So, I have been on this kick of trying to create my recipe for things lately, from scratch. I soon severely want to be a food blogger someday. Like, a perfect one. I know the only way I will get there is through lots and lots of practice, so I’ve been experimenting with recipes like crazy. This post contains affiliate links, and I will receive compensation if you purchase after clicking on my links.
One thing that I wanted to try to create was a perfect chocolate chip cookie recipe. There are so many varieties of chocolate chip cookies out there, but I wanted a thick and soft chocolate chip cookie that doesn’t fall all apart when you eat it. I wanted it to have substance and also a great flavor. Well, folks, I have succeeded, and on the first try, too! Imagine that!
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These cookies are nice and thick, so soft that they just kind of melt in your mouth as you eat them, but they also hold their shape well and don’t get crumbs all over the place while you’re eating them. To me, they are absolute perfection!
Here’s how to make these perfectly thick and soft chocolate chip cookies:
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup of unsalted butter at room temperature
- 1 cup of granulated sugar
- 1 cup of packed light brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons of pure vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon of baking soda dissolved in 2 teaspoons of hot water
- 1/2 teaspoon of salt
- 3 cups of all-purpose flour
- 2 cups of semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup of chopped walnuts
Instructions
- Prepare all the ingredients, making sure the butter is soft and the eggs are at room temperature.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
- In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter, white sugar, and brown sugar using an electric mixer until it is smooth.
- Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition, then mix in the vanilla extract.
- Dissolve the baking soda in hot water and add it to the batter along with the salt.
- Gradually stir in the flour, chocolate chips, and chopped walnuts.
- Use a spoon to drop spoonfuls of dough 2 inches apart onto an ungreased baking sheet.
- Bake the cookies in the preheated oven for 10 minutes or until the edges are nicely browned.
- Remove the cookies from the oven and let them cool briefly on the baking sheet. Then, transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Nutrition
I made these this evening. They were perfect, but a tad on the sweet side for my taste. I think next time I’ll cut down on the sugar. Any tips on cutting the sugar without ruining the final product?
What is 2 sticks of butter equal to? 1/2 cup, 1 cup etc.?
1 stick of butter is a 1/2 cup. 2 sticks = 1 cup
why do you show butter … in sticks.. and all other ibgredients in cups?? How much are 2 sticks??
Each stick of butter (8Tbl) is 1/2cup
2 sticks Is one cup
1 stick of butter is 1/4 cup. So, 2 sticks would be 1/2 cup. Hope this helps.
Sorry I was wrong. 1 stick of butter is 1/2 cup.
I have been experiencing with chocolate chip cookies and I was watching the Good Dish they had some tips of how to make the best chocolate . So I thought I will give it a try and Omg! Will never go back . It is basically your usual recipe but with a few helpful tweaks! First use melted butter and let it cool, secondly use 1 egg and 2 egg yolks, use more brown sugar then white, use chocolate bars I use dark chocolate and rough chop it. It will give a much better melt as chocolate chips don’t melt. Once you have put them on to parchment covered cookie sheet using a cookie scoop put them in the fridge for 5 mins. Put them in oven at 375 for 4.5mins rotate pan and cook them for an addition 4.5/5 more minutes. When you bring them out of oven give the cookie sheet a good smack on stove top or counter top. It will give them a crackle look. Let cool on baking sheet. Just give them a try. I love dark chocolate but you can use any kind. Just find they are not as sweet.
I made them, nice but not chocolaty enough kind of bland
Excellent Cookies. Aa
My whole family loved these cookies my grandson said they were the best chocolate chip cookie he has ever had and a friend love them and she is not a chocolate chip cookie fan Excellent
Can you provide high altitude recipe? Or, adjustments? Thanks