The Chewy

Recipe courtesy Alton Brown

Show: Good EatsEpisode: Chips for Sister Marsha

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (666)

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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velma harrisburg, SD 02-08-2010
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Flat like a pancake!!
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

I followed the recipe to the letter. After only 10 min, they were so thin, and spread out , I threw the rest away, tried to... freeze a few balls of dough and then bake, same thing. What do I do ???Read more
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M. Manchester, CT 02-07-2010
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Fantastic Cookie!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I've been looking for a recipe to mimic our cafeteria at work (FLIK). These come closest and my family loved them. I did... mess up a little by using salted butter instead of unsalted and I used the amount of kosher salt that the recipe recommended. I think the cookie would have been perfect had I not used salted butter but it was still a great cookie. I also used all purpose flower and it was still great. Next time I will use 1/4 tsp of salt since I never have unsalted butter and I will continue to use regular flower just to keep my pantry simple. Read more
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Ragged Roselle, NJ 02-06-2010
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Best Chocolate Chip Cookie EVER!!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I never really bake from scratch. But this recipe was so easy and so good! The cookie came out the perfect size, texture, and... taste. I did not use bread flour, I used regular all purpose flour instead and it still came out amazing. The cookies were very chewy, great recipe!Read more
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Regina portland , OR 01-31-2010
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OH WOW........This is sooooo Yummmy!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

We made these cookies a few wks ago and I had not had a chance to write a review. I have to say that this is the very best... cookie recipe ever. I have tried probably 100 or more chocolate chip cookie recipes and hands down this is it. The cookies stay soft, they don't turn into hard uneatable chocolate licks like most recipes do. I have four kids ages ranging from 4 to 16 and they said they thought this was the best cookie they ever had. Thank you for this great semi cookie secret..... RRead more
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Danielle Tustin, CA 01-27-2010
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You can stop looking.....
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This is simply the best chocolate chip cookie recipe ever! The longer you refrigerate, the thicker your cookies will come... out. The recipe says to chill the dough, but doesn't say how long. I like to chill the dough for 30 minutes to an hour before baking. It really makes a difference. If you are getting flat cookies, the dough may just need to chill longer!Read more
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Marcua Pittsburgh, PA 01-23-2010
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Very good cookie
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I wish the recipe would have said PACK the brown sugar. Normally being a baker I know to do that. But since this recipe did... not I didn't. I think not doing it the cookies are good. They are definetly crisp on the outside and chewing on the in. But I will have to try to make them again packing the sugar. I unfortunately did not read the reviews prior to baking, I wanted to form my own opinion. Will not make that mistake again. Bottom line, definetly think these are a cookie to try. MarciaRead more