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Chips Galore! 11 delicious recipes to celebrate National Chocolate Chip Day

Prepare your sweet tooth!

From cookies, brownies, pancakes and everything in between, we have put together a list of sweet treats with a little something to meet the cravings of every sweet lover out there -- and of course -- all made with plenty of the mouthwatering treat we are celebrating: chocolate chips.

Best Chocolate Chip Cookies Ever

Name a more iconic dup than chocolate chips and cookies. It is hard to go wrong with a classic chocolate chip cookie, and these ones from “Today Show’s" Allie Hawes will knock your socks off with its perfectly browned and light crispy outside and gooey inside.

Ingredients:

  • Unsalted butter
  • Dark brown sugar
  • Sugar
  • Vanilla extract
  • Large eggs
  • All-purpose flour
  • Salt
  • Baking soda
  • Semisweet chocolate chips

Click here for the full recipe.

Triple Chocolate Chip Cookies

Hello chocolate lovers! Yeah, we are going to a new level with triple the chocolate for these cookies: Chocolaty dough and not one, but three different types of chocolate chips.

Ingredients:

  • All-purpose flour
  • Dark cocoa powder
  • Baking powder
  • Kosher salt
  • Granulated sugar
  • Vegetable oil
  • Large eggs
  • Vanilla extract
  • Dark chocolate chips
  • Milk chocolate chips
  • White chocolate chips
  • Powdered sugar

Click here for the full recipe.

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Touchdown Balls

Football season is right around the corner, and these little footballs are a fun way to get excited and, of course, enjoy some yummy cookie dough covered in chocolate! This recipe is a process, so it could be fun to do with the kiddos!

Ingredients:

EDIBLE COOKIE DOUGH

  • Butter
  • Salt
  • Granulated sugar
  • Brown sugar
  • Applesauce
  • Nutmeg
  • All-purpose flour
  • Vanilla extract
  • Mini chocolate chips

COOKIE DOUGH TOUCHDOWN FOOTBALLS

  • One batch edible chocolate chip cookie dough
  • Chocolate chips or candy melts
  • White candy melts

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Samah Dadas Gluten-Free Banana Bread

There is nothing quite like banana bread, and the secret to the bomb bread? Perhaps adding in the chocolate chips! From the rich banana flavor to a fluffy texture and melty chocolate chips, this one is sure to check all the taste bud boxes. Oh, and did we mention it is gluten free for everyone to enjoy?

Ingredients:

  • Ripe bananas
  • Honey
  • Almond flour
  • Coconut flour
  • Almond butter
  • Coconut oil
  • Eggs
  • Vanilla extract
  • Baking powder
  • Baking soda
  • Vegan chocolate chips, plus more for adding on top (optional)

Click here for the full recipe.

Chocolate Chip Cookie Ice Cream Bars

Picture this: Ice cream sandwich with crispy, crunchy chocolate chip cookies secured around the cool treat. This is a perfect treat to have on lock for the warm weather approaching! Pro tip? Swap out chocolate-coated toffee bits for your favorite candy crushed up.

Ingredients:

  • Break-and-bake chocolate chip cookie dough
  • Vanilla ice cream
  • Hot fudge sauce, warmed
  • Salted roasted almonds, coarsely chopped
  • Chocolate-coated toffee bits

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5-Ingredient Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Cake

I scream. You scream. We all scream for a good ice cream -- especially ice cream cake, and this one makes that obtainable from home using just five ingredients! Enjoy the cool mint chip and chocolate cake combined in this sweet dessert.

Ingredients:

  • Chocolate cake mix
  • Chocolate syrup
  • Mint chocolate chip ice cream
  • Heavy cream
  • Sugar

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Chocolate Chip Cookie Brittle

So simple. So delicious. So unique. Chocolate chip cookie brittle is a crowd pleaser for any snacker out there. It is hard to resist the crispy, crunchy, buttery goodness with chocolate chips in the mix!

Ingredients:

  • Unsalted butter, melted and cooled
  • Pure vanilla extract
  • Granulated sugar
  • Sea salt
  • Unbleached all-purpose flour
  • Unsalted, roasted cashews or pecans
  • Bittersweet chocolate chips

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Double Chocolate Chip Tahini Brownies

We have plenty of cookie options, but we can’t forget about delicious brownies. This “Today Show” recipe puts a unique twist on brownies with not just chocolate chips, but tahini. The flavor depth of these brownies are off the charts good.

Ingredients:

  • Tahini
  • Maple syrup
  • Coconut sugar
  • Vanilla extract
  • Eggs
  • Coconut oil
  • Cocoa powder
  • Coconut flour
  • Baking soda
  • Chocolate chips

Click here for the full recipe.

Double Chocolate Chip Pancakes

Adding chocolate chips to pancakes are a tasty way to kick-start your morning. Let’s shake things up with double the chocolate with this double chocolate twist on a breakfast classic with the double chocolate chip pancake.

Ingredients:

  • Whole-grain flour
  • All-purpose flour
  • Unsweetened cocoa powder
  • Sugar
  • Ground flaxseed
  • Baking powder
  • Salt
  • Egg
  • Egg white
  • Skim milk
  • Canola oil
  • Vanilla extract
  • Semisweet chocolate chips
  • Whipped topping
  • Dark chocolate shavings

Click here for the full recipe.

How-To-Get-A-Man Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Squares

Cheesecake squares, but make it sweeter! Combining the classic cookies with a smooth creamy cheesecake is the perfect combo. And from the name of these, they can win anyone over!

Ingredients:

  • Cream cheese, at room temperature
  • Sugar
  • Eggs
  • Vanilla
  • Cookie dough

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Chocolate Chocolate Chip Muffins

We’ve said it once and we will say it again. The only thing better than a chocolate chip classic is adding more chocolate! Enter: chocolate chocolate chip muffins. No better way to get a morning start then with a nice warm muffin with some chocolatey satisfaction.

Ingredients:

  • All-purpose flour
  • Baking powder
  • Baking soda
  • Unsweetened cocoa
  • Superfine sugar
  • Semisweet chocolate chips
  • Milk
  • Vegetable oil
  • Egg
  • Pure vanilla extract

Click here for the full recipe.