Turn my popular one bowl chocolate chip cookies into DIY cookie mixes! Simply add the dry ingredients to a bag, store in the pantry, and have warm cookies in under 20 minutes (no mixer or mess needed!).
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Why I Love Homemade Cookie Mixes
- Save time & cleanup: Having everything pre-measured prevents you from having to get out all the ingredients & dirty dishes every time you're craving cookies!
- Tastier than premade! With these, you get all the flavors of homemade cookies without the work.
- Personalize: DIY cookie mixes allow you to customize your cookies according to your taste preferences, whether it's adding M&M's, extra chocolate chips, nuts, or other ingredients like gluten-free flour.
Ingredient Notes & Substitutions
- Granulated & Brown sugar: You can use light or dark brown sugar (I used dark for the cookies above!).
- Baking soda, baking powder, and salt
- All-purpose flour: You can also use your favorite gluten-free flour to make this gluten-free. My favorite brand is Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free 1-to-1 Baking Flour.
- Chocolate chips: You can use any mix-ins you want! Dark chocolate chips, peanut butter chocolate chisp, and m&m's are some of my faves! If you use all chocolate chips, I highly suggest chopping or pulsing half of the chips so that you get a bakery-style look & texture.
- To bake mix, you'll need: Melted butter, egg, and vanilla extract. This recipe uses melted butter, so no mixer is needed! You can use salted or unsalted butter for these, I just don't recommend using margarine or the dough will be too soupy.
How to Make DIY Cookie Mixes:
Next time you're baking cookies, grab a few ziploc bags and make some extra for next time - it's so quick & easy!
Step 1: Write Instructions on Bag or Print Tags
If you're planning to write the instructions on the bag (instead of using my printable tags), I suggest writing it on before filling since it's easier to write when it's completely flat.
On the bag, write: "Add: 1 egg, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, and ½ cup (1 stick) melted butter. Roll into 2-tablespoon balls, gently flatten, and bake at 350°F 8-10 minutes."
Download the Printable DIY Cookie Mix Tags!
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Step 2: Add Dry Ingredients
Add dry ingredients to a quart-sized bag: light brown sugar (½ cup), granulated sugar (¼ cup), baking soda (¼ teaspoon), baking powder (¼ teaspoon), and salt (¼ teaspoon), all-purpose flour (1¼ cups), chocolate chips (½ whole and ½ cup chopped).
Tip: For easy filling, fold the top of the bag down a few inches, then add the sugars first as they will hold down the bag.
Gifting Idea: Wrap in Parchment
For a more giftable presentation, wrap each bag in parchment paper and tie off with a string and instruction tag. These are great for gifting new parents, college students, or to give as holiday gifts!
Mix-In Ideas
- Chocolate Chips (semi-sweet, dark, milk, or white)
- Baking chips (peanut butter, butterscotch, toffee)
- Chopped Nuts (walnuts, pecans, almonds, peanuts)
- Dried Fruits (raisins, cranberries, apricots, cherries)
- Candy Pieces (M&M's, Reese's Pieces, chopped candy bars, caramel bits)
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DIY Cookie Mixes
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients (add to bag)
- ½ cup light or dark brown sugar (I've been on a dark kick lately!)
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour (not packed, just scooped and leveled with a knife)
- 1 cup chocolate chips, m&m's, or mix-ins I like to chop half of the chocolate chips so that the cookies spread more & have a more speckled look, but it's totally optional!
Wet Ingredients (write on bag)
- ½ cup melted butter (i.e. 1 stick)
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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Instructions
- Add dry ingredients to the bag in this order: light brown sugar (½ cup), granulated sugar (¼ cup), baking soda (¼ teaspoon), baking powder (¼ teaspoon), and salt (¼ teaspoon), all-purpose flour (1¼ cups), chocolate chips (½ whole and ½ cup chopped) or other mix-ins.
- On the bag, write the following (or print off my free tags!):"Add: 1 egg, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, and ½ cup (1 stick) melted butter. Roll into 2-tablespoon balls, gently flatten, and bake at 350°F 8-10 minutes."
- Store in pantry for 1-2 months. Each bag makes about 1 dozen cookies.
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Amy
I wondered, if I keep the bags in the freezer would it extend the longevity?
Melissa
I haven't done it but I think it would be fine as long as you get out and keep out all moisture, ideally through vacuum sealing!
Saundra
I LOVE this idea!!!! Great for home and gifts~~time/dish savers!!
Thanks much for sharing this on FB!!! Blessings to you!!
Julie
Great easy to follow recipe, I made three extra bags with different variety of chocolate chips in them, I also doubled the recipe.
Melissa
Love to hear it! Thank you so much for leaving a review, Julie!
Jacqui
Dang, I didn't use spell check. Sorry🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Lori
I put this together for my grand daughter because she loves to bake cookies!! I made them ahead of time and included pictures for her. She ABSOLUTELY love it!! Thank you!!
Jacqui
I needed a universal recipe fir any cookie. Now all I have to do is add my on extras. Thanks so much. 🍪🍪🍪
Gloria Ball
I can’t say enough great things about all these recipes and ideas!! I made a few homemade guts for Christmas this past year like homemade vanilla extract and homemade cinnamon extract, but these are a complete game changer. Thank you so much for sharing all these amazing goodies with us!
Melissa
Yay, that makes me so happy to hear! Thank you so much for leaving a review, Gloria! I really appreciate it!
Rez
Best idea so far and from home 😍😍😍😍
Ms. Jibarito Atlanta
Thank you for the recipe. I can't wait to try it out and post an update.
Rosa
Excellent recipe!! So easy and delicious 😋
Melissa
Thank you so much for leaving a review, Rosa!
Ash Kazak
These are my absolute favorite cookies now! The consistency is perfect. I made mine with Ghirardelli peppermint bark and added a tsp of peppermint hot cocoa powder. All 12 were gone in 2 days!!!
Melissa
Yum, the peppermint add-ins sounds divine! Thank you so much for leaving a review, Ash! I really appreciate it!
Theresa Rice
Can I it this in a my la r bag with a oxygen absorber?
Melissa
I haven't done it but it sounds like it would work!
Crystal
I can’t wait to try these. They look very easy. All of my cookie recipes make dozens at a time. I would like to make these into gifts and I am curious if anyone has put these in a mason jar. If so, what size jar would work for the amount of ingredients?
Melissa
You would likely need a quart jar for this! It may have a little extra room inside, but a pint would probably be too small.
Cyndi Mead
I can’t wait to try these. Thank you
Maranda
Wonderful recipe. I recommend cooling the butter. My M&Ms melted... looked a mess but tasted great! The first batch didn't make it a hour..
Melissa
Thank you so much for leaving a review, Maranda! I definitely agree it's important to let the butter cool a little straight out of the microwave! Glad you enjoyed the recipe!
Tina Morrison
Can't wait to try it
Heather S
Pretty good 😋 My only suggestion is to make sure the melted butter is cool first….otherwise your chocolate chips melt a little 😆🫠
Tomma Marcincuk
This recipe is amazing on its own but now that it’s a MIX?! Complete game changer.
Fruzsina
Great recipe! I love that they're always ready to bake :)
Anna
Loved this simple recipe hack. Made it with gluten free flour and it was delicious. So easy my kids can make it.
Melissa
So glad you enjoyed the recipe! Thank you so much for leaving a review!