Giant Cookie Recipes

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March 13, 2026
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The Our Best Bites Giant Cookies are legendary. The craze was born out of the pandemic of 2020 when I was stuck at home with 4 kids and baking projects were a fun way to pass the time. After my giant chocolate chip cookie went viral, I followed with giant cookies of every kind! These recipes all make a single HUGE cookie. They’re quick and easy, and most can be made with simply a bowl and a spoon. They’re excellent for gifting (we love using blank pizza boxes!) and never fail to make people smile!

Below you’ll find many useful resources, and links to my entire collection of big giant cookies. If you make one, post a photo on Instagram and tag me with the hashtag #obbgiantcookie for a chance to be featured!

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Giant Sugar Cookie

Helpful Links

Pizza Boxes – I have found 10″ blank pizza boxes to be a great size for gifting giant cookies. Tie with a cute ribbon and attach one of my printables, or a gift tag on top. My kids love decorating the boxes with markers for a fun personal touch, or just use a sharpie and write right on it!

Printed Parchment or Deli Paper: If gifting in a pizza box, you’ll want to line it with parchment or waxed paper- something grease resistant. You can purchase cute printed deli papers which add an extra festive touch!

Cute Ribbon – This is one of my favorite brands of twill ribbon with so many fun design options.

Giant Spatula – I love an oversize pancake spatula for transferring cookies without breaking.

Printable templates – sometimes it helps to have a template so you know exactly how to shape the cookie. These slip under your parchment so you have a guide.

Labels – Here you’ll find links to a few of the various labels we’e shared from the giant cookie posts. You can also just attach a cute tag, or grab a sharpie and write directly on the pizza box!

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Giant Chocolate Chip Cookie

The best classic. A buttery and delicious single jumbo cookie! Great for mix-ins, from standard chocolate chips to nuts, sprinkles, or anything else you like!
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Giant Sugar Cookie

Giant Sugar Cookie

Our sugar cookie recipe is legendary and we hope you love this giant version as much as we do! Decorate the top or leave it plain, add any flavorings or extracts you like!
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Giant Chocolate Sandwich Cookie

This HUGE cookie is an Oreo-lovers dream! Super soft chocolate cookies are sandwiched with your choice of frosting. Buttercream and cream cheese frostings are both delicious favorites!
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Giant Snickerdoodle Cookie

A single big giant snickerdoodle with buttery edges and a super soft center!
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oatmeal chocolate chip cookie

Giant Oatmeal Cookie

Makes a perfect, single GIANT Oatmeal cookie! As written, this is an Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie, but if you want a Giant Oatmeal Raisin Cookie, you can do that, too!
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Giant Peanut Butter Cookie

A single, giant peanut butter cookie, complete with cross-hatch pattern. This cookie is perfectly soft in the center with a buttery-crisp edge.
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Giant Chocolate Sugar Cookie from Our Best Bites

Giant Chocolate Sugar Cookie

This is a soft buttery sugar cookie made with melted chocolate both in the cookie and the silky smooth icing. Oh, and it’s the size of your head. Comes with a template for either a heart or circle shape.
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Giant Chocolate Crinkle Cookie

Giant Chocolate Crinkle Cookie

A giant chocolate cookie with a signature crackled top and fudgy center.
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Giant Gingersnap Cookie from Our Best Bites

Giant Soft and Chewy Ginger Cookie

This Giant Soft and Chewy Ginger Cookie is the epitome of the holidays ! The buttery texture and perfect blend of spices translate beautifully to this giant cookie!
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giant peppermint bark cookie

Giant Chocolate Peppermint Bark Cookie

A chocolate cookie studded with white chocolate chips and a touch of peppermint extract. Crushed peppermint candies on top give it a festive crunch!
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Giant Cadbury Egg Cookie from Our Best Bites

Giant Chocolate4 Cadbury Egg Cookie

A rich, soft, chocolate cookie studded with chopped Cadbury Eggs. Feel free to sub another add-in in place of the eggs if you like. We love this one with chopped PB M&M’s, too!
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cinnamon red hot cookie

Giant Red Hot Sugar Cookie

This recipe makes one giant cookie, about 8-9″ in diameter. It has fluffy buttercream icing and crushed red hots for a fun cinnamon-y twist!
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Giant Double Chocolate Fudge Cookie

A single, giant double-fudge cookie with a rich chocolate flavor.
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Candy Cane Chocolate Chip Cookie!

Giant Peppermint Candy Cane Chocolate Chip Cookie

Like your favorite chocolate chip cookie, wearing a festive Christmas sweater. Little bits of cool peppermint and candy cane throughout make this a knock-out holiday favorite! Makes one large cookie, about 9″ in diameter. If you’d like a whole batch of regular sized cookies, click here.
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Meet The Author

Sara Wells

Sara Wells co-founded Our Best Bites in 2008. She is the author of three Bestselling Cook Books, Best Bites: 150 Family Favorite Recipes, Savoring the Seasons with Our Best Bites, and 400 Calories or Less from Our Best Bites. Sara’s work has been featured in many local and national news outlets and publications such as Parenting Magazine, Better Homes & Gardens, Fine Cooking, The Rachel Ray Show and the New York Times.

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Questions & Reviews

  1. These are the BEST! My teen has been making them for birthday treats for years. And we whip them up when we want to eat a warm cookie but not make an entire batch. Thanks so much!

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  2. I can’t tell you how many of the big giant cookies I have made for my grandchildren and husband in the last five years. They are a favorite baking project for young children and everyone has their own favorite recipe.

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  3. This brought back so many memories of us at home during COVID with my kids who absolutely LOVED making these LARGE cookies! Thank you for bringing this post back to the top of my inbox. I’ve printed the other recipes that I want to do with my niece this Christmas!

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  5. Wow! These are incredible and look heavenly! Thank you so much for sharing as I love to bake and need some special gifts for people 💕 God bless, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to All of your family too !

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