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Tips for Soft and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
Amy Faries • Mar 03, 2020
I'm not sure about you but a warm chewy chocolate chip cookie is one of my favorite things this Earth has to offer. Just imagine your ideal cookie: just enough but not too many chocolate chips, a chewy texture, and most important of all tastes like the gods crafted this themselves. Am I wrong?....I'm not. Cookies like this are the kind that you drool over. You see them at county fairs served by the bucket, or on TV when the actor takes that ooey gooey first bite.
I always wondered why I could never achieve this super soft cookie that I see many bakers make. With many trials, many errors, and many pre-made cookie doughs (because I gave up a couple times) I have found a cookie recipe that makes me and my belly happy. But the most important thing is that I learned tools that can help me succeed with future recipes I may want to try out. Now, achieving the perfect cookie is no easy feat since there are thousands upon thousands of recipes claiming they are the best. But in order to get one step closer to the perfect cookie you need to focus on your ingredients. Some of your vital ingredients are fresh eggs (preferably room temp), quality butter (also room temp), and good chocolate (Ghirardelli is a favorite around here!).
Have you ever heard the saying "You get what you pay for"? That goes for baking as well. If you tend to buy inexpensive butter for example your food may not taste as well as if you bought a butter that costs a couple dollars more. I'm not saying your recipes taste bad with grocery brand butters (I have used them manyyyyy times in my baking), i'm saying you will notice the difference in taste if you buy a brand of butter that is good quality. Quality ingredients equals a quality recipe! However, if you don't have the time, patience, or lets face it the extra cash, traditional ingredients will work just fine as well. BUT, when you do have the means to step up your recipe you will for sure notice the difference....and it is a good one!!
TIPS
- -Fresh Ingredients are a must! Make sure your dry ingredients, eggs and butter are as fresh as possible.
-The more brown sugar the better! If you really want soft and chewy cookies the more brown sugar you have in your recipe the better off you'll be. The brown sugar ensures that your cookies stay moist.
-Make sure your butter AND eggs are at room temperature. This will help to achieve a fluffy texture in your final product.
-Just a personal preference here but give Ghirardelli chocolate chips a try. They melt nicely and they make all your recipes taste wonderful.
-Cream your butter and sugar together for AT LEAST 4 minutes. Creaming for this amount of time will help get rid of the graininess of the sugar and will make your dough creamy and smooth.
-Chill your cookie dough for about 2 hours then bake away. This will help the cookies to hold their shape!
The recipe for these cookies will follow soon!
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