To me, chocolate chip cookies are a staple of any diet, which is why they are probably the one constant coming out of our oven. This recipe not only makes delicious cookie dough, but also the most gooey, soft and addictive cookies you'll ever taste.
How many of you would come home after school when you were little to the absolutely incredible smell of fresh baked cookies? How much would you love to recreate that memory? I promise that these treats will do just that! Growing up, my mom would always have the most unique array of baked goods coming out of the oven, from cakes, to breads, to cookies, which I somehow learned to eat by the dozen (not ashamed!).
I feel as though ever since I was younger, I have tried to perfect the chocolate chip cookies, how can I make it gooey but not too cakey, soft and chewy but never too hard? Here is the recipe! This fabulous cookie will bring you back to to the happiest of childhood moments, and I swear that the smell alone will even do the trick!
Yield: 3 dozen cookies
The Ingredients
Butter--12 oz, or 3 sticks
Sugar--8 oz, or 1 cup
Brown Sugar--8 oz, or 1 cup + 2 T
Vanilla--1 t
Eggs--3
Baking Soda--1 t
Salt--1 t
Flour--24 oz, or 5 cups
Chocolate Chips--14 oz, or 2 cups
The Process
Cream the butter and sugars with the paddle attachment on your mixer.
Add the eggs and vanilla in 2 increments, making sure that you scrape the sides of the bowl between each addition.
Slowly add the dry ingredients to the bowl, mix until incorporated.
Add in the chocolate chips. As I am a lover of any type of chocolate chips, I always add in more than suggested.
Chill dough in a covered bowl anywhere from a few hours to 24 hours.
When you are ready to bake the cookies, preheat the oven to 350 F.
Scoop out 2 TBL of dough, roll into a ball, and place on a baking sheet [a standard-size baking sheet can usually fit 8 cookies].
Bake for 12 minutes, rotate the pan, then another 4-5, depending on how soft you want them.
Remove from the pan onto a cooling rack and see how long you can wait before diving in!
Bon Appétit!