Big bakery-style cookies loaded with Mother’s Dynamite Dinosaurs for a crunchy, chocolatey explosion.

These Dynamite Dino Jumbo Cookies are thick, chunky, and ready to stomp into your dessert lineup. Each one is packed with chocolate pieces and crushed Mother’s Dynamite Dinosaurs cookies for a cookie-within-a-cookie moment that feels like digging up hidden fossils. Press a whole dino on top of drizzled chocolate, and suddenly you have a bakery cookie that looks like it escaped from a prehistoric theme park. Big, bold, and full of chocolate, these are the kind of cookies that take over the plate and make dessert feel like an adventure.

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

• Giant, bakery-style cookies you can make at home
• Hidden cookie pieces that feel like a fun dino fossil find
• Rich chocolate chips in every single bite
• Crispy edges with a soft, gooey center
• Perfect for parties, movie nights, and birthdays
• A guaranteed crowd-pleaser with major wow factor

Ingredient Notes

• All-purpose flour: Gives structure and height so the cookies stay thick.
• Cornstarch: Keeps the inside soft and tender like classic Levain bakery texture.
• Cold butter: Helps the cookies puff up instead of spreading flat.
• Mother’s Dynamite Dinosaurs cookies: The crunch, the color, the theme. Crushed inside and whole dinos on top.
• Assorted chocolate chips” A mix of milk, dark, and white means every bite hits differently.
• Chocolate drizzle: Creates that bakery finish and helps the dino cookies stick on top.

Before You Bake

Why use cold butter in these cookies?
Cold butter slows melting in the oven so the cookies rise tall and stay thick instead of flattening.

How do I know when they are done?
The edges will look set and lightly golden, but the middle will still look soft. They finish setting as they cool.

Can I make the dough ahead of time?
Yes. Chill up to 24 hours and bake straight from the fridge. Add 1 to 2 minutes to the bake time if needed.

Dynamite Dino Jumbo Cookies

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• Author: Taryn Camp

Ingredients

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• 3¾ cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup cold salted butter, cubed
• ¾ cup light brown sugar
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1½ cups chopped Mother’s Dynamite Dinosaurs cookies + extra whole cookies for a topper
• 1½ cups assorted chips- milk, dark, and white
• Dark or milk chocolate for drizzle

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 410°F and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
2. Cream cold butter and sugars until thick and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, followed by vanilla.
3. In a separate bowl, whisk dry ingredients. Add to the wet mix until combined- dough will be thick.
4. Fold in cookie pieces and chocolate chips.
5. Scoop large dough balls (about 5-6 oz each) and place on the sheet. Do not put more than 4 cookies on a sheet.
6. Bake 8–10 minutes until golden on the edges but soft inside.
7. Let rest 30 minutes before transferring to a wire rack. Cool for an additional hour or two. The flavor and texture gets better as it sets.
8. Drizzle each cooled cookie with chocolate. Press a few whole dino cookies on top while warm for that “prehistoric bakery” finish. Let the chocolate set and then serve.

FAQ

What size should the cookies be?
Aim for 5 to 6 ounce dough balls for that true bakery cookie look.

Do I have to add the chocolate drizzle?
It is optional, but the drizzle helps the whole dino cookie topper hold onto the cookie without sliding off.

How should I store these cookies?
Keep them in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 4 days. They stay thick and delightful even on day three.

Can I freeze the cookie dough?
Yes. Freeze portioned dough balls and bake them within 2 months. Bake from frozen and add one additional minute in the oven.

Do these stay gooey inside?
Yes. They firm up over a couple hours, developing that signature soft and melty center.

Sprinkle of Fun

Make it a Jurassic movie night. Bake the cookies, let the dinos take center stage, and then press play on Jurassic Park or your favorite dinosaur movie while you munch your way through the adventure.