I have a question for you – what is your favorite cookie? Because today I will talk to you about one of my all-time favorites – American style Chocolate chip cookies.
Not everyone knows that, but there are 6 types of cookies. All those cater to different tastes, capabilities, purposes, and ingredients. Within those, as you can imagine, there are millions of recipes. Almost every baker has their own “go-to” cookie recipe, that works best and tastes great. I love chocolate chip cookies because your imagination can go wild: you take basic cookie dough and start adding inclusions, toppings, fillings to make it as exciting as you wish (including carrots to get delicious carrot cake cookies :).
Another reason for my affection – cookies are great for “nutrition” optimization. And I am not talking about protein, gluten-free, or sugar-free versions. Obviously, those are fab too, and soon I will dedicate a specific section on that, so watch this space. What I mean here is that playing with your topping choices can shift the dial from a very calorie-dense product to a medium lower spectrum of calorie scale.
When thinking about American cookies, chocolate chip is all-time popular. I mean, it’s simple, familiar, and always tastes great (if you have the right recipe, of course). The recipe I am going to share today ticks all the above boxes: it’s easy to make, it’s delicious and it’s egg-free! There was no specific intention from my end to make those egg-free, but this recipe works best for me, and I like it a lot.
Let’s get started!
As I mentioned before, I like to weigh my ingredients in advance, using kitchen scales. I also take out butter from the fridge a few hours before to let it get to room temperature and soften.
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Must have treat for a weekend table - chocolate chip cookies delicious as never. With a rich butter taste and chocolate inclusions this recipe will make your day 🙂
Ingredients
- 210 grams Plain Flour
- 180 grams Unsalted butter
- 75 grams Icing sugar
- 75 grams Brown sugar
- 30 grams Water
- 8 grams Corn Starch
- 6 grams vanilla paste
- 2.5 grams baking soda
- 2.5 grams salt
Add-in:
- 175 grams Chocolate chips of your choice
Instructions
- Prepare your ingredients. I can’t stress that enough – always ensure your butter has softened and ready, do not use the microwave to warm it, and do not try to use butter straight from the fridge. Always take your butter out of the fridge a good few hours in advance. Poke it with your finger – if it's soft, it is ready.
- Start with whipping butter using a hand mixer. When you see that butter has turned into a paste – it's time to add icing sugar. I prefer to add in thirds, while still whipping. This way is much better – it allows equal distribution of icing sugar in the butter. Once finished with icing sugar - it is time to add brown sugar. Mix it well and follow up by adding vanilla paste and water. Suggest you add water in thirds as well to ease its incorporation. Once fully whipped – set aside.
- In a separate bowl pre-mix your dry ingredients: flour, starch, baking soda, and salt.
- Add your dry pre-mix into butter/sugar mix. I prefer doing it in few steps, again, to ensure proper and even incorporation. And voila – your cookie dough is ready!
- Now its time to add chocolate chips – simply throw them into your cookie dough and mix gently with the spatula until evenly mixed.
- Place the dough into the fridge to chill for about 30 min.
- Prepare your baking tray and switch on the oven to heat up to 175 °C (350 °F).
- Take your cookie dough out of the fridge and form balls. Place them on the tray, allowing a reasonable distance between them, because they will flow.
- Bake at 175 °C (350 °F) for 14-16 min without a fan.
- Enjoy your Chocolate Chips Cookies with tea, coffee, or a glass of milk
Notes
One tip for those of you, who like me, love it with a generous amount of chocolate chips: try mixing up few types of chips – dark chocolate, milk chocolate, and white ones. It will add new dimensions to our cookie taste, because, you know - variety is the spice of life!
