If I am asked to mention the two best things in Minnesota, they would always be its fantastic summer season and Minnesota State Fair. This fair is organized at the end of the summer as a fun celebration of the ending summer season and all the awesome things about Minnesota.

Sweet Martha’s Cookies

These cookies are amazingly delicious and can be best described as freshly baked, bite-sized oven cookies that are crispy and chewy simultaneously.

In short, these are Sweet Martha’s bestselling cookies at Minnesota State Fair. And the best thing is that you don’t have to go to the Minnesota State Fair to enjoy these super delicious crunchy cookies. You can easily make them at home whenever you want. 

It’s a yummy tradition to have Sweet Martha’s chocolate chip cookies at Minnesota State Fair. They serve warm cookies loaded with small, slushy chocolate chips in beautiful small buckets! Some people like to eat them all at the fair, while some pack them up to consume them later at home. Some even store them in the freezer to savor throughout the year!

If you want to make and enjoy these cookies, then look no further, I have successfully doubled their recipe. You can follow this recipe to enjoy the best chocolate chip cookies ever. To make these cookies at home, you need a large mixer because you are going to make a ton of dough. I use a Professional Viking Mixer and it gets filled with dough up to 75%. I made this dough for 200 cookies for my special “Cupcake Friday.”

It’s pretty easy to make this many cookies at home. I have a couple of baking sheets that can be used to make 30 cookies at a time. I baked cookies in both simultaneously, and it took me about one hour to bake 200 cookies.

Ingredients

• 2 cups minus 2 tbsp cake flour

• 1⅔ cups bread flour

• 1¼ tsp baking soda

• 1½ tsp baking powder

• 1 tsp sea salt

• 2½ sticks (1¼ cups) salted butter, softened

• 1¼ cups brown sugar (light or dark)

• 1 cup + 2 tbsp white sugar

• 1 tbsp vanilla extract

• 2 egg yolks

• 1 whole egg

• 2 tbsp instant espresso powder (optional)

• 1 bag (about 12 oz) small semi-sweet chocolate chips

• Finishing salt (for sprinkling)

Instructions

1. Mix Dry Ingredients

   • In a large bowl, whisk together cake flour, bread flour, baking soda, baking powder, sea salt, and espresso powder (if using).

   • Set aside — do not add the finishing salt yet.

2. Cream Butter & Sugars

   • In a separate mixing bowl, beat the softened butter, brown sugar, and white sugar on medium speed for 2–3 minutes until light and fluffy.

3. Add Eggs & Vanilla

   • Beat in the egg yolks and whole egg one at a time, mixing well after each addition.

   • Add vanilla extract and mix until fully incorporated.

4. Combine Wet & Dry

   • Reduce mixer speed to low and gradually add the dry mixture.

   • Mix only until just combined — it’s okay if you still see a few streaks of flour.

5. Add Chocolate Chips

   • Remove the bowl from the mixer and fold in the chocolate chips with a spatula until evenly distributed.

6. Shape & Chill Dough

   • Divide dough into 4 equal portions.

   • Shape each into a rectangular disk about ½ inch thick and wrap tightly in plastic wrap.

   • Freeze for 45 minutes or refrigerate for at least 2 hours (overnight is fine).

7. Preheat Oven

   • Preheat to 350°F (175°C) and line baking sheets with parchment paper.

8. Cut Cookie Pieces

   • Roll each dough portion lightly with a rolling pin while still wrapped to even out the surface.

   • Unwrap, cut into ½-inch strips, then cross-cut into ½-inch squares — about thumbnail size.

9. Bake

   • Arrange cookie pieces on the prepared baking sheets, leaving 1 inch between each.

   • Bake for 6–8 minutes, just until the edges are set but centers are slightly under-baked.

10. Finish & Serve

    • Remove from oven, immediately sprinkle with finishing salt, and transfer to a cooling rack.

    • Serve warm for the ultimate Sweet Martha’s experience.

Tip: If you want that iconic fresh-out-of-the-bucket feel, bake in small batches so they’re always warm when served.

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Serving options for Sweet Martha’s cookies:

You can serve the cookies with ice-cold milk as Sweet Martha’s cookie vendor does. Also, you can pair them with vanilla ice cream as well. You can turn them into ice cream cookies or delicious cream pie cookies. Another great option is to dip them half into the melted chocolate.