Blue Chocolate Chip Cookies

Blue Chocolate Chip Cookies: A Percy Jackson-Inspired Treat

I have always loved mazes—the challenge, the twists and turns, the thrill of not knowing what’s around the next corner. I don’t mind the dead ends. I just backtrack, recalibrate, and keep going. That’s exactly the kind of determination Percy Jackson has in The Battle of the Labyrinth, where he, Annabeth, Grover, and Tyson navigate Daedalus’ ever-shifting maze to save the world. Again. No pressure, right?

Unlike a harmless corn maze (unless, of course, you’ve been in a particularly dry year where the corn tops out at two feet—been there!), Daedalus’ labyrinth is filled with deadly creatures, traps, and passages that could land you in Colorado when you started in New York.

But before Percy faces all of that, he makes a pit stop in Manhattan to see his mom, who—being the absolute best—bakes him and Annabeth a batch of her famous blue chocolate chip cookies. Because, in true Jackson family fashion, food is better when it’s blue.

Percy, exhausted and slightly traumatized (I mean, he did kind of explode Mount St. Helens), reassures his mom that he’ll find his way through the labyrinth. And honestly? I think we all need a little bit of that confidence and a few blue cookies along the way.

Inspired by Percy’s favorite treat, I made my own batch of BLUE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES—soft, chewy, and infused with just the right amount of magic. They’re the perfect snack for solving impossible mazes, battling mythical creatures, or, you know, just curling up with a good book.

Check out the recipe, and tell me—what’s your favorite Percy Jackson moment? (Bonus points if it involves blue food!) 💙✨

Blue Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients

2 ¼ c all purpose flour

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

1 c (2 sticks) unsalted, softened butter

¾ c sugar

¾ c packed brown sugar

1 tsp vanilla

2 large eggs

blue food coloring

2 c semi-sweet chocolate chips

How to Make

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

2. Mix flour, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl.

3. Beat butter and sugars until well combined in the bowl of a mixer. Add vanilla extract. Add eggs one at a time. Add 15–20 drops of blue food coloring.

4. Gradually add flour mixture to bowl.

5. Stir in chocolate chips.

6. Drop dough onto a greased cookie sheet.

7. Bake 9-11 minutes, until desired doneness is reached. Bake longer for crunchy cookies.