I have been to many the Christmas cookie swap in my day. I actually went to two just last week. One cookie that is ever impressive is the Chocolate Chip Cookie. It’s in need of no special decoration or presentation, a well made Chocolate Chip Cookie can hold it’s own in any crowd! To me the perfect Chocolate Chip Cookie must be chewy but also a little crisp on the edges and not cakey, but have some body to it. With being so particular, it’s probably no surprise to know that I have experimented with dozens of different recipes throughout the years. Finally I decided to take the best elements of each and combine them into one YUMMY cookie! Take a look at what I did…
Start with some softened butter in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment.
Add in brown sugar.
Add in white sugar.
Once you have both sugars in with the butter, beat on medium high until creamed together.
Add in one egg at a time being sure to mix well after each addition.
This is what you should have when that is done.
Add in a shallow tablespoon of pure vanilla extract.
In a separate bowl add in flour.
Baking soda.
And salt. Whisk together until combined and no lumps remain in flour.
Add into the mixer in two additions and beat on low until just combined. Then scrape down the sides and mix for about 10 seconds on high until thoroughly combined.
Add in semi-sweet chocolate chips and stir by hand.
Scoop out into 1Tbs. scoops with the small Pampered Chef Cookie Scoop if you have it.
Place two inches apart on the cookie sheet.
Bake for exactly 10 minutes.
When the cookies come out of the oven, they won’t look quite done. They will have lightly browned edges and they will be very fragile on the cookie sheet itself. Allow them to cool on the cookie sheet for about 5-6 minutes before moving them to the cooling rack. Then allow to cool completely before moving to a cookie jar… Of course you could sneak one with a glass of milk on the way!
Stacy’s Yummy Chocolate Chip Cookies
Yields 30 cookies (using 1 Tbs. scoop)Ingredients:2 sticks unsalted butter
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
2 1/4 cups All purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp kosher salt
2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
Pre-heat oven to 350°F.
Cream butter and sugars in an electric mixer using a paddle attachment. Cream for about 1-2 minutes. Once thoroughly combined add in 1 egg at a time until well combined. Add in vanilla, mix another 30 seconds.
In a separate bowl whisk together flour, baking soda and salt. Add to mixing bowl in two additions mixing until just combined. Scrape down the sides and mix on high for about 10 seconds.
Add in chocolate chips and mix by hand.
Scoop out using a 1 Tbs. cookie scoop onto a parchment lined cookie sheet leaving 2 inches between each scoop. Bake for exactly 10 minutes. Allow to cool on cookie sheet for 5-6 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.