The best chocolate chip cookie recipe I have ever used. They are easy to make and my family and friends can't get enough of them.
Preheat oven to 350° F (use convection if possible).
In a large mixing bowl, combine sugar and brown sugar. Add in room-temperature butter and mix with fork or mixer until completely combined. Beat in eggs one at a time, thoroughly. Mix in vanilla and salt. Gradually add flour (I do by the 1/2 c or by the cup) and stir until just combined. (Note: dough will get stiff and difficult to mix. Mixers or beaters are helpful.) In small bowl or cup, combine baking soda with 2 teaspoons very hot water (microwaved or hottest tap water). Mix in diluted baking soda just until combined and uniformly smooth (you will now find the dough easier to mix). Fold in chocolate chips, and walnuts if desired.
Scoop dough in heaping tablespoons (or if you're like me, much larger) onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake until the tops of the cookies begin to "wrinkle" or crack and have a light golden color--usually 8 to 10 minutes. Let sit on sheet for at least three minutes before moving to wire rack.
For light, fluffy cookies it is essential that the butter be softened and not melted—melted butter will leave your dough runny and your cookies flat. The dough will be difficult to mix, but if you use a mixer avoid over-stirring once the flour and baking soda are added, or it will become denser. For cripsy cookies with gooey insides, take the cookies out right before you think they are completely ready and let them sit on the cookie sheet until cool enough to pick them up with your hands without them falling apart. If you prefer them cooked more, leave them in the oven until lightly browned and take them immediately off the sheet.
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Serving Size: 1 Serving (124g) | ||
Recipe Makes: 24 Servings | ||
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Calories: 462 | ||
Calories from Fat: 139 (30%) | ||
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Amt Per Serving | % DV | |
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Total Fat 15.4g | 21 % | |
Saturated Fat 7g | 35 % | |
Monounsaturated Fat 4.3g | ||
Polyunsanturated Fat 2.7g | ||
Cholesterol 108.5mg | 33 % | |
Sodium 90.8mg | 3 % | |
Potassium 166.3mg | 4 % | |
Total Carbohydrate 73.3g | 22 % | |
Dietary Fiber 1.9g | 7 % | |
Sugars, other 71.5g | ||
Protein 9.1g | 13 % | |
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Calories per serving: 462
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