Best Ever Chocolate Chip Cookies

Best Ever Chocolate Chip Cookies

Crispy on the outside, chewy on the inside. These are the best ever chocolate chip cookies!! These have been one of my family favorites for a long time now and still the one treat I give as gifts because it’s so much appreciated.

I may not have enough food to go around at times but I always have enough cookies especially chocolate chip cookies. These are the default cookies that get ready when ever the jar is almost over.

The dough freezes well so I make a big batch, portion them into eight per ziplock bag and store them in the freezer.. guess what that makes me – the most popular cookie mom among the kids. Why? well when ever the kids are on play dates guess what’s i’m baking fresh out of the oven? The Best Ever Chocolate Chip Cookies. Mom happy kids happy what more can you ask right?

 

Well, with small kids at home going to play dates, play dates visiting them – you can’t afford to be without cookies. So I make double the batch and freeze half. When the first batch is over, the next batch goes into the oven.

And here’s what you have if you get the kids themselves involved. Twice the amount of Chocolate Chips. (but whose complaining – It’s chocolate Chips, right?)
Not the best photograph but If you have kids you know that these are still so perfect.

Recipe – Chocolate Chip Cookies 

Tools 

• Stand Mixer or Whisk – I do both ways sometimes, with a
• K- mixas well as just a whisk
  Bowl
• Measuring Cups & Measuring Spoons
• Baking Trays
• Baking Parchment Paper – I like to line my baking trays with
• parchment paper.
  Cookie Scoop

Ingredients:

• 170 grams or 3/4 cup unsalted butter
• 100 grams or 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 100 grams or 1/2 cup white granulated sugar
• 1 whole egg + one egg yolk (or one whole egg + one egg white – read note above)
• 200 grams or 2 cups All Purpose Flour
• 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
• 1/4 tsp Salt
• 1 Cup Chocolate Chips
• 1 cup chopped Pecans or Walnuts (optional)
• 2 tbsp Vanilla

Method:

• Have all your ingredients ready at room temperature.
• Cream the butter and both the sugars just until well combined. Do not over cream the butter/sugar or you will have crusty spread out cookies.
• Add in the eggs
• Mix in Vanilla
• Next goes in the sifted flour, baking soda and salt
• Add in the chocolate chips & nuts if using.
• (Please note: for nut free baking or baking cookies kids please avoid adding nuts as some kids are allergic to nuts )
• Once incorporated.. this is your cookie dough.
• If the dough is too soft to handle. Chill in the fridge for about 15 minutes.
• Then using a cookie scoop or two tablespoon – drop the cookie dough onto to a baking sheet.
• Chill the cookies for 15 minutes before baking so they don’t spread too much.
• Bake in a preheated oven at 170 C/340 F for about 10 to 12 minutes

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Freezing the Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough:

Our family favorite is still the original recipe I have shared here.