Face-Sized Chocolate Chip Sprinkle Cookies

I never thought I'd have a reason to make cookies the size of my face, but here we are.

I’m typically in the “have some moderation, you only need 1 cookie”-camp, so let me to you back and give you some context on the why of a single cookie that is the equivalent of 4 regular cookies!

It’s February, we’ve already had 4 snow days this year and there’s another winter storm on the horizon.  Two members of my family have what is most likely influenza.  I’m exhausted having just finished a very challenging week of substitute teaching and I’m running the school’s book fair this week.  Oh, and I committed to bringing treats for a bake sale.

And when I say “bake sale” I mean the dessert table at the first Catholic Church Fish Fry of Lent.  This this is very anticipated and the dessert portions are enormous.

I had no time for making pie (their preference) or cupcakes (my preference) since I was working until at least 8pm at the book fair and I knew regular cookies wouldn't do, since they are much too small, so here we are.

With an overnight chilling time, these cookies were the perfect solution to my problem.  And they were also tasty (my family had me hold one back from the sale for us all to share!)

Face-Sized Chocolate Chip Sprinkle Cookies

Adapted from Serious Eats

½ cup (1 stick) butter, softened

¼ cup packed brown sugar

½ cup white sugar

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

2 eggs

2 ¼ cups all purpose flour

1 ½ cup chocolate chunks

1 ½ cups mini chocolate chips

½ cup assorted sprinkles

Place the butter, brown and white sugars, vanilla, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer.  Beat on medium-low speed until the butter is light and fluffy.

Add the eggs and beat until combined.

Mix in the flour.  Then turn to low and add the chocolate chunks, chips, and sprinkles.  

Wrap the dough and chill overnight (optional: roll into dough balls prior to wrapping & chilling).

The next day, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and divide the dough into 10, 5-ounce pieces or 8, 6-ounce pieces.  Roll into balls and flatten.  Place 4-5 dough balls on a cookie sheet, spaced apart.

Bake for 22 minutes, if desired, press additional chocolate chunks into the cookies 5 minutes before they finish baking.  Cool on cookie sheets.  Enjoy warm for best results.