If there is one recipe I want you to make from my blog, this is it. It is hands down the best chocolate chip cookie recipe I have ever tried. I discovered it when I first started baking a few years ago on a site called Allrecipes.com. Since then, I’ve adjusted it slightly and have made it countless times. Without fail, it’s always a success.
When I make these gigundo cookies I love eating them at various stages of the recipe. I take my first nibble once I’ve added the chocolate chips to the cookie dough. I don’t like to eat too much of the dough because that means less cookies for me (did I mention I’m legit Cookie Monster?). Next, I steal a pinch right after they come out of the oven. I’m often impatient when it comes to cookies (haha no really, I am Cookie Monster), so I try to move them to the cooling racks too soon. When this happens and a cookie breaks or crumbles, I use its imperfect appearance as an excuse to eat it right then and there. Once the remainder of the cookies have cooled, I eat at least two more. At least.
So maybe I’m NOT the real Cookie Monster, but I’m pretty darn close.
INGREDIENTS:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 egg
1 egg yolk
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips OR 1 1/4 cups semisweet chocolate chips and 3/4 cup white chocolate chips OR 1 cup peanut butter chips and 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips OR 1 cup milk chocolate chips and 1 cup dark chocolate chips
DIRECTIONS:
Makes 18 large and in charge cookies
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper for an easy cleanup.
Sift together the flour, baking soda and salt; set aside. Do not skip this step; this is part of what makes these cookies so fluffy!
In a medium bowl, cream together the melted butter, brown sugar and white sugar until well blended. Beat in the vanilla, egg, and egg yolk until light and creamy (I’ve done this step using an electric beater and by hand; do whichever you prefer). Mix in the sifted ingredients until just blended. Stir in the chocolate chips using a wooden spoon.
Roll cookie dough 1/4 cup at a time in your hands then place on the prepared cookie sheets (each cookie should be about the size of a golf ball… every time I make them, my mom comments on how big they are). Thus, cookies should be about 3 inches apart.
Bake for 15 to 17 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the edges are lightly toasted. They may seem undercooked to you, but they’re probably not! Take them out as soon as the edges have firmed up a little bit and the egg yolk has created a slight iridescence on the cookies. Cool on baking sheets for a few minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely. Use the biggest spatula you have to avoid breaking them when transferring the cookies from the baking sheets to the wire racks. Keep in an airtight container for up to 3 days– if they last that long.
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