The Chewy

Recipe courtesy Alton Brown

Show: Good EatsEpisode: Chips for Sister Marsha

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (690)

RECIPE
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Cook Time:
15 min
Level:
--
Yield:
2 1/2 dozen cookies

Times:

Prep: 20 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 15 min
Total:: 35 min

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Ingredients

2 sticks unsalted butter
2 1/4 cups bread flour
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 cup sugar
1 1/4 cups brown sugar
1 egg
1 egg yolk
2 tablespoons milk
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

Hardware:

Ice cream scooper (#20 disher, to be exact)
Parchment paper
Baking sheets
Mixer

Directions

Heat oven to 375 degrees F.

Melt the butter in a heavy-bottom medium saucepan over low heat. Sift together the flour, salt, and baking soda and set aside.

Pour the melted butter in the mixer's work bowl. Add the sugar and brown sugar. Cream the butter and sugars on medium speed. Add the egg, yolk, 2 tablespoons milk and vanilla extract and mix until well combined. Slowly incorporate the flour mixture until thoroughly combined. Stir in the chocolate chips.

Chill the dough, then scoop onto parchment-lined baking sheets, 6 cookies per sheet. Bake for 14 minutes or until golden brown, checking the cookies after 5 minutes. Rotate the baking sheet for even browning. Cool completely and store in an airtight container.

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Kari Racine, WI 03-13-2010
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Amazing!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

These are some of the best chocolate chip cookies I've ever had. I made the recipe as directed and let the dough chill for... about 3 hours prior to baking - based off of the suggestions of others below. I don't know what it is that sets these cookies apart - but they're unbelievable!Read more
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Kat Wasilla, AL 03-12-2010
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Amazing!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Make sure you chill! Goodness gracious, don't complain if you don't follow the recipe!
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Donna Schererville, IN 03-11-2010
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I loooove these AB cookies
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

The only thing I changed is reduced chocolate chips by 1/2 cup and added 1 cup toasted pecans. Kept them in the fridge... overnight. I'm surprising my hubby with them tonight :)Read more
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Camille Boston, MA 03-09-2010
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An absolute crowd pleaser
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I have made these cookies three times now, twice with regular white flour because I had no bread flour at the time, and once... with bread flour. The bread flour didn't seem to make much of a difference. I also use salted butter, because really, who aside from food network chefs actually uses unsalted butter?? :) To compensate, I use about 1/4 or half the amount of salt the recipe calls for. I also add about half a teaspoon of cinnamon, and people have really been able to taste the difference. It adds a subtle hint of flavor. What makes the big difference is chilling the dough. I usually chill my dough over night. As I live by myself, I find that chilling the dough, and then making two or three cookies at a time works perfectly. I make the cookies I want for the day, then chill the dough until the next day when I'm ready for more, and so on. Covering the dough in saran wrap before sealing its storage container seems to work in keeping it fresh, and the longer you chill it, the puffier the cookies will be. Definitely try this recipe!Read more
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Caroline Fort Polk, LA 03-04-2010
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Fantastic! **Chill the dough!**
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Since this recipe has over 600 comments, it bears repeating: YOU MUST (must, must!) chill the dough. Those of you getting... greasy, flat cookies: when you use melted butter, you have to allow the dough to chill so that all the ingredients get incorporated correctly. The melted butter allows the sugar to liquefy and this is what helps give the cookies their divine texture. I let mine chill for 5ish hours and every single cookie was perfect. I was reading an article about cookie dough, and some people let theirs chill and rest for upwards of 24 hours. I know that usually when making cookie dough you want cookies ASAP, but if you want the BEST cookies, plan ahead so you can let the dough sit--it's worth it!! Read more
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Kerry Hillsboro, OR 03-03-2010
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Favorite Chocolate Chip Cookies
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Very Easy to make. My wife and I would take one (yes-just one) cookie out of the freezer and eat it still frozen. My wife... has told me that this makes the best chocolate chip cookies and is now the only type of chocolate chip cookie that she ever wants me to make! Read my full account of making these cookies at: http://adventuresinfood123.blogspot.com/2010/03/favorite-chocolate-chip-cookies.html Kerry Howell - Author: Adventures In Food Read more