It’s been a minute since we’ve shared a Disneyland recipe! And not only are we bummed out that Disneyland is currently closed and we can’t get our favorite treats, but we are also stuck at home and maybe just a little bored – so now seems like a great time to post a new one for you to try out!

from Pixar’s Instagram account

Disneyland used to keep their recipes at City Hall on Main Street for folks to come get a photocopy of – but the last time we checked for any new ones they didn’t have them available as they were undergoing some updating. So when Pixar posted this recipe for Jack-Jack’s Num Num Cookie Recipe I took screen shots so I wouldn’t forget about it, and now here we are, I’ve tried it and I’m ready to share that it was an INCREDIBLE success! See what I did there?)

Jack-Jack's Num Num Cookie Recipe

Bring home the taste of Pixar Pier with this copycat Jack-Jack Num Num cookie recipe from the team at Pixar!

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Course Dessert

Ingredients

  

• 1 cup butter
• 1 ¼ cup brown sugar
• ¼ cup white sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 tsp sea salt
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 2 ¼ cups flour all-purpose
• 1 cup chocolate chips

Instructions

 

• Brown the butter and let it cool until it begins to solidify
  
• Cream the butter, sugar, and salt in a mixing until light and fluffy
  
• Mix in the whole egg, egg yolk, and the vanilla
  
• Combine dry ingredients and mix into the batter
  
• Add the chocolate chips
  
• Scoop into balls and chill thoroughly, at least an hour, preferably overnight
  
• Bake at 350 degrees for 7-10 minutes until golden brown on the edges but still soft in the center
  

Notes

• Everything about this recipe was quite simple unless you aren’t familiar with how to brown butter – I do it all the time for pasta and popcorn, so here are a few things I’ve learned: You want it to be a slow-ish process – if you try to do it too fast and you’ll get black/burned butter, you want your stove to be on medium to medium low. If the butter is still boiling and popping even while on a lower temperature, I usually lay a paper towel over the top to catch the splatters and avoid getting burned, just watch it carefully. You know you’re getting close when the a layer of foam forms on the top, and the boiling/popping stops. You’ll want to use a spatula to push the foam back so you can check the browning status underneath and make sure it isn’t getting too dark. I also like to use the spatula to scrape the brown bits off the bottom and stir it up a bit. One more thing, I’ve noticed is that the better quality the butter, the better it browns… Kerrygold always browns much easier and nicer than the generic butter from Wal-mart. I don’t know why that is, but I can tell you I’ve thrown away a lot of Wal-mart butter after it didn’t turn out right.

Jack-Jack Num Num Cookie from Disney California Adventure

• I used a standard cookie scoop for these, I think each scoop is 1.5 tablespoons – itmade between 2-3 dozen cookies. If you want to make them giant, like the ones you can get on Pixar Pier in Disney California Adventure, I say go for it! I found “Wilton Jumbo Baking Cups” on Amazon that look to be the right dimensions. And you can add in different sizes or types of chocolate chips to make them even more authentic!
• You either need some patience for these or you could be like me and use the freezer to help cool the butter and the dough faster to make them ASAP. 

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Outcome & Opinion:

It was a bit tricky for me to figure out when the cookies were done, it took my oven several more minutes than the recipe called for, but I found out that you definitely want to them done fully. Even a little overcooked was better than undercooked.

When they are undercooked, and very pale in color, the flavor is way different and not nearly as yummy. When they were done they were DELICIOUS, like maybe my new favorite cookie recipe, even more so than the original Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe we shared a while back. They have that perfect crispy edge while staying soft and chewy inside. I think I may take some of my quarantine-time to try and make them jumbo-sized, just like the real thing!

If you have any questions please comment and I will do my best to help you out! Also, if you make them we would love to hear or see how they turned out, comment or tag us on Instagram or Facebook!