K’s Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chocolate Chip Cookies right out of the oven. Chocolate Chip Cookies dipped in milk. Chocolate Chip Cookies for breakfast when no one is looking. If there ever was a sweet that brought up memories for many of us it is Chocolate Chip Cookies.
After seeing their cousins helping create dishes for the blog our two favorite “littles” in Texas wanted to participate too. K helped make and taste test this version of Chocolate Chip Cookies. We aimed to make more soft and chewy vs. crunchy cookies. The original recipe is from Live Well Bake Often. Below we share K’s adventure making cookies to share with the family.
While there is no substitute for Toll House chocolate chips, we diverted from the traditional recipe on the back of the package with the Live Well Bake Often version. We love the use of more brown sugar as they make the cookies richer in flavor. We did use salted butter and used a whole teaspoon of salt, as they made for a sweet and slightly salty cookie.
Finally, we used mini chocolate chips and made the cookies a bit smaller for the smaller hands.
Start with the dry ingredients.
She is concentrating hard as she measures the dry ingredients. At 5 she is very good at measuring and adding each ingredient. This is also a great way to teach basic math and reading skills.
In the bowl of a stand mixer add the sugars, butter, egg and vanilla.
Time to add the dry ingredients to the blended sugars, eggs and vanilla.
I always used a hand mixer or mixed by hand as I never had a stand mixer in the house. The stand mixer with the paddle attachment, makes all the difference in creating a beautiful cookie dough!
(note: we were puppy sitting too, which is why the crate in the background)
Hand mix in the chocolate chips.
We used a whole bag of mini chips to make a very chocolaty cookie.
A key step that I think makes these cookies even better is to chill the dough for about 2 hours. Once out of the fridge, we let stand for about 5 minutes to make the dough easier to work with.
We tested using parchment paper and no parchment paper on the baking sheets. We liked the softness of the cookies baked on the parchment paper.
Using a small melon baller helped us get the right size for the smaller cookies, but in the end, we rolled the cookie dough right in our hands.
Bake for 10 minutes.
That’s all it took. Leaving on longer creates a crunchier cookie.
We cooled them on the wire racks before placing them between parchment paper in an airtight container.
The most important part.
Taste testing! They were delicious with the right amount of chips inside a soft and chewy cookie.
Cooking with kids just makes the adventure even more fun!
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup butter (2 sticks), softened
- 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 12 oz package semi-sweet chocolate chips or mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, mix the flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitter with the paddle attachment, or in a large bowl using a handheld mixer, cream the butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar together for 1 to 2 minutes or until well combined. Mix in the eggs and vanilla extract one at a time until fully combined, stopping to scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed.
- Slowly mix in the dry ingredients and continue mixing until just combined. Remove from the stand mixer. Mix in the chocolate chips with a spoon until fully incorporated into the cookie dough.
- Cover tightly and place in the refrigerator to chill 2 hours.
- Pre-heat the oven to 350 just before removing the dough from the refrigerator.
- Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Using a small scoop drop, cookie dough onto baking sheets. Leave room for the cookies to spread out while cooking. About 12 cookies per large baking sheet.
- Place in the oven and cook 10-12 minutes. Remove from the oven and let stand for 5 minutes before placing on wire rack to completely cool. Enjoy!
