I know, you're thinking you've heard that promise before, at least that's what I thought when my mom called with this recipe and promise. Well, I suspended my skepticism long enough to try them, and they were amazing! Thanks mom!!!
Here's the email she forwarded to me: (intro and all)
An urban myth is a modern folk tale, its origins unknown, its believability enhanced simply by the frequency with which it is repeated. Our signature chocolate chip cookie is the subject of one such myth. If you haven't heard the story, we won't perpetuate it here. If you have, the recipe below should serve to refute it. Copy it, print it out, pass it along to friends and family. It's a terrific recipe. And it's absolutely free.
Ingredients:
# 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
# 1 cup light brown suger
# 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
# 1 large egg
# 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
# 1-3/4 cups all purpose flour
# 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
# 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
# 1/2 teaspoon salt
# 1-1/2 teaspoons instant espresso coffee powder
# 1 1-2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Cream the butter with the sugars using an electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy (approximately 30 seconds).
2. Beat in the egg and vanilla extract for another 30 seconds.
3. In a mixing bowl, sift together the dry ingredients and beat into the butter mixture at low speed for about 15 seconds. Stir in the espresso coffee powder and chocolate chips.
4. Using a 1 ounce scoop or a 2 Tablespoon measure, drop cookie dough onto a greased c
ookie sheet about 3 inches apart. Gently press down on the dough with the back of a spoon to spread out into a 2 inch circle.
Bake about 20 minutes or until nicely browned around the edges. Bake a little longer for a crisper cookie.
Yield: 2 dozen cookies.
Okay, so now you have it! We obviously left the espresso out, and they were perfect! Those of you who can cook (yes, you Courtney, Debbie, Kirsten, and probably many others too!), are no doubt thinking that it is silly to get excited about a chocolate chip cookie recipe. What can I say to explain the huge rush of victory I experienced after years of puddle and brick results? (Ahh, the little victories of a housewife!)
If you're still not convinced, I gave a cookie to an expert taste tester, and the pictures below speak for themselves as to his impressions!
Yeah! Mom can make real cookies now!
Wow, these are good. Do you have some more?
Hey, they're all gone.... and I'm pretty sure you ate more than I did!
6 comments:
WOW those must be some good cookies! Those pictures are priceless! I love the pictures at the beach too. He sounds just like Taryn. She is getting better at know her limits, but you still have to keep a good eye on those cuties!
Great post about the cookies! And then I scroll down and there's Ethan as adorable as ever! What a cutie!!
I love that you just posted this! I haven't found a chocolate chip recipe that I really, really like so I'm going to try this one! I actually bought chocolate chips the other day and was going to settle for the one of the back of the package, but this one sounds way better! Love the pics of Ethan...he is so DANG CUTE!!
An update: I made these and you're right. They are YUMMY! Even better the day after, which NEVER happens with other chocolate chip cookies I've tried. So thank you and Mike thanks you too.
Glad you and Mike liked the cookies! I've made four batches already...as soon as one runs out another one goes in the oven! I'm addicted right now!
Hi I am from Tasmania, Australia and one day decided to make some choc chip cookies for my ravenous family and so googled yummiest choc chip cookies! And came up with your gorgeous recipe! Thank you so much, except I think I like them too much!!My 2 year old and 4 year old boys really enjoyed helping me make them, So now your famous all over the world I bet!
Take care of you and look forward to some more yummy recipes.
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