Dottie’s Chocolate Chip Cookies
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My brother broke my Mother’s heart the day that he told her that his friend’s Mom made better chocolate chip cookies than she did. So here it is, the recipe that broke my Mom’s heart.
- 2 c. butter
- 1 c. brown sugar
- 2 tsp. vanilla
- 1 tsp. salt
- 2 pkg. (12oz) chocolate chips
- 2 c. sugar
- 4 eggs
- 4 1/2 c. flour
- 2 tsp baking soda
Cream butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla. Add dry ingredients, mix well. Add chocolate chips. Bake at 375 for 8-10 mins.
Such a simple recipe for all the evil it contains. (oh and the cookies are really good, and yes, they are better than my Mom’s. Shh.)
June 5th, 2008 at 2:02 pm
Not that I want to break your mothers heart again, but I too thought there could never be any chocolate chip cookie better than moms then i found this….. (from http://goodthingscatered.blogspot.com)
Thick and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
adapted from America’s Test Kitchen
Ingredients:
2 cups plus 2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
12 Tbsp (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, melted & cooled until warm ( I really think this is the secret!)
1 c brown sugar, packed
1/2 c granulated sugar
1 large egg plus 1 yolk
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
Directions:
-Adjust oven racks to upper & lower -middle positions & heat oven to 325. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
-Whisk dry ingredients together; set aside.
-With electric mixer, or by hand, mix butter & sugars until thoroughly combined.
-Beat in egg, yolk and vanilla until combined.
-Add dry ingredients & beat at low speed just until combined. Stir in chips.
-Roll scant 1/2 cup dough into ball. Holding dough ball in fingertips of both hands, pull into 2 equal halves. Rotate halves 90 degrees and, with jagged surfaces facing up, place formed dough onto cookie sheet, leaving ample room between each ball. ( I didn’t do all this… I didn’t see the point. I just used my cookie scoop.)
-Bake, reversing position of cookie sheets halfway through baking, until cookies are light golden brown and outer edges start to harden yet centers are still soft & puffy (about 17 minutes in my oven).
-Cool cookies on sheets until able to lift without breaking and place on wire rack to cool.
Makes about 24 give or take how much batter you eat before they get in the oven!
June 5th, 2008 at 2:34 pm
Thank you! I will try these this weekend. I am fascinated by the melted butter. mmmmm.