Small Batch Chocolate Chip Cookies Prove That One Isn't the Loneliest Number

Chocolate chip cookies make everything better, but sometimes you don't want to store a whole cookie sheet of golden brown cookies in an airtight container for days. If you're feeling guilty about eating too much sugar, you can go small. Here are 10 recipes for small batch chocolate chip cookies that won't leave you with any leftover dough. Grab some granulated sugar, parchment paper, light brown sugar, white sugar, sea salt, baking powder or a teaspoon baking soda, a teaspoon vanilla extract, some egg whites, and some butter. You'll need most of these ingredients and a small bowl or medium bowl to prepare these best chocolate chip cookie recipes. A wire rack can help you keep those cookies crispy, and a silicone baking mat will keep them from sticking to your cookie sheet. Preheat those ovens and prepare for the perfect amount of cookies, because these will beat any brownie recipe you've got on hand.

1. Small Batch Chocolate Chip Cookies with Danielle

This recipe yields 8 to 10 cookies, which is perfect for the entire week. You'll only need one bowl for easy clean up, and the cookies are super soft and chewy. Find the recipe here.

2. No Chill Small Batch Chocolate Chip Cookies

"This recipe is designed to make the best chocolate chip cookies possible FAST. It uses melted butter so there is zero waiting time for butter to come to room temperature AND you don't have to chill the dough," Tracy of Baking Mischief shared. Find the recipe here.

3. Small Batch Chocolate Chip Cookies with Christina

The reviews on this recipe are downright obsessive. If you have a cookie craving, make these cookies because it's not the typical dozen cookies you'll get out of other recipes. They're gooey, with butter and dark brown sugar filling. Find the recipe here.

4. One Bowl Small Batch Chocolate Chip Cookies

These cookie dough balls call for the usual dry ingredients. You'll need all-purpose flour, brown sugar, egg yolk, vanilla extract, and baking soda to name a few grocery pickups. Add a teaspoon salt if you're big on salty desserts. They're super chewy, and bake time is only 9 minutes for these delicious cookies. Prep time is short too, as you won't even need a stand mixer or electric mixer at all. Find the recipe here.

5. Small Batch Chocolate Chip Cookies with Allison

Grab your baking sheets and cookie scoops for this delicious batch of cookies. It'll make a perfect half dozen large cookies. "I most often make these cookies with chocolate chips or chocolate chunks, but I have also made them with white chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, butterscotch chips and walnuts (like a Kitchen Sink cookie). Use your favorite mix-ins," Allison shares. You can even try milk chocolate or dark chocolate! Find the recipe here.

6. Small Batch Chocolate Chip Cookies with Land O Lakes

If there's anyone you can trust, it's the butter guys. Grab one of their salted or unsalted butter sticks and make a Land O Lakes cookie batch. You'll need a large egg yolk, 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, and a measuring cup for the rest of the ingredients. With a total time of 25 minutes, these chewy cookies are ready fast. Yay! Find the recipe here.