On my quest to find the perfect chocolate chip cookie I plan to try out many recipes. Last night I tried my first and it was a success. The cookies are awesome. I had my friends Jennifer and Kasey as tasters and they both raved about how yummy they were. I was proud of myself.
After reviewing about a dozen recipes I decided to start out easy. I mentioned in my previous post that a friend recommended the Nestle Toll House recipe on the back of their bag of chocolate chips. I thought this was a good place to start so I took the recipe and made a couple of minor changes. First, I used Hershey's chocolate chips instead of Nestles'. I know...I know...it's the Nestle recipe but I was told (by a chocolate lover) that Hershey's has better tasting chocolate so I had to defer to her expertise. Second, I used Pure Mexican Vanilla that my mother recently brought back from her trip to Mexico. Pure Mexican Vanilla comes from Mexican vanilla beans and means that nothing has been added or taken away from the bean. My mom always cooks with Mexican Vanilla and I think it adds a distinct vanilla flavor to any dessert. Third, (because I love vanilla) I added 3 times the required tsp in the recipe. I had read that this gives them a stronger aroma and just makes for an all around better cookie. Fourth, the recipe calls for nuts and I'm not a big fan of nuts in my cookies so I didn't include them. Although I plan on trying several more recipes, this is definitely one I will continue to make over and over. I may try some additional variations but it's a great recipe to start with.
Here's the result. Yummy!
What you don't know is that there almost were no cookies at all because my friend Jennifer and I couldn't stop eating the batter. It was sooo good...
Chocolate Chip Cookies:
Ingredients:
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
3 teaspoons pure mexican vanilla
2 large eggs
2 cups (12-oz. pkg.) Hershey's semi-sweet chocolate chips
Directions:
PREHEAT oven to 375° F.
COMBINE flour, baking soda and salt in small bowl. Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla extract in large mixer bowl until creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in morsels. Drop by rounded tablespoon onto ungreased baking sheets.
BAKE for 9 to 11 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.
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