Yeah, Yeah, I know....... another recipe for Chocolate Chip cookies. Booooooooooooooring. NOT! These are the best-- Soft, chewy, and yet not too thick. Delicious! My brother loves these; I made at least 4 dozen the other day and they're already half gone. Sorry I didn't get any photos while I was making them, I'll have to start remembering to do that.
The secret to perfect chocolate chip cookies lies in the way you beat in the eggs and vanilla. You need to beat in each egg individually in order to denaturalize the polymers in the yolk and white to make them as light and fluffy as possible. Vanilla extract, which contains alcohol and will therefor inhibit this process, must be added afterward.
So, what are you waiting for? Go on, make chocolate chip cookies!
Ingredients:
1 cup butter
1/2 cup white sugar
1 cup brown sugar (packed)
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
2 cups chocolate chips
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in the one at a time and stir in the vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; stir into the sugar mixture. Finally, mix in the walnuts, if using, and the chocolate chips. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until edges are golden. Remove from baking sheet to cool on wire racks.
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