This is one of the classic recipes that goes with anything and everything milk, tea, coffee or ice cream, liked by kids and adults alike. There can be a lot variations to this recipe depending on what kind of cookie you want dense, cake like or chewy. Here, is a very simple, quick and tasty recipe for a chewy chocolate chip cookie.
Ingredients:
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tbsp corn starch
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 cups chocolate chips (preferably dark chocolate)
Tips:
- Use the unsalted butter and egg at room temperature.
- After the mixture is ready keep it in refrigerator for 15 minutes so that it becomes easy to manage but if it still sticks to the hand lightly grease your hands with butter.
- Try to keep the size of the dough balls same, using 2 tbsp spoon, so that each of them takes same time to bake.
- Baking time depends on the kind of oven you are using so keep an eye on the cookies after 9 minutes. They can easily get overbaked and very hard to bite.
Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 325 degree F.
- Mix the butter with brown sugar and granulated sugar in a big bowl with a whisk.
- Add the egg and the vanilla extract to the mixture and mix well.
- Sift the flour, corn starch, baking soda and salt into the mixture and stir until the dough is smooth.
- At the end, fold in the chocolate chips until they are evenly distributed.
- Prepare a baking tray by lining it with a parchment paper baking sheet.
- Arrange the dough balls on the baking tray about 2-3 inches apart.
- Bake for 11-13 minutes until brown around the edges.
- Let the cookies cool and then enjoy.
- Make balls of the leftover dough and freeze them. For baking them, thaw for 25-30 minutes and bake them.