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I’m not stellar at the whole cooking thing (and I'm working on my DIY skillz) but one thing you can't knock are my baking skills cause I’m pretty sweet at it! (cheesy pun intended :) )
I have a standard Go-To Chocolate Chip recipe that friends, family and
coworkers don’t seem to complain about – so I figure
they are pretty good.
With my newaddiction
love of Pinterest I figured I could peruse
the pins for a new variation.
I found a recipe for Chocolate Chip Pudding cookies...
With my new
I found a recipe for Chocolate Chip Pudding cookies...
I tried them..FAIL..The suckers look tasty but are very finicky to bake.. Cook 2 mins too long and
they are dryer than Las Vegas in the summer! Blah!
I guess I’ll stick to my good’ol standard recipe for now. I highly recommend you give'em a whirl!!
A lil crispy, A lil chewy, A whole lot'a sweetness, Giant Chocolate Chip cookies
Serve with milk or even better, red wine
Makes about 30 (3"- 4" cookies)
Ingredients:
Makes about 30 (3"- 4" cookies)
Ingredients:
2 3/4 cups all purpose flour
1 1/4 tsp salt (PS don't be a bonehead like me and use Sea Salt like I did with the last batch)
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 1/4 cup unsalted butter (softened)
1 1/4 cup brown sugar (use light or dark brown sugar - works with either)
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs (room temp)
1 tsp vanilla extract
1-1 1/2 semisweet chocolate chip cookies
Steps:
1. Sift flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda (strongly recommended)
2. Preheat oven to 350°
3. Beat butter/sugars for in mixer (on medium/high) for a minimum 5min, til light and fluffy - Trust me!
4. Add 1 egg at a time
5. Add vanilla (I occasionally add some almond extract or a sprinkle of pumpkin spice to mix it up)
6. Reduce speed to low, add flour slowly, beat until combined
7. Mix in choc.chips
8. Drop BIG (round) dough balls (at least a heaping Tbsp sized) onto parchment - 2" apart (see pic)
9. Bake until edges JUST start to golden (middle will still be soft) Approx. 15min
10. A MUST - let cool on sheet for 5min before transfer to cooling rack
11. Cookies will flatten and crisp up as they cool
NOM NOM!!
1 1/4 tsp salt (PS don't be a bonehead like me and use Sea Salt like I did with the last batch)
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 1/4 cup unsalted butter (softened)
1 1/4 cup brown sugar (use light or dark brown sugar - works with either)
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs (room temp)
1 tsp vanilla extract
1-1 1/2 semisweet chocolate chip cookies
Steps:
1. Sift flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda (strongly recommended)
2. Preheat oven to 350°
3. Beat butter/sugars for in mixer (on medium/high) for a minimum 5min, til light and fluffy - Trust me!
4. Add 1 egg at a time
5. Add vanilla (I occasionally add some almond extract or a sprinkle of pumpkin spice to mix it up)
6. Reduce speed to low, add flour slowly, beat until combined
7. Mix in choc.chips
8. Drop BIG (round) dough balls (at least a heaping Tbsp sized) onto parchment - 2" apart (see pic)
9. Bake until edges JUST start to golden (middle will still be soft) Approx. 15min
10. A MUST - let cool on sheet for 5min before transfer to cooling rack
11. Cookies will flatten and crisp up as they cool
NOM NOM!!
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| Size of giant balls |
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| Waiting patiently... |
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| If only the screen were scratch and sniff or lick and taste! YUM |
To Do’s:
* Work out harder this week due to over consuming
* Scour the web for another recipe to put up against these puppies
Do you have a chocolate chip recipe that you want to share for the next 'competition'?
If you try out this recipe let me know how they turn out and if your family devours them!
Do you have a chocolate chip recipe that you want to share for the next 'competition'?
If you try out this recipe let me know how they turn out and if your family devours them!
6 comments:
There is nothing better than Chocolate Chip cookies except for maybe Chocolate Chip cookies and milk and these look fantastic. You go girl! Your the chocolate chip cookie baker in my book!
These cookies look ah-mazing!!! I've been in the mood for chocolate chip cookies lately, and I'm going to have to try these when I have time.
I'm a new follower through the Make my Morning blog hop! Can't wait to see more!!
Nikki @ makesperfectsense.blogspot.com
Thanks! If cookies mailed well - I'd send you some from the next batch
Somenoe needs to invent scratch & sniff for computer because they smell dynamite when they're baking too :) Thanks for the blog follow -I was so exited to see I have new followers :)
Pinning this for Spring Break! Thank you!!:)
Thanks! You're awesome! U will definitely enjoy!! You may want to send the kids outside about 15 minutes after they eat them so they can burn off the sugar outside ;)
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