Yummy Chocolate Chip Cookies

Looking for the sweet chocolate chip cookie of your dreams? Believe me when I tell you that you have just found the last Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe you will ever need. I found this recipe in a Martha Stewart Magazine over 10 years ago and loved it because no mixer is required…easy for the kids to make! You can make them giant or small, just adjust your cooking time. I promise you will love them!

Ingredients:

2 cups plus 2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
½ tsp. salt
½ tsp. baking soda
1 cup (2 sticks) melted butter
1 cup plus 2 Tbsp. firmly packed dark brown sugar
½ cup granulated white sugar
1 large whole egg
1 large egg yolk
½ Tbsp. pure vanilla extract
1 ½ cups chocolate chips (use the best quality chocolate you can find)
1 cup toasted walnuts, broken into large pieces (optional)

Instructions:
1. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt; set aside.

2. Melt butter in a large mixing bowl in the microwave and whisk in sugars. Let cool for a few minutes. Add whole egg and egg yolk, and vanilla; whisk well.

3. Add the dry ingredients into the butter/sugar mixture until combined. Don't over mix. Fold in chocolate chips and nuts if using. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm, at least 30 minutes to one hour.

4. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Using an ice cream scoop, place mounds of dough on a baking sheet.  Bake until cookies no longer look wet on top, but are still shining about 10 to 12 minutes.  They should be lightly golden on the outside but still look gooey on the inside. Remove from oven and cool on the pan for 5 minutes. Transfer to wire rack to cool completely. 

Cookie Tips:

Use a high quality flour like Heckers or King Arthur. It has just a bit more protein (gluten) than other brands so your baked goods have more structure and will rise higher.

The secret to these cookies is keeping them a touch underbaked. I think that’s the secret to most good cookies.

Bake on parchment paper or a silpat to keep cookies from sticking to pans.  It is also easy to clean up. 

Chilling the dough helps the cookies bake up thick and they won't spread as much.

Use an ice cream or cookie scoop to portion out the dough. Your cookies will be the same size and look perfect.  

ENJOY!