Vanleer semi-sweet chocolate chips are the classic American dark chocolate baking chip, made by Barry Callebaut and packed 1,000 count per pound in a 22 pound case. They hold their shape through the oven and bake out as soft, glossy chips of true dark chocolate in cookies, brownies, muffins, and bars.

With about 43% cocoa, the flavor is rich roasted cocoa with a restrained sweetness and a touch of vanilla, dark enough to stand up to brown sugar and butter without turning bitter. At roughly 1,000 pieces to the pound, they distribute evenly through a cookie dough and read as full chips in every bite. Beyond the chocolate chip cookie, they go into pancake and waffle batters, top cupcakes and sheet cakes, stud granola and trail mix, and melt down for drizzles, dips, and a quick ganache when a couverture is more than the job calls for.

The same semi-sweet recipe comes in smaller sizes: Mini Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips, 4000 Count for muffins, scones, and smaller cookies, and Micro Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips, 10,000 Count for toppings, ice cream, and fine inclusions. Alternatively, Vanleer Milk Chocolate Chips, 1000 Count are the same size in a sweeter, creamier milk chocolate, and White Chocolate Chips, 1000 Count trade the cocoa flavor for a creamy, vanilla sweetness.