Chocolate chip cookies are my all time favourite mid-week treat (especially this chocolate chip cookie recipe). I love having them on hand for company visits, packing them in work lunches, and maybe sneaking one mid-morning with a cup of coffee 🙂 Although chocolate chip cookies clearly stand up on their own, I sometimes like to toss in a few extra fancy add-ins to make the everyday cookie something much more extraordinary.  Because why not?

99% of the time I’ll toss in a handful of nuts, maybe some different varieties of chocolate, and garnish with flakey sea salt. Always flakey sea salt. What’s your favourite?

These are my favouritre chocolate chip cookie add-ins, however this is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to flavour you can add. I like to use up to three of these add-ins, but feel free to use as many as you like. Similarly, you can just add one and end up with a great cookie.

 

15 Add-in for Chocolate Chip Cookies

1. Chopped Chocolate Bars—think Twix, Snickers, and even M&Ms

2. Chopped Nuts—pistachios, pecans, walnuts, cashews, and hazelnuts

3. Toasted Coconut

4. Crystallized Ginger

5. Pretzels—and peanutbutter pretzels!

6. Granola or trail mix

7. Dried Fruit—dried cherries, blueberries, apricots, cranberries, banana chips, and dates

8. Orange Zest

9. Caramel—chopped caramels like Werthers or Mackintosh

10. Rosemary—chopped finely

11. Flaky Sea Salt—to sprinkle on top

12. Spices—like cayenne, cardamom, and nutmeg

13. Popcorn—plain or caramel

14. Marshmallows

15. Rainbow Sprinkles