Yesterday was my sister Jen’s birthday, and obviously I had to bake.
Birthdays call for soft things. Soft cookies, soft moments, soft laughter.
And sometimes the most healing thing we can do is show up in the kitchen half-caffeinated and say,
“Okay, I’m mixing love with butter today. We’re rolling with it.”

I can’t wait to smell these cookies baking

So — enter Cookie Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies.
Not just “normal” ones.
I’m talking buttery, thick, plush, gooey-in-the-center, crisp-on-the-edges cookies that make you close your eyes for a second when you bite into them.
(Yes, Jen did the tiny exhale of bliss. Yes, I won.)

I used both cookie butter emulsion AND vanilla, because flavor layering is self-care.
And because my heart said “just a little more,” I used a mix of cake flour and all-purpose flour — which is the secret to that bakery-style softness that makes these cookies a hug and not a snack.

You know how some recipes say “add 1 cup chocolate chips”?
Yeah, no.
We measure chocolate chips with our hearts in this house.

**Cookie dough so irresistible, can’t wait for a warm cookie**

The Vibe While Baking

A perfect blend of:

I love my sister
I haven’t sat down since I got up
This apron has seen things
Don’t talk to me until I’ve had coffee

And honestly?
That’s the energy of real kitchen magic.

🍪 The Recipe

Ingredients

1 cup cold salted butter, cut into cubes
1 cup brown sugar
½ cup white sugar
2 large eggs
1 tsp cookie butter emulsion
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cups cake flour
1 tsp baking soda
½ tsp baking powder
Pinch of salt (you know the vibe — confident pinch)
Semi-sweet chocolate chips (measured with your heart → probably 1½–2 cups)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
Line baking sheets with parchment.
In a mixer, cream cold butter + sugars together.
(It’ll look like it’s not mixing at first. Trust the process.)
Add eggs, one at a time.
Then stir in the cookie butter emulsion + vanilla.
In another bowl, whisk together:
all-purpose flour, cake flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
Add dry to wet, slow and steady.
Mix just until combined — dough should feel thick and play-doughy.
Fold in chocolate chips like you are blessing the dough with joy.
Scoop into large cookie dough balls.
(Birthday-sized. Not “normal human” sized.)
Bake 10–12 minutes — until edges are set but centers look slightly underdone.
Let them rest on the sheet. The magic finishes there.

✨ Serving Suggestion

Give one to someone you love.
Take one for yourself.
Let the softness be enough, just for now.

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Cookie Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies (For Sisters Who Deserve Soft Things)