is definitely mine. These are seriously one of the BEST Chocolate Chip Cookies Ever!

A few years ago there was quite a buzz on a popular recipe that the New York Times featured, it was a close adaptation to the Jacques Torres Chocolate Chip cookies. If you’ve ever had a Jacques Torres cookie then you can agree, they are some darn good cookies.

When I got all the ingredients ready for the NYT recipe, I realized two things. First off, I did not have the type of chocolate Mr. Torres recommends for his cookies and I had no plans to go out and spend $15 to get said chocolate. Second, his recipe called for refrigerating the dough for 36 hours. Wait, what? This girl wants cookies now. Thirty-six hours of waiting? Are you crazy?

So that’s how these QUICK Jacques Torres Chocolate Chip Cookies were made!

Ingredients You Need:

  1. All purpose flour
  2. Bread flour
  3. Baking soda
  4. Baking powder
  5. Salt
  6. Butter
  7. Brown sugar
  8. Granulated sugar
  9. Egg
  10. Vanilla extract
  11. Chocolate chips
  12. Sea salt for sprinkling on top of the cookies

Here’s what I changed in the recipe so everyone can make them:

  • I’m using a more budget friendly chocolate (aka store bought chocolate chips).
  • I changed the size of the cookie, so we use less ingredients.
  • I changed the serving size. I can’t have 72 cookies in my kitchen because I will eat them all.
  • I shortened the chill time. No more waiting 36 hours!

Not only are they quite possibly the prettiest chocolate chip cookies I have ever baked, but they also taste SO amazing. They are everything a chocolate chip cookie should be: the perfect chewy texture, sweet with a little salty on top. They’re magic.

How To Make Jacques Torres Chocolate Chip Cookies

Start this cookie recipe like most and mix the flours (all purpose and bread), baking soda, baking powder and salt in a medium mixing bowl. Set aside.

Bread flour really helps cookies obtain a chewy texture. You need to try making my chocolate chip cookies made with bread flour after you make these!

Then, use a hand mixer to cream the butter and sugars together until they are light and fluffy. Add the egg and mix together. Stir in the vanilla.

Now add the dry ingredients in with the butter mixture and continue to mix until all ingredients are fully combined.

Next, add the chocolate chips into the batter and stir by hand, with a spoon, to equally distribute the chocolate chips into the batter.

Transfer the bowl of dough to the refrigerator and chill for 30 minutes. That’s right… just 30 minutes!

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Drop tablespoons of dough on a cookie sheet or silicone baking mats. I can usually fit 12 cookies per sheet. Tip: You might want to add a few more chocolate chips to the top of each cookie, to make for a prettier cookie.

Sprinkle each cookie lightly with sea salt and bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Enjoy these warm cookies fresh from the oven!

Storing Cookies

Store cookies in an airtight container (like a glass jar or cookie tin) or you can place them in a sealed plastic bag. Chocolate Chip Cookies can last for 2-3 weeks, but will harden as they continue to seat.

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Perfect  Jacques Torres Chocolate Chip Cookies with slightly crisp edges, chewy middles, and the best flavor! With my easy recipe you only need to chill the dough for 30 minutes! Try this wildly-popular chocolate chip cookie recipe for yourself. These are the best chocolate chip cookies ever!
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Jacques Torres Chocolate Chip Cookies (Made Quickly)

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Perfect Jacques Torres Chocolate Chip Cookies with slightly crisp edges, chewy middles, and the best flavor! With my easy recipe you only need to chill the dough for 30 minutes! Try this wildly-popular chocolate chip cookie recipe for yourself. These are the best chocolate chip cookies ever!
By: Pamela Reed
Prep Time: 40 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes
Total Time 50 minutes minutes
serves 24

Ingredients

  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup bread flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 8 ounces chocolate chips
  • Sea salt to sprinkle on top

Instructions

  • Mix flours, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a bowl.
  • In another bowl cream butter and sugars together until fluffy with a hand mixer. Add egg and vanilla and mix together.
  • Add dry ingredients into the wet dough mixture and continue to mix until it's fully combined.
  • Add chocolate chips into batter and stir with spoon to equally distribute.
  • Place dough in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Drop tablespoons of dough on nonstick cookie sheet. I can usually fit 12 cookies per sheet. Arrange chocolate chips to "poke up" on the cookies at this time to make for a more pretty cookie. Sprinkle each cookie lightly with sea salt.
  • Bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.
  • Eat the cookies warm, enjoy! Store cookies in an airtight container or sealed plastic bag.

Nutrition Information:

Calories: 142kcal (7%)
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Diet: Vegetarian
Keyword: Jacques Torres Chocolate Chip Cookies
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  1. Sarah says

    October 10, 2023 at 6:42 pm

    Everyone I make these for tells me they are the best chocolate chip cookies they’ve ever had. I make these cookies often and love blowing people’s minds with them! I only refrigerate for about 10 minutes! The bread flour really makes a huge difference.

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  2. Catherine M says

    November 25, 2019 at 3:26 pm

    These taste exactly like Jacques Torres cookies! So good, thanks for the recipe!

    Reply
  3. Danielle says

    March 19, 2014 at 1:27 pm

    Amen, sister!
    $12 for chocolate? no.
    36 hours to wait for cookies to chill? no.
    Here’s to simplifying while still making DELICIOUS treats…
    Cheers!

    Reply
  4. Saskia (1=2) says

    March 8, 2014 at 6:31 am

    Yum! Love the words ‘cookie’ and ‘quick’ in the same recipe! These look beautiful.

    Reply
  5. kimmythevegan says

    March 7, 2014 at 6:55 pm

    I’ll be honest, I’ve never had a Jacques Torres cookie… I’ve never even heard of them. But I love me a good cookie!!
    I cannot imagine chilling dough for more than 30 minutes – good change ;p

    Reply
  6. Lidia says

    March 6, 2014 at 9:28 am

    I love Jacques Torres. Will definitely try these. Thanks!

    Reply
  7. Nora (Buttercream Fanatic) says

    March 5, 2014 at 4:33 pm

    While I think that having a shortcut version is great, you really really reallllllly have to try to try the overnight version sometime. It’s SO worth it!

    Reply
  8. Zainab @ Blahnik Baker says

    March 5, 2014 at 11:29 am

    Oh I agree with you. I have tried versions of this recipe and it is amazing. It’s so hard to not over eat when I make these cookies. So making your version this weekend!!

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  9. Kelly says

    March 5, 2014 at 9:04 am

    These cookies look amazing Pamela! I tried this recipe a while back and the chilling time was the hardest part. I love that you cracked the 36 hour no waiting required code – so brilliant and I would totally follow you onto the chocolate chip cookie mothership 🙂

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  10. Judit + Corina @WineDineDaily says

    March 5, 2014 at 12:30 am

    These cookies look utterly delicious. Love Jacques Torres recipes however your version is much better. (we do not have 36 hrs for a cookie) Thank you Pamela 🙂
    Cheers,
    J+C

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  11. Sarah & Arkadi says

    March 4, 2014 at 11:56 pm

    such simple and delicious cookies! i am craving these now!

    Reply
  12. ashley - baker by nature says

    March 4, 2014 at 9:05 pm

    daaaaaaaaaang girl! Those are some fine looking cookies 🙂

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  13. Louisa [Living Lou] says

    March 4, 2014 at 3:18 pm

    I never made the Jacques Torres cookies because I couldn’t handle waiting that long! I’m always on the hunt for the “perfect” chocolate chip cookie recipe – will have to give this one a try, your photos certainly make them look delicious!

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  14. Laura @ Laura's Culinary Adventures says

    March 4, 2014 at 11:26 am

    I have let my cookie dough chill for 36 hours in the past, but I often don’t have the patience or will power either! It’s hard to plan so far ahead when sometimes you just want a cookie!

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  15. Cindy @ Pick Fresh Foods says

    March 4, 2014 at 10:28 am

    Pamela these looks delicious! I love your adaptations too 😀 Who can wait 36 hrs for dough to chill. I want cookies and I want them today! We are all out of cookies, these are perfect for trying today 😀

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  16. Chris @ Shared Appetite says

    March 4, 2014 at 9:42 am

    Jacques Torres cookies are pretty darn amazing! I especially love the ice cream sandwiches there in the summer… And don’t even get me started on all his chocolates. They are amazing. We were super bummed when his Chelsea Market location closed since we were around that area all the time.

    These cookies look absolutely divine. Like I need them immediately!

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  17. Bam's Kitchen says

    March 4, 2014 at 7:51 am

    I don’t think I could wait 36 hours to eat one of these little beauties either. Love the addition of a little sea salt to tops just before baking. Sea salt brings these cookies to a whole other level. Happy Baking! BAM

    Reply
  18. Joanne says

    March 4, 2014 at 7:20 am

    So, basically what you’re saying is MUST MAKE IMMEDIATELY. Got it. 🙂

    Reply
  19. Johlene says

    March 4, 2014 at 5:39 am

    Some good looking cookies you´ve got going there!! haha
    Also easy & quick, makes it even better 😉
    Xx

    Reply
  20. Consuelo @ Honey & Figs says

    March 4, 2014 at 5:19 am

    I’ve never had one of these, but that has to change asap! Oh wow, they look like the most delicious cookies ever. I want a dozen!

    Reply
  21. Anna (Hidden Ponies) says

    March 3, 2014 at 8:36 pm

    I have an obscene obsession with good chocolate chip cookies. I wouldn’t even try to tell you I wasn’t going to eat 5 more of these.

    Reply
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