Chocolate Chip Cookies

From Food Network Kitchens How to Boil Water, Meredith, 2006

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (235)

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Cook Time:
15 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
30 cookies

Times:

Prep: 20 min
Inactive Prep: 30 min
Cook: 15 min
Total:: 1 hr 5 min

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Ingredients

1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
3/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
3/4 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 (12-ounce) bag semisweet chocolate chips, or chunks
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon fine salt

Directions

Evenly position 2 racks in the middle of the oven and preheat to 375 degrees F. (on convection setting if you have it.) Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone sheets. (If you only have 1 baking sheet, let it cool completely between batches.)

Put the butter in a microwave safe bowl, cover and microwave on medium power until melted. (Alternatively melt in a small saucepan.) Cool slightly. Whisk the sugars, eggs, butter and vanilla in a large bowl until smooth.

Whisk the flour, baking soda and salt in another bowl. Stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients with a wooden spoon; take care not to over mix. Stir in the chocolate chips or chunks.

Scoop heaping tablespoons of the dough onto the prepared pans. Wet hands slightly and roll the dough into balls. Space the cookies about 2-inches apart on the pans. Bake, until golden, but still soft in the center, 12 to 16 minutes, depending on how chewy or crunchy you like your cookies. Transfer hot cookies with a spatula to a rack to cool. Serve.

Store cookies in a tightly sealed container for up to 5 days.

For a Rocky Road Bar:

Lightly butter a 9 by 13-inch baking pan. Make the batter as per cookie recipe and fold in 1 cup chopped walnuts along with the chocolate chips. Spread batter in prepared pan. Bake until the edges are light brown and the batter sets, about 45 minutes. Cool slightly and cover surface with 4 cups marshmallows and 1 cup chocolate chips. Broil at least 8 inches from the heat until marshmallows turn golden brown, about 2 minutes. (Keep an eye on the marshmallows, and turn the pan frequently--they go from golden to char in a wink.) Cool, cut and serve.

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Kathryn Springboro, OH 02-06-2010
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Should have been named Chocolate Chip "Cakey"
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

The batter was good, light and fluffy...even tasted good, but out of the oven they looked like little chocolate chip domes... rather than cookies. They tasted too cakey for our taste. This would be perfect if you couldn't decide between eating a piece of cake or a cookie. I much prefer flatter, chewy, chocolate melting as you pull them apart cookies. Will try Bobby Flay's recipe next.Read more
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Jessica Toquerville, UT 02-03-2010
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Perfect, classic & simple! And so yummy!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I have been searching for quite a while for that classic 'perfect chocolate chip cookie' recipe and this one will be hard to... beat. After 12 min in the oven they turned out just how I like them; a little cakey in the center with a nice brown crunch around the outside. My husband likes them flatter and crunchier, so I just flattened them a little before placing them in the oven and then baked them for 13-14 min. Not changing or adding anything I thought they turned out fine, not too sweet, not too dry- just perfect- and I followed the recipe exactly. Highly Recommended!!!!Read more
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Craig Staten Island, NY 01-30-2010
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Missing - suggestion
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

Arlene, I too found that something was missing with this recipe...it was very good but it just didn't have that "sugar jump"... that I wanted. My changes: 1 cup dk. brown sugar, (increased 1/4 cup) increase unsalted butter by 1 more oz. and add two generous tablespoons of Blackstrap molasses (I remembered my Mom used to add that to her recipe) WOW, the result is a darker, flatter cookie but moist, melt in your mouth "goodie" with the sugar in place....a chewy to melt in your month consistency rather then crunch to chew consistency when you just increase the sugar portions. I'm going to see what I can do to bring back some of the "cake" aspect of this but for now these changes work for me.Read more
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Arlene Copperas Cove, TX 01-29-2010
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there was something weird about these cookies...
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

They were good, not as spectacular as I read in the reviews, but there was something a little off about these cookies. I... added a little extra butter as others suggested, other than that I followed the recipe to the T. I don't know, maybe I did something wrong but the texture and sweetness of the cookies were not what I was expecting. They were almost crumbly, still edible but definitley not my favorite. Maybe I'll try again just to be sure, but I wasn't too crazy about these. Read more
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Erin lebanon, PA 01-20-2010
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THE BEST CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE RECIPE- I even liked the raw dough!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This recipe was absolutely delicious. Where I live it rains all the time, so I like this recipe becuse when it does rain I... have a fun activity for the kids to do. I love this show also but for some reason I can't find it on the t.v. At least I can still enjoy their delicious recipies!Read more
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Kim Kents Hill, ME 01-15-2010
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Love these cookies!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

If you love these cookies like I do, you'll love the recipes on cookwithkim.com. Check out this blog too while you're at... it! http://therealrefrigeratordoor.blogspot.com/Read more