Thursday, March 29, 2012

EL's Yummy Chocolate Chip Cookies

EL was supposed to make some cookies for a service project at Awana last night. So yesterday afternoon, while I taught piano lessons, she got online, found this recipe, and made some of the best chocolate chip cookies I've ever tasted! Here's the recipe, originally from AllRecipes.com.

I will experiment later with using freshly ground whole wheat flour and adding some oats and nuts, but here's what she made yesterday. Delicious!

(NOTE: I am sad to report that there is a big difference if you use whole-wheat flour in these cookies.  They're lots better with all white flour.)

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1 egg
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets or line with parchment paper.
  2. Sift together the flour, baking soda and salt; set aside.
  3. In a medium bowl, cream together the melted butter, brown sugar and white sugar until well blended. Beat in the vanilla, egg, and egg yolk until light and creamy. Mix in the sifted ingredients until just blended. Stir in the chocolate chips by hand using a wooden spoon. Drop cookie dough 1/4 cup at a time onto the prepared cookie sheets. Cookies should be about 3 inches apart.
  4. Bake for 15 to 17 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the edges are lightly toasted. Cool on baking sheets for a few minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.

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