Chef Erich's recipe for making the famous Disney's Grand Floridian Chocolate Chip Cookies! Crispy edges and a chewy center. A classic treat that stays soft and delicious for days.
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Disney’s Grand Floridian chocolate chip cookies have lightly crisp edges, soft and chewy centers and plenty of gooey chocolate chips. This is the recipe shared by the Disney Parks Blog, tested in my own kitchen with instructions for making both regular and jumbo cookies.
One of the most unusual features of this recipe is the combination of brown sugar and powdered sugar instead of granulated sugar. The cookies require no chilling and remain soft for days when stored properly.
What I Like This Recipe
- No Chill: Chilling cookie dough has its time and place, but I'm glad that these ones don't need to chill. They bake up quickly and are loaded with flavor.
- Easy to customize: This recipe is easy to customize in size and mix-ins. I used semisweet chocolate chips, but you can use a combination of your favorite chocolate chips.
- Crispy and chewy: Crispy edges and a chewy center, loaded with gooey chocolate chips. If you're looking for an all-American chocolate chip cookie these are it.
- Better on day 2: It's one of the few cookies that taste just as good, if not better, hours later. We made a batch and ate some warm from the oven, and they were delicious, but the ones we had before bed were even softer after sitting for a while in an airtight container! They had almost a fudgy consistency in the center. The next day? Still soft. Does the combination of brown sugar and powdered sugar make cookies softer than using brown sugar and white sugar? I’m guessing that it might.
What Others Are Saying
These cookies are so soft, thick and chewy! Best cookie recipe so far!!---Mariah
Wonderful chocolate chip cookies ! I do allot of baking and use many recipes, this one is by far the winner ! They hold there shape and remain soft on the inside.---Marilyn
Thank you for sharing this recipe! These cookies are the perfect texture—crispy on the outside and moist and chewy inside. ---Cindy
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- What I Like This Recipe
- What Others Are Saying
- Is This the Official Grand Floridian Cookie Recipe?
- Tips and Tricks
- Ingredients
- How To Make Disney Chocolate Chip Cookies
- What Size Should I Make the Cookies?
- Grand Floridian Cookies FAQs
- More Famous Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipes
- Disney's Grand Floridian Chocolate Chip Cookies
Is This the Official Grand Floridian Cookie Recipe?
Yes. Disney Parks Blog published this chocolate chip cookie recipe in 2017 after asking the pastry chefs at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa to share it. Disney credits the recipe to Chef Erich and notes that it was converted from the larger quantity prepared in the resort kitchens, so the homemade version may vary slightly from the cookies served at the resort.
I followed the same ingredient list but tested larger portions as well. Disney’s original instructions call for 1 tablespoon of dough for medium cookies and 2 tablespoons for large cookies. My regular cookies use 2 tablespoons of dough, and my jumbo cookies use ¼ cup of dough, so the baking times below are adjusted accordingly. Here is the source of the original recipe.
Tips and Tricks
- Use properly softened butter. Butter that is partially melted can cause excessive spreading, while cold butter may keep the cookies too thick.
- Do not overmix the dough. Stop mixing as soon as the dry ingredients are incorporated.
- Use a cookie scoop. Equal portions bake more evenly.
- Leave room for spreading. Jumbo cookies need considerably more space than standard cookies.
- Bake one test cookie first. This allows you to check spreading and adjust the remaining dough before baking an entire tray.
Ingredients
- All-purpose flour
- Baking soda: Provides lift and contributes to browning.
- Salt: Balances the sweetness and strengthens the chocolate flavor.
- Softened butter: Disney’s recipe specifically calls for softened butter. It should be cool room temperature—not melted or greasy.
- Packed brown sugar: Adds moisture, caramel flavor and chewiness.
- Powdered sugar: The unexpected ingredient in this recipe. It creates a fine, tender texture without the crunch of granulated sugar crystals.
- Eggs: Add moisture, richness and structure.
- Vanilla extract: Complements the brown sugar and chocolate.
- Semisweet chocolate chips: The official recipe calls for a 12-ounce bag. You can also combine chips and chunks, but semisweet chocolate keeps the cookies from becoming overly sweet.colate chips: chunks or chips---or a mixture of both!
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
How To Make Disney Chocolate Chip Cookies
Step 1: Preheat oven to 330°F. (YES, 330 degrees, that's not a type-o)
Step 2: Sift flour, baking soda, and salt into a large bowl and set aside.
Step 3: Combine butter, brown sugar, and powdered sugar in a separate bowl and cream with an electric mixer until fluffy.
Step 4: With the mixer running, add eggs, one at a time, then add vanilla. Mix until combined, scraping the sides of the bowl. Slowly add the flour mixture, scraping the sides of the bowl. Stir in chocolate chips.
Step 5: Scoop 2 tablespoons of dough for medium cookies, or ¼ cup of dough for large cookies, onto an ungreased baking sheet (I cover mine with parchment paper).
Note: if making jumbo cookies only bake 3-4 per baking sheet.
Step 6: Bake until light golden, 12 minutes for medium cookies and 15-16 minutes for large.
Store cookies in an airtight container or wrap them individually in plastic for up to 3-5 days. Cookies can be stored in the freezer for up to 2 months.
What Size Should I Make the Cookies?
| Cookie size | Dough per cookie | Approximate yield | Bake time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disney medium | 1 tablespoon | About 36 | 10–12 minutes |
| Disney large | 2 tablespoons | About 18 | 12–14 minutes |
| My jumbo version | ¼ cup | About 14 | 15–16 minutes |
Grand Floridian Cookies FAQs
Cookies that remain rounded usually contain too much flour, butter that was too cold, or dough portions that were packed too tightly. Spoon flour into the measuring cup and level it rather than scooping directly from the container. The butter should be softened to cool room temperature and should give slightly when pressed.
Also, check that the baking soda is fresh. For the most accurate and consistent results, weigh the flour.
Yes. Freeze baked cookies in a freezer-safe container for up to two months. Thaw them at room temperature or warm an individual cookie briefly in the microwave.
You can also freeze portioned cookie dough. Freeze the dough balls on a lined baking sheet until firm, transfer them to a freezer bag and label them with the baking temperature and cookie size. Bake from frozen, adding a few minutes as needed.
Powdered sugar dissolves easily into the dough and helps create a fine, tender texture. In this recipe, it replaces the granulated sugar commonly found in chocolate chip cookies.
No. The official recipe does not call for chilling, so the cookies can be scooped and baked immediately.
Yes. The Grand Floridian recipe does not include nuts, so no adjustment is necessary.
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Disney's Grand Floridian Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 10 Tablespoons butter (1 ¼ sticks)
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ¾ cup powdered sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 12 ounces semisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 330°F. (YES, 330 degrees, that's not a type-o)
- Sift flour, baking soda, and salt into a large bowl and set aside.
- Combine butter, brown sugar, and powdered sugar in a separate bowl and cream with an electric mixer until fluffy.
- With the mixer running, add eggs, one at a time, then add vanilla. Mix until combined, scraping the sides of the bowl.
- Slowly add the flour mixture, scraping the sides of the bowl. Stir in chocolate chips.
- Scoop 2 tablespoons for medium cookies or ¼ cup cookie dough balls for large cookies onto an ungreased baking sheet (I cover mine with parchment paper).Note: if making large cookies, only bake 3-4 cookies per cookie sheet.
- Bake until light golden, 12 minutes for medium cookies, and 15-16 minutes for large.Let cookies cool on cookie sheets for 3 minutes then transfer to a wire cooling rack.
Mariah Lipkin says
These cookies are so soft, thick and chewy! Best cookie recipe so far!!
Cooker says
Mine didn’t flatten they stayed round? Nit sure why
Brandy says
That is very strange! You might try checking the leavening and flour measurements.
Betty in NJ says
Can you bake this as a cookie cake?
Brandy says
I haven’t tried, but imagine it would bake up just fine!
Marilyn Wilkinson says
Wonderful chocolate chip cookies ! I do allot of baking and use many recipes, this one is by far the winner ! They hold there shape and remain soft on the inside .
Brandy says
Wonderful! So glad to hear that you liked them too!
DEBRA BANKS says
I had come upon a recipe of the original Disney chocolate chip cookies. It had you cooking the brown sugar to deepen the flavor. Are you familiar with that recipe?
Brandy says
I haven’t seen that one. Sounds delicious!
Barb says
Question…is the butter cold or softened. Ty!
Brandy says
Room temperature is fine.
Cindy in VA says
Thank you for sharing this recipe! These cookies are the perfect texture—crispy on the outside and moist and chewy inside. My husband and son loved these, but for me, they were a bit too sweet. The confectioners sugar overpowers the deep molasses flavor of the brown sugar, which is the reason I love choc chip cookies (well, that and the chocolate chips!) I might try to change the ratio of sugars next time I bake them. Any suggestions or advice for doing so?