For Valentine’s Day this year, I wanted to make a sweet and simple surprise–gooey Chocolate Chip Cookies with a glass of cold milk. Fortunately, when I looked into my pantry, I found my Specialty’s Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chunk Cookie Mix. Thank you, Holiday Gift Exchange with friends!
Specialty’s cookies are dare-I-say life-changing experiences. They look like humble scones, but these giant monster cookies are dense, delicious, and oh-so-satisfying. I love the hearty deliciousness of a Specialty’s cookie, and I was excited to bring the magic home. Mmh mmh mmh!
Determined to bake the perfect cookies, I followed the instructions on the cookie mix to a T. I started with preheating the oven to 400°F and collecting the mix, butter, vanilla extract, and an egg. The Specialty’s mix box was comprised of a flour-sugar mixture and separate bag of Guittard® semi-sweet chocolate chunks.
Using my KitchenAid Stand Mixer, I churned together the mix, butter, egg, and vanilla extract into a fluffy, pale-brown dough. It looked irresistible, but I resisted.
Then, I added in the semi-sweet Guittard® chocolate chunks, but only after following the box directions and eating a few first.
Once all the ingredients were combined, I could no longer resist the siren calls of cookie dough.
I used my OXO cookie scoop to consistently dollop cookie dough balls onto my Silicone Baking Mat, placing them 1-2 inches apart on the baking tray.
After twelve long minutes of baking and five more of waiting for them to cool, I had a full batch of home-baked Specialty’s Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chunk Cookies!
They were nothing short of amazing. The warm cookies oozed melted chocolate and matched perfectly with a cool glass of milk for plenty of dunking. We were so enamored with the result that we ate eight cookies with two tall glasses of milk in a single sitting!
I highly recommend the Specialty’s Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chunk Cookie Mix to anyone who wants to make a delicious and easy treat at home. Happy baking!

- 1 package Specialty's Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chunk Cookie Mix
- 5 oz butter room temperature
- 1/2 tablespoon vanilla extract
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Preheat the oven to 400°F.
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In a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, combine the dry mix (no chocolate yet) with butter and mix at the lowest speed just long enough to incorporate.
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Add the egg and vanilla extract into the mixer bowl while the paddle is on lowest speed. Once added, adjust to speed 4 and mix for 1 minute.
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Open the Guittard semi-sweet chocolate chunks (go ahead nibble on a few). Return the mixer to lowest speed, add the chocolate and mix until evenly spread throughout the dough.
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Stop the mixer and scoop the dough onto a silpat-lined baking pan. You should get about 12 cookies (depending on how much dough you eat).
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Bake in the 400°F oven for about 8 minutes. Rotate the pan and then bake for an additional 4 minutes.
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Remove the cookies when they are golden brown and the chocolate has slightly melted. Remember, they will continue to bake a little and firm up on the pan.
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Let the cookies cool for 5 minutes (or as long as your patience will allow). Enjoy with lots of cold milk.
Instructions are from the Specialty's Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chunk Cookie Mix box.
where can I buy the specialty cookie mix?
Unfortunately, I believe Specialty’s has stopped selling cookie mixes as of a few years ago.