Chocolate Chip Graham Cracker Cookies
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So, there I was standing in the pantry, feeling like I needed a cookie. Then I saw the oats and thought, hey, I’ll make some oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. Then I saw the graham crackers and I thought, nope. Forget the oats. I’m grinding up some graham crackers and turning them into cookies. A cracker cookie! A delicious, chocolate filled graham cracker cookie that makes me weep with joy.
So, that’s how these happened. Now you know.
The texture is a bit different from your average cookie and the flavor really does shout graham crackers if you ask me. The melty chocolate chips are optional, except not, because chocolate.
Chocolate Chip Graham Cracker Cookies – a cracker cookie? Yep, and it’s delicious!
Just wait until you see what I do to this cookie base next time. I have grand plans. Oh, do I have grand plans. UPDATED: I turned these into s’mores cookies!
Enjoy these cookies any time when you follow the instructions for how to freeze cookies!
Chocolate Chip Graham Cracker Cookies
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, room temperature
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 egg
- 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 3/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together the butter and sugar until creamy
- Beat in the vanilla and egg until well combined.
- In a medium bowl, combine the graham cracker crumbs, flour, baking soda, and salt. Gradually add to the butter mixture until just combined.
- Stir in the chocolate chips.
- Using a medium cookie scoop, drop balls of dough onto a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake for 7 minutes. Cookies will look slightly underdone, but should set up nicely as they cool.
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Adding graham cracker crumbs to cookie dough is a fabulous idea! Definitely need to try!
Are those semi-sweet chocolate chips or milk chocolate? Or does it make any difference?
Cheryl-
Milk chocolate chips were used but semi-sweet would work too. I hope this helps.
-Jamie
I make a cake using either graham cracker crumbs or ‘Nilla wafers. The idea of cookies sounds great. I will have to try this soon.
Nikki-
I hope you get the chance to try them. Thanks for visiting.
-Jamie
I love graham crackers! This is such a smart idea and if you added some marshmallows, they’d be really fun s’mores cookies too :)
Medha-
Great idea, thanks so much for stopping by.
-Jamie
I love finding recipes that use up graham crackers. I have almost a full box left in my baking cupboard after making s’mores cups that I’ve had no clue what to do with. Since I love chocolate chip cookie these will be awesome! Thank you!
These are so calling my name! I had a graham cracker cupcake with chocolate chips in it and I fell in love. Will definitely have to try these :)
Cathy-
I hope you get the chance to try it. Thanks so much for stopping by.
-Jamie
I bought a ton of GC crumbs on sale and am always looking for recipes to use them up. So I had my daughter make these earlier this week, and I may have just found my new favorite cookie! (Previously, it was my grandmother’s choc chip recipe, so I’m not sure if I can take that off the top of the list….) My husband agrees. But my daughter didn’t like them! More for us….
I live in Australia so what is the equivalent to Graham Crackers?
Barb-
You might try digestive biscuits, I think they are similar. I hope this helps.
-Jamie
This definitely sounds worth a shot – my focus group (co-workers) would surely give good feedback :). Would flavored (cinnamon) crackers be acceptable, or would the added spice/sugar throw the flavor off?
Peter-
I think the cinnamon crackers would be a great twist! Thanks for stopping by.
-Jamie
Made w peanut butter M&M’s, yummy!
So happy to hear you enjoyed them, Mary!
Will these be Extra sweet being you are using the “sweet” gram crackers?
Maryann-
Regular graham crackers will work just fine. They’re not too sweet. Thanks!
-Jamie
They did not come out right..they were in the same formation of balls or half crumbled balls at the end of 7 min..and underdone
I’m sorry they didn’t work out, Michelle. Let me know if you give it another try!
Same happend to mine :((
I made these yesterday with dark brown sugar and dark chocolate chips. I baked each batch of 12-ish for 9 minutes, as after 7 they were still completely raw. They looked underdone when I removed them and as the recipe said, firmed up well outside the oven. This made 3.5 dozen 1-inch-diameter cookies. They are soft and melty and delicious. I love chocolate, but next time I would cut back on the chocolate chips so they’re less overpowering and you can taste the cookie more. Thanks for the recipe!
You’re welcome, Abigail! I’m so glad you enjoyed them!
Absolutely love this recipe. I used a mixture of peanut butter and chocolate chips plus used 1/2 teaspoon or carmel extract. Very very good!!!!
So happy to hear you enjoy the recipe, Kim!
This is the ONLY way I will make cookies. I don’t use chocolate chips though. I’ve used different candies. (Kit Kat, Milky Way, Hershey
‘s Cookies and Cream…..whatever comes to mind) I will definitely try using cinnamon graham crackers next time though. Yummo!!!
Such a great take on a classic style chocolate chip cookie, very simple to make and so deliciously scrumptious, the graham cracker crumbs really bring it together. I even experimented a bit with additional add-ins like butterfinger bits, butterscotch, and cinnamon morsels.
Those add-ins sound great, Bobby! I’m glad you enjoyed them!
I have yet to make these but was thinking about using this recipe for a cookie cake. I want to use a marshmallow fondant for a top decoration, make a smores type flavor profile. Do you think this would hold up out of the form pan?
Hi, DT! I say give it a shot. Let me know how it goes!
OMG these are good! And so simple. I subbed about 1/4 of the brown sugar with white just because I ran out. Also cut back on the semi-sweet chocolate by 1/4 per someone else’s suggestion. Definitely my go-to cookie now.
I’m so happy to hear that, Mark! All the best to you!
I just made these. They came out delicate..but so perfectly delicious!! My daughter loves them! I might never make regular chocolate chip cookies again. I cant wait to put these on my christmas cookie platters. Thanks for the recipe!
You’re so welcome, Rebecca! I’m so glad your daughter likes them!
I made these today and I will definitely use this recipe again. This is a nice spin on the chocolate chip cookie! I would have never thought to use graham cracker crumbs in place of regular flour. They turned out very soft, moist and delicious just the way I like them! I added walnuts to mine, so delicious! Thank you for sharing your recipe!
I’m so glad you enjoyed them, Terri!
Made these cookies and followed recipe to a T, but they did not come out anything like the picture. Extremely crumbly and after 7 mins ( even 12-15 mins) they were still raw and in balls. Even took them out and let them finish on tray and still not the same. Very dissapointed.
I’m so sorry the recipe didn’t work out for you, Susan. I appreciate your feedback. Best to you!
It worked best for me to roll balls, flatten them, then bake for 10 minutes, worked perfectly, though I agree that 7 minutes is nowhere near enough time.
Due to some of the baking problems listed above why not as a bar cookie? Anyone tried that?
Great idea, Gwen! I’d love to know if anyone tries these as a bar cookie.
Can this recipe be freeze?
Julie-
I have never frozen this dough, so I am not 100% sure how it will turn out. Thanks so much for stopping by! Happy Baking!
-Jamie
Jamie,
I know it’s dreadful to keep track of nutrition in the baking game. But I’ve been keeping track of what I eat. I calculated the nutrition facts of the recipe as it is currently posted (15 cookies). Here they are in case you or others would like to know! (If you would like the details of the calculation, email me.)
Serving: 1 cookie
Servings per recipe: 15 cookies
Calories: 195g
Carbs: 24g
Fat: 11g
Protein: 2g
Thank you so much for sharing!
-Madeline
I’m sorry, small error with the graham crackers. The values are 190,25,10,2. By the way, this is using Ghirardelli Bittersweet morsels.
I will never make any other kind of chocolate chip cookies again! They stay so chewy and perfect. Amazing recipe. It’s as if you plucked my ideal cookie out of my head and created it. Thank you!
So happy to hear you enjoyed the cookies, Melissa! Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving your feedback!
-Jamie
I had some graham crackers and decided to try this recipe. I used semi sweet chocllate chips anx these cookies turned out wonderful. For sure a keper recipe.
Thanks a bunch
Janet
So happy to hear you enjoyed the cookies, Janet! Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving your feedback!
-Jamie
These are absolutely delicious and so easy to make. Thank you for sharing
So happy to hear you enjoyed the cookies, Sissy! Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving your feedback!
-Jamie
Have you seen the new Hershey kisses that are hot cocoa? I am trying your recipe with a kiss in the middle instead of chocolate chips. Hope it works..
Thanks so much for stopping by, Cathy! I appreciate you taking the time to comment. Happy Baking!
-Jamie
I tried out this recipe for a project at my school, and it turned out so good! I added my own personal touch and put marshmallow creme in between two of the cookies and I called it my S’more Cookie! I totally recommend this awesome recipe!
So happy to hear you enjoyed the cookies, Mary Lois! Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving your feedback!
-Jamie
Made these this morning they were great !!!!!!
So happy to hear you enjoyed the cookies, Shellee! Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving your feedback!
-Jamie
Just before these are done, pull them out and put 3 mini marshmallows on each, then put them back in the oven for 2-3 minutes.
As soon as they come out of the oven, sandwich them together and they are the most amazing s’mores ever… Eat them warm
So happy to hear you enjoyed the cookies! That sounds so delicious. Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving your feedback!
-Jamie
Hi. I used cinnamon generic graham crackers I didn’t like and wanted to get rid of so…..I used them in your recipe. I also added mini marshmallows. Results were FANTASTIC!!!! Thank you so much for a really great cookie!
So happy to hear you enjoyed the cookies, Jane! Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving your feedback!
-Jamie
Fabulous easy recipe! I made vegan by using vegan butter and Bob’s Red Mill egg replacer, and used cinnamon graham crackers and semi sweet chocolate chips. I did have to flatten a little before baking and seven minutes was perfect.
So happy to hear you enjoyed the cookies, Cindy! Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving your feedback!
-Jamie