There’s nothing more satisfying than a warm, fresh out-of-the-oven chocolate chip cookie. When you lift it off the tray and it’s oozing with gooey, melted chocolate, there’s nothing on Earth that can give you more joy than that simply decadent cookie. National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day only rolls around once a year (though there’s really never a reason not to eat one any other day of the year), but food holidays call for a mandatory inhalation of said food. Chocolate chip cookies are a solid base, so adding ingredients from bacon to oatmeal to Nutella can only positively improve your cookie. Or, if you’re a diehard purist, stick to the traditional recipe for old time’s sake. Either way, it’s imperative you eat a chocolate chip cookie today.
1. Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies
Photo by Kelda Baljon
2. Nutella Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies
Photo by Mei Lan Fogarty
3. Flourless Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Photo by Mackenzie Barth
4. Chocolate Chip Espresso Cookies
Photo by Liz Tadie
5. Microwave Cookie in a Cup
Photo by Christine Chang
6. Ooey Gooey Marshmallow Cookies
Photo by Brooke Hamroff
7. The Ex-Boyfriend Cookies
Photo by Katherine Carroll
8. Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Stuffed Pretzels
Photo by Abigail Wilkins
9. Mock Magic Carpet Cookies
Photo by Hannah Morse
10. Chickpea Cookie Dough
Photo by Abbie Ginis
11. Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cupcakes
Photo by Agnes Chen
12. No-Bake Chocolate Chip Cookie Pie
Photo by Crissy Gambino
13. Chewy Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
Photo by Mackenzie Barth
14. Pumpkin Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Photo by Kelda Baljon
15. Banana Chocolate Chip Nut Butter Cookies
Photo by Alexa Santos
16. Eggless and Flourless Chocolate Chip Cookie Pie
Photo by Kirby Barth
17. Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
Photo by Sarah Comerford
18. Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookie Beer Bread
Photo by Maggie Gorman
19. Chocolate Chip Cookie Caramel Peanut Butter Bars
Photo by Claire Thompson
20. The Original Chocolate Chip Cookie
Photo by Krysten Dorfman