The Best Sourdough Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe (2024)

Sourdough chocolate chip cookies are soft and delicious. This delicious sourdough cookie recipe is the perfect way to use up all that sourdough discard, and enjoy classic, sweet, chewy cookies that are a little healthier for you.

Here’s a delightful twist to the classic chocolate chip cookie that has upgraded our cookie game completely. Chewy Sourdough Chocolate Chip Cookies. If you’re ready to embark on a journey of flavor and texture, sourdough cookies promise to be your new favorite thing.

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The Sourdough Advantage:

The secret to the perfect chewy texture and depth of flavor in these cookies lies in the active sourdough starter. Harnessing the power of fermentation, sourdough flavor adds a unique tang that elevates the overall taste, making these cookies stand out from the rest. It’s a great way to use your sourdough discard, ensuring nothing goes to waste on your sourdough journey.

Creating Sourdough Discard:

Every time you feed your sourdough starter, you will need to take a portion out to ensure that it does not grow so large and take over your entire home. Read more about this process in our sourdough guide. By removing a portion of the discard each time you feed your sourdough starter, you are left with a manageable amount of active starter to maintain.

Using Discard:

Using sourdough discard is totally essential. I keep two Tupperware containers in my fridge at all times designated for sourdough discard and rotate them as I use and fill them up. You can make so many amazing recipes using discard alone, like these delicious chocolate chip cookies, this sourdough flatbread, my favorite sourdough crepes, and so much more.

Why You Will Love Sourdough Chocolate Chip Cookies:

Super Quick: These cookies are easily made in a jiffy. Just mix up your ingredients and bake. You can make the dough in advance and pull out just a few balls from the fridge to bake at a time.

A Delicious Use of Discard: If you’re using sourdough in your kitchen, you will have discard. It is inevitable. Many people regard the idea of discard as wasteful, but there are so many wonderful uses to it- I love having it around for quick meals.

Health Benefits of Sourdough: Beyond the deliciousness, sourdough offers health benefits such as reduced phytic acid and increased nutrient absorption, making these cookies a guilt-free pleasure. We suggest letting the dough ferment even up to 3 days in the fridge for the best flavor and benefits.

What You Will Need To Make Sourdough Chocolate Chip Cookies:

1 cup of Butter: You will need room temperature unsalted butter, although if you like a little extra saltiness to your cookies, go ahead and use salted.

2 cups of Coconut Sugar: As you probably know by now, we do not eat refined sugars around here. We use coconut sugar for this recipe and I love the depth of flavor that it provides.

2 Eggs: Fresh eggs are best

3/4 cup of Sourdough Starter: You can use active sourdough starter or discard. We prefer to use up our discard in this delicious recipe.

2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract: Vanilla gives chocolate chip cookies that classic yummy flavor that everyone loves.

3 cups All-Purpose Flour: We use organic un-bleached all-purpose flour for the perfect texture.

1 1/2 teaspoons Salt:Brings out the flavors of these sourdough cookies.

1 tsp Baking Soda & 1/2 tsp Baking Powder: Gives these cookies a nice fluffy rise.

2 cups of Chocolate Chips: We have found some really amazing chocolate chips with no refined sugar. Carob chips also work great-we love Missy J’s! Using a mixture of dark chocolate, milk chocolate, and white chocolate can take your cookies to a whole new level.

Tools for Sourdough Chocolate Chip Cookies:

• Mixing Bowl
• Kitchen Aid Mixer
• Rubber Scraper
• Parchment Paper
• Dough scoop
• Measuring Cups and Spoons
• Cookie Sheet

How to Make Sourdough Chocolate Chip Cookies:

1. Cream together butter and coconut sugar in a stand mixer with the paddle attachment until light and fluffy.
2. Add in the eggs, sourdough starter, and vanilla extract. Mix until light and fluffy.
3. Mix together your dry ingredients in a separate bowl: flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda.
4. Pour the large bowl of dry ingredients slowly into the wet ingredients. For best results, make sure to scrape the sides of the bowl, and mix everything together well
5. Use your cookie scoop to make the cookie dough balls, and place them onto a parchment-lined baking sheet. They should be spaced 2 inches apart.
   • Perfect Cookie Tip: If you are after the best cookies, chewy chocolate chip cookies that are golden brown with crispy edges, then make sure that next time you bake cookies you use a cookie scoop to make consistent dough balls!
6. Place the sheet into the fridge to chill for at least one hour, or leave them in there for a long time–up to three days–to enhance the flavor with a long ferment. This is up to your personal taste, of course–you can experiment with the timing to make the absolute best sourdough chocolate chip cookies.
7. When they are ready to bake, preheat the oven to 375. Bake the cookies for 10-12 minutes. The ideal cookie will be golden brown around the edges.
8. Remove the cookies from the oven and transfer them to a wire rack right away to cool.
9. Enjoy!

Tips For Sourdough Chocolate Chip Cookies:

The cookie dough can be frozen for later use. Just scoop out the balls onto a parchment paper lined baking sheet, then once frozen, move them into a freezer bag for up to three months.

For a softer cookie, go for a shorter baking time. For a more fluffy cake like cookie, go for a longer baking time.

You can use either active or discard sourdough starter for this recipe.

For a quick version of this cookie, skip the fermentation time and just bake right away.

Storage and Enjoyment:

Store these chewy sourdough chocolate chip cookies in an airtight container to maintain their freshness. To enjoy the full flavor, savor them within a week. For longer storage, consider freezing the cookie dough balls in a freezer-safe bag and bake them whenever the craving strikes.

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