This Toll House Pie recipe is gooey, rich, and easy to make. After all, can you really go wrong with a chocolate chip pie?

Even if your family isn’t a love of pies, I think they’ll make an exception for Toll House Pie. 😉 My kiddos did!

I’m going to warn you, this thing is rich. Like really rich. I know pies are normally cup into 8 pieces, I’d definitely cut this into 10 and be sure to serve it with a scoop of ice cream or freshly whipped cream. It makes the perfect combination.

This recipe is a chocolate chip pie, but the consistency is nothing like a chocolate chip cookie. The pie will be gooey and soft in the middle with a thin brown crust on the top. The best way I can think to describe it is the very center of a large, slightly under done cookie. Only it’s not under done – this Toll House Pie cooks for an hour. It’s just the way it’s supposed to be!

This is one of those recipes that one you’ve made 2 times, you won’t even need to look at the recipe again. It’s that simple and still perfect for serving to company.

What are your favorite easy desserts? If you are looking for the easiest cookie recipe in the world (a great recipe for kids to make), check out this flourless peanut butter cookie recipe!

Toll House Pie Tips

1. Let your eggs come to room temperature and be sure you beat them until foamy. This recipe doesn’t use baking power or soda so the the foamy eggs help it rise. Don’t skip this step!
2. Be sure your butter is room temperature. That means not melted but not cold either.
3. The chocolate chips like to settle at the bottom of the pie. To keep this from happening, toss your chocolate chips with a tablespoon of flour before stirring them into the dough.
4. Add these ingredients! The original recipe does not call for salt or vanilla. I suggest adding them in. I do 1/4 teaspoon of salt and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract. So good.
5. You can make your own single pie crust or use a purchased, uncooked, thawed crust.
6. Check the pie at 50 minutes, but it will likely need the full 60. Unless your oven cooks hot, then you might need to adjust.
7. Let it cool! Don’t try to cut it straight out of the oven. Let it cool at least a couple hours. (And don’t forget to cut it into 10.)
8. Do serve it with ice cream or whipped cream. It’s the perfect combination!

Don’t let the number of tips make it seem intimidating. This really is a super simple 1 bowl dessert to make. If the pie crust is already made, you can have this in the oven in 5 minutes.

Toll House Pie (aka Chocolate Chip Pie) Recipe

Have you made Toll House Pie before? What are you favorite simple desserts?

Do warm, gooey cinnamon breadsticks take anyone else back to their childhood and pizza buffets?

You can easily recreate those pizza restaurant cinnamon breadsticks from your home.

It’s not hard, I promise. 😉

You start with a basic dough. I have your covered there. This dough is easy and so forgiving to make, so don’t be nervous if you are normally intimidated by working with yeast.

Of course, if you really, really don’t want to make your own dough (but I do think you should give it a try) you could buy a package of pizza dough from the store or a local restaurant.

After the dough is make, roll it out into a rectangle. You could do a circle if you don’t mind your cinnamon breadsticks not being uniform in length. The rectangle keeps the kids happier. 😉

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I have a pan the perfect size for a single batch of this recipe. It makes it so easy!

I like to do this directly on the buttered sheet pan. You will want your dough in a 9×12 inch rectangle. I love this baker’s roller gadget for rolling directly on the pan. (I also use it for tortillas and pizza crust!) Mine is the one from Pampered Chef, but there are many other options.

While the oven is preheating, the dough will rest while you prepare the final steps.

Melt the butter. Stir together the cinnamon and sugar. Use a pastry brush to spread the butter over the dough and then generously sprinkle with the sugar mixture.

Topped and ready to go into the oven.

Once the oven has warmed up, bake and enjoy!

If you want to go really over the top, mix up a basic powdered sugar icing to drizzle over the top. All you need is a cup of powdered sugar and 1-2 tablespoons of milk or water to get it to the desired consistency. Honestly, you could go either way on this one because this cinnamon breadstick recipe is already sweet and flavorful! My kids, of course, way prefer the added frosting.

Yum! The house always smells amazing when these are baking.

Not only do these breadsticks make the perfect finale to have for dessert on your pizza night, they would also make a fun brunch item! Just think cinnamon rolls but way less time to make. I don’t think you’ll find anyone complaining.

Pizza Recipe: If you need an easy recipe to make your own pizza, this is our go to that we make on a weekly basis!

Cinnamon Breadsticks Recipe

Originally published April 17, 2014. Updated July 19, 2020.