Chocolate chip cookies are a little bit of a hobby of mine. I try recipes, decide they’re the best, then see another one I want to try, and decide its the best, and so on and so forth until eternity. I had some extra time yesterday while home with my sicky baby Ben, so of course, the urge for a cookie set in. I had, in times past, decided the recipe on the bag of chocolate chips was the best, but then I thought this was the best recipe, then I switched to this one for a little bit (lard! so good!), but yesterday, I cracked open my Betty Crocker and her Chocolate Chip cookie may be my new favorite. Soft! Crisp edges! Chewy! Crinkly! No extra steps! What’s not to love?
Recipe from Betty Crocker
Ingredients:
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 egg
- 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 bag (12 oz) semisweet chocolate chips (2 cups)
Instructions:
- Heat oven to 375 degrees.
- In a large bowl, beat sugars, butter, vanilla and egg in a mixer with the paddle attachment.
- Stir in flour, baking soda, and salt.
- Gently stir in chocolate chips with a wooden spoon.
- On ungreased cookie sheets, drop dough by rounded tablespoon about 2 inches apart.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes or until light brown. Cool for 1-2 minutes then move to cooling racks to cool completely.
Some notes:
- I like to only bake a few for us to eat, and then I freeze the rest of the dough in rounded tablespoons on a cookie sheet and transfer to ziplock bag. Store in the freezer until ready to bake. Add on a minute or two of cooking time if cooking from frozen.
- This is my favorite cookie sheet.
- I like to cool on foil. I think it keeps the cookies chewier than if cooled on a rack.
Do you have a favorite chocolate chip cookie? It’s almost time to look at Christmas cookies!!! I’ve already got my eye on a few that I want to try this year!
In other news – I’m still home with this sweet boy, but back to work tomorrow and Mike’s staying home with him. Soaking up these moments!
