Sheer Delight - Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies
When I talk about something called chocolate cravings, I'm sure almost everyone out there knows what I mean. Sigh, my husband gives me a blank look. And his blankness intensifies, when I get into the specifics of my cravings – yes it got be dark, little gooey, not too sweet, lots of chocolate chips and...that's it...for now. Thank you! Yes there are times when your desires gets too demanding, but then you got to give in. Right? So that's what I did when I wanted a perfect chocolate chip cookie recipe. Searched the blogosphere for different recipes, scrutinized the pics, checked the ingredients and finally settled for this one.
Double Chocolate Chip Cookie RecipeRecipe Source: Love from the oven (Inspired by Levian Bakery)
Yields dozen giant/ 24 large cookies
Ingredients:
1 cup cold, unsalted butter, cubed1¼ cup white granulated sugar
2 large eggs
½ cup dark cocoa powder
2¼ cups all-purpose flour
¼ tsp. coarse salt (I used regular salt)
1 tsp. baking powder
2½ cups semi-sweet chocolate chips (I had only 2 cups, and that was good enough)
2 large eggs
½ cup dark cocoa powder
2¼ cups all-purpose flour
¼ tsp. coarse salt (I used regular salt)
1 tsp. baking powder
2½ cups semi-sweet chocolate chips (I had only 2 cups, and that was good enough)
Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 350˚ F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine the butter and sugar. Beat together on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, 2-3 minutes.
- Blend in the eggs one at a time, scraping down the bowl as needed. Mix in the cocoa powder until well blended.
- Add the flour, salt and baking powder to the bowl and mix on low speed just until incorporated. Fold in the chocolate chips with a spatula.
- (You will get a very thick dough, which almost scared me, but as per intructions, I was expecting it. So don't worry.)
- Now knead the dough slightly to combine all ingredients.
- The instructions stated that the dough makes "giant" 12 cookies, and since I was not in a mood to make any giant creations; I halve the size of ball and made 24 large cookies. So as per your desire, divide the dough into equal sized balls.
- Flatten them slightly and place them on the baking sheets.
- Bake for 16-20 minutes. Let them cool on baking sheets before removing for 5-10 mins.
Share with friends and family and see the smile spread. As for me I'm waiting to see the blank expression change to delight with a bite of these little perfections.
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