Chocolate Chip Cookie
Original Recipe
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Ingredients
Sugar
We use brown sugar and white granulated sugar.
Butter
1 stick of cold butter (no need to let the butter come to room temp!).
Egg
Just one egg (can substitute this for 1/4 cup of unsweetened apple sauce).
Vanilla
Vanilla is the flavor booster in cookies.
Baking Soda
Helps keep homemade cookies soft and tender
Corn Starch
Makes the cookies full and thick
Salt
All baked goods need salt, it helps balance the sweetness.
Chocolate Chips
1 FULL bag of chocolate chips. Yes, you could use less… but why?
Flour
I used all-purpose for this recipe
Walnut Pieces
Optional
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Recipe Tips
Do Not Over Mix the Dough
Overmixing will result in dry, crumbly, and hard cookies.
Do Not Over Bake Them
I bake mine at a high temperature for only 6 minutes. They continue to cook while they cool, but you can still eat them before they're fully cooled for the softest cookies EVER!
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Instructions
1
Preheat oven to 475°.
2
Prepare baking sheets with parchment paper to prevent sticking.
3
In the smaller mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, corn starch, salt, and baking soda.
4
Cut the stick of butter into smaller pieces (as seen in the video).
5
In the larger mixing bowl, combine the butter, sugar, brown sugar, egg, and vanilla extract.
6
Gently stir the dry ingredients (flour, corn starch, salt, etc.) into the larger bowl with the butter/egg/sugar mixture (as seen in the video).
7
Add in chocolate chips and optional walnuts. Mix gently until fully combined.
8
Using a full size spoon (tablespoon), make cookie dough balls and place them on the baking sheet.
9
Bake for 6-7 minutes or until the tops of the cookies get golden/brown (keep your eye on them:).
10
Remove from the oven and let them cool. They'll continue to cook on the inside while they cool.
11
For the softest cookies, eat them when they are warm, not totally cooled.