Our 30 Best Recipes You Can Make With A Bag Of Chocolate Chips

They go way beyond chocolate chip cookies.

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Updated on June 27, 2024

Southern Living Chocolate Chip Cake with Peanut Butter Frosting — Photo:
Stacy Allen, Food Stylist: Julian Hensarling, Prop Stylist: Josh Hoggle

From cookies to cakes to pies, there's not many desserts that can't be made better with chocolate chips. Plus, they can also make a sweet addition to breakfast dishes like pancakes, muffins, and breads. These recipes with chocolate chips showcase that chocolate is the perfect pairing for peanut butter, banana, pumpkin, and more.

Read on for our 30 best recipes you can make with a bag of chocolate chips.

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Chocolate-Coconut-Pretzel Granola

Southern Living Chocolate-Coconut-Pretzel Granola in a bowl to serve — Antonis Achilleos; Prop Stylist: Christina Daley; Food Stylist: Chelsea Zimmer

We love snacking on this homemade granola and we aren't alone. This is what one Southern Living reader had to say about it, "This is such a great afternoon snack—sweet and savory! Sometimes I stir it all together while the chocolate is still soft. It's not as pretty, but then everything gets coated in chocolate, which I kind of love."

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Chocolate Cobbler

Chocolate Cobbler — Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall

Not all cobblers feature fruit, and this chocolate cobbler, which uses lots of chocolate chips, proves how versatile and delicious the format can be.

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Kentucky Bourbon Pie

derby pie or kentucky bourbon pie - Southern Living — Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox

This famous pie (so famous that it's real name is trademarked!) uses plenty of chocolate chips to balance out its nutty and sweet pecan filling.

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Chocolate Haystacks

Southern Living Chocolate Haystacks ready to serve topped with flaky salt — Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox

Melted chocolate chips help bind these no-bake treats together.

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Ranger Cookies

Southern Living Ranger Cookies on a plate ready to serve — Jen Causey, Food Stylist: Chelsea Zimmer, Prop Stylist: Josh Hoggle

At first glance, you might think these cookies are regular old chocolate chip, but look closer and you'll notice more than chocolate chips folded into the batter.

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Chocolate Chip Cake With Peanut Butter Frosting

Southern Living Chocolate Chip Cake with Peanut Butter Frosting — Stacy Allen, Food Stylist: Julian Hensarling, Prop Stylist: Josh Hoggle

As the name alludes, this cake is studded with semisweet chocolate chips inside and out (as we use more for garnish).

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Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies

Southern Living Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies on the cooling rack to serve — Jen Causey; Food Stylist: Ana Kelly; Prop Stylist: Julia Bayless

Unsweetened flaked coconut adds texture, and a hint of tropical coconut flavor to these chewy cookies.

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Chocolate Cool Whip Cookies

Southern Living Chocolate Cool Whip Cookies on a plate to serve — Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox

With just five ingredients (including chocolate chips), we're not sure an easier cookie recipe exists.

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Chocolate Lasagna

Southern Living Chocolate Lasagna sliced on a plate to serve — Courtney West

Although this recipes shares little with a classic lasagna, the layers of chocolate and cream are reminiscent of the savory casserole and we would argue is even easier to make.

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Monster Cookies

Southern Living Monster Cookies on a surface to serve — Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox

Not only do Monster Cookies have chocolate chips in the batter, but they're also made with oats, M&Ms, and toffee bits. Think of them as a combination of chocolate chip cookies and oatmeal cookies, plus a couple of extras.

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Pumpkin-Chocolate Chip Muffins

Pumpkin-Chocolate Chip Muffins — Photographer Victor Protasio, Food Stylist Ruth Blackburn, Prop Stylist Christine Keely

Pumpkin muffins are great on their own, but we think they're even better with chocolate chips folded into the batter before they're baked. Using semisweet chocolate chips ensures that they don't come out too sweet.

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Wilma Tidwell's Chocolate Chip Pie

Southern Living Wilma Tidwell's Chocolate Chip Pie sliced in the pie plate — Greg DuPree, Food Stylist: Ruth Blackburn, Prop Stylist: Christine Keely

Not only does this pie recipe require just seven ingredients to pull together, but it's also possibly the easiest pie you'll ever make. You simply stir the ingredients together, pour them into the unbaked pie crust, and bake for 50 minutes.

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Chocolate Poke Cake

Chocolate Poke Cake — Stacy Allen, Prop Stylist: Caleb Clarke, Food Stylist: Jen Riley

This poke cake is a decadent treat that's actually simple to make thanks to boxed cake mix. Chocolate syrup and chocolate chips are the ideal finishing touches to make sure there's no shortage of chocolate in every bite.

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Edible Cookie Dough

edible cookie dough in a bowl with two spoons — Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox

In just 15 minutes, you can be enjoying a spoonful of cookie dough that's safe to eat uncooked. Just make sure you follow the instructions for heating the flour so it's safe to consume.

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Cookie Cake

Southern Living Cookie Cake on a platter to serve with a couple of slices cut — Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox

Rather than buying a store-bought cookie cake, follow this recipe to make one from scratch! We won't tell if you don't wait for a special occasion to whip one up.

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Chocolate Zucchini Bread

Southern Living Chocolate Zucchini Bread on a cutting board with a few slices cut to serve — Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox

There's chocolate chips in both the batter and on top of this chocolate cake that's actually hiding 1 1/2 cups of shredded zucchini inside.

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Kentucky Bourbon Balls

Kentucky Bourbon Balls plated and ready to serve — Stacy K. Allen; Food Stylist: Chelsea Zimmer; Prop Stylist: Christine Keely

Bourbon balls are given a chocolaty upgrade thanks to chocolate chips. Instead of powdered sugar, this version of the boozy treat from the Bluegrass State is dipped in melted chocolate.

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Peanut Butter Bars

Southern Living Peanut Butter Bars cut on a plate to serve with a glass of milk — Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox

Chocolate and peanut butter are always a crowd-pleasing duo. You'll love these bars even more when you learn there's no baking involved.

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Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies — Molly Bolton

Once you make chocolate chip cookies with browned butter, you may never make them any other way again. Trust us, it's worth the extra time needed to brown and cool the butter.

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Cake Mix Brownies

Southern Living Cake Mix Brownies on plate with a fork — Hannah Zimmerman

Just five ingredients are needed to whip up these brownies that start with a box of cake mix. Plus, they come together in 35 minutes.

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Chocolate Chip Cookie Delight

Chocolate Chip Cookie Delight — Fred Hardy II; Food Stylist: Ruth Blackburn; Prop Stylist: Christine Keely

Chocolate chip cookies serve as the base for this delightful dessert. They're covered with layers of whipped topping, chocolate pudding, chocolate syrup, and finally chocolate shavings.

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No-Bake Peanut Butter Pie

Southern Living No-Bake Peanut Butter Pie sliced on a plate to serve — Victor Protasio, Food Stylist: Emily Nabors Hall, Prop Stylist: Christine Keely

Not only is this pie a great make-ahead dessert since it can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 24 hours, but it's also a no-bake recipe. So you can deliver a crowd-pleasing sweet treat without having to turn on your oven.

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Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

Chocolate Chip Banana Bread — Caitlin Bensel; Food Styling: Torie Cox

Mixing chocolate chips into the batter of banana bread before baking is always a good idea in our opinion.

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Laura Bush's Cowboy Cookies

Southern Living Laura Bush's Cowboy Cookies on a plate to serve with glasses of milk — Jen Causey; Food Stylist: Ruth Blackburn; Prop Stylist: Josh Hoggle

In addition to chocolate chips, these cookies made famous by former First Lady Laura Bush also include rolled oats, flaked coconut, and chopped pecans in every bite. With all the mix-ins, these cookies are large and each one is made with about 1/4 cup of dough.

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Seven-Layer Cookies

7 layer cookies southern living — Fred Hardy II; Food Stylist: Jennifer Wendorf; Prop Stylist: Julia Bayliss

A mix of chocolate chips and butterscotch chips make up just one of the seven layers of these rich bar cookies.

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Texas Trash Pie

Texas Trash Pie — Jessica Furniss

The recipe for this pie comes from the Royer family who are the owners of Royers Round Top Café in Round Top, Texas. The filling is simple to stir together, and in addition to chocolate chips calls for a few unassuming ingredients: caramel bits and crushed pretzels.

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Chocolate Mint Cookies

Chocolate Mint Cookies — Greg DuPree; Food Stylist: Ali Ramee; Prop Stylist: Hannah Greenwood

Not only are there pieces of chocolate mint candies folded into the batter of these cookies, but there's lots of chocolate chips as well.

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Peanut Butter-Chocolate Chip Cookies

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

If you can't decide between peanut butter cookies and chocolate chip cookies, make this recipe which combines the best elements of both. They're easy to prepare, just make sure to set your butter out to soften before you're ready to whip up your cookies.

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Chocolate-Pecan Chess Pie

Chocolate-Pecan Chess Pie — Photographer: James Ransom; Prop Stylist: Christine Keely; Food Stylist: Ruth Blackburn

Cocoa and semisweet chocolate chips give classic pecan pie a chocolaty makeover. You can also use store-bought crust if you want the pie to come together a little easier.

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Grandma's Chocolate Drop Cookies

Grandma's Chocolate Drop Cookies — Katie Strasberg Rousso

This cookie recipe was made for chocolate lovers and also novice bakers. They come together from start to finish in just 30 minutes.

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