Best Ever Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe With Variations

THE BEST CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium sized mixing bowl cream together cream butter, and sugars. Add eggs and vanilla and beat until fluffy.
• Add flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt until combined. Add the chocolate chips and mix well.
• Using a 1 inch cookie scoop, scoop out the dough and drop on a parchment or sillpat lined cookie sheet. Bake for 7-8 minutes. Remove from oven and transfer to a cooling rack to cool.

BEST CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Cream together the butter, white sugar, and brown sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Dissolve baking soda in hot water. Add to batter along with salt. Stir in flour, chocolate chips, and nuts. Drop by large spoonfuls onto ungreased pans.
• Bake for about 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until edges are nicely browned.

BEST EVER CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, cream together margarine, white sugar, and brown sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs and vanilla. In a separate bowl, mix together flour, baking soda, and salt. Add to egg mixture, and mix well. Stir in chocolate chips. Instead of just dropping them onto the cookie sheet, I roll the cookies into balls - it makes them all look very uniform and nice!
• Bake in preheated oven for 12 to15 minutes, or until light brown. Cool on a wire rack.

CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES ( WITH VARIATIONS )

Steps:

• Combine flour, soda and salt in small bowl.
• Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla in large mixer bowl.
• Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition; gradually beat in flour mixture.
• Stir in chocolate chips and nuts (if desired).
• Drop by rounded tablespoon onto ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake in preheated 375 degrees oven for 9 to 11 minutes until golden brown.
• Let stand for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.
• PEANUT BUTTER VARIATION: Prepare dough as above except substitute 1/2 cup butter and 3/4 cup creamy or chunky peanut butter for the 1 cup butter.
• Eliminate nuts.
• Drop dough by rounded tablespoon onto ungreased baking sheets; press down slightly.
• Bake in preheated 350 degrees oven for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown.
• Makes four dozen.
• SLICE AND BAKE: Prepare dough as above.
• Divide in half; wrap in waxed paper or plastic wrap.
• Chill one hour or until firm.
• Shape each half into 15-inch log; wrap in waxed paper or plastic wrap.
• Chill 30 minutes.
• Cut into half-inch slices; place on ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes in preheated 375 degrees oven.
• Let stand 2 minutes; remove to racks to cool.
• FOR THIN, CHEWY COOKIES: Reduce granulated sugar to 1/2 cup and increase packed brown sugar to 1 cup.
• FOR THICK, CHEWY, OLD-FASHIONED COOKIES: Use half the amount of butter called for and drop by well-rounded tablespoon onto ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake in preheated 350 degrees oven for 9 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Store in airtight container to prevent drying.
• FOR PUFFIER COOKIES: Reduce butter to 1/2 cup and add 1/2 cup solid shortening.
• FOR SOFT CAKEY COOKIES: Omit the granulated sugar and use 3/4 cup butter, 1 cup packed brown sugar and 3 eggs.
• Drop by well-rounded tablespoons on ungreased baking sheets.
• Flatten slightly with back of spoon dipped in water.
• Bake in preheated 375 degrees oven for 8 to 10 minutes.
• For more rounded cookie, do not flatten before baking; bake 9 to 11 minutes.
• FOR CRISPIER COOKIES: Use 2 1/2 cups flour, 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar, 1/4 cup packed brown sugar and 1 egg.
• Drop by rounded tablespoon onto ungreased baking sheets.
• Flatten with bottom of glass dipped in water.
• Bake in preheated 375 degrees oven for 9 to 11 minutes.

BEST EVER CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE RECIPE WITH VARIATIONS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300°F.
• Cream butter and sugars till light and fluffy. Add in the egg and vanilla and mix well for about another 45 seconds.
• Sift the flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder and coffee together. Add the sifted ingredients into the butter/sugar/egg mixture and mix well.
• Stir in your chocolate chips. Form the dough into rather large balls and place it on the cookie sheet, 3-inches apart. Press it down to make a 2-inch wide thick but slightly flat disc.
• Bake in the oven for 20 minutes on a greased cookie sheet. Let cool on the sheets for about 4 minutes and then transfer to a wire rack to totally cool off.
• Variations: chocolate-chocolate chip cookies - add 1/4 cup cocoa to the sifted ingredients.
• You can also use peanut butter chips, or using the chocolate-chocolate version, Make white chocolate chip and macadamia nut cookies. The variations are endless!