How could it have been almost 2 years since I’ve shared a chocolate chip cookie recipe here with all of you. A couple of years back I shared a browned butter and molasses chocolate chip cookie recipe. It was the cookie of the summer. It was a recipe that was baked over and over again.
And then it stopped. The chocolate chip cookie madness came to a crashing halt and mysteriously, I wasn’t asked to bake chocolate chip cookies again for a long time. My mom is usually the one that gets the request. They’re her baking thing and I let her impress us with her perfect cookies. Recently the kids have been asking them to be packed in their lunch as a snack. Sure, they have rows and rows of prepackaged cookies at the grocery store. They are convenient but there is no comparison to making your own cookies.
When you see how easy it is to make your own cookies, it will be hard for you to ever buy another pack at the store. Takes just minutes to whip up and a really short time to bake. They could quite possibly be the perfect answer to those chocolate cravings that plague you occasionally. Doesn’t everyone crave a great chocolate chip cookie sometimes?
I ran out of chocolate chips and used chocolate disks (it’s much prettier to call them “fèves”like the French do). Since I had two different chips, some of the cookies formed little faces…like the one below in this photo. There is even a little dot making the nose. A little freaky, but we ate that one too!
In researching different recipes to try, I kept coming across an old recipe on Smitten Kitchen. I sometimes make the NY Times very famous recipe. That recipe happens to also be a great one. I really liked the Smitten recipe and changed it just a little bit. I used bread flour instead of all-purpose and used a little less sugar and less chips. I know the best part of their recipe is the overabundance of chips. For my taste, one cup of chips was plenty. I omitted the nuts. For myself, I would’ve kept them in. I’ll just have to bake another batch just for me with the nuts. There was definitely a good portion of chocolate in each and every bite. The texture is soft and chewy. There are those that only like soft cookies and those die-hard fans of flat and crunchy cookies. I could go in either direction. But at this point in my baking adventures, these are hands down, my favorite cookies.
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, cold, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1/4 cups bread flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Notes
The Café Sucre Farine says
May 20, 2013 at 9:11 amI haven't met a chocolate chip cookie that I didn't like (except for packaged ones). Yours look wonderful Lora, love the "personalities"!
Angie@Angie's Recipes says
May 20, 2013 at 9:55 amWho doesn't love chocolate cookies!! These look divine, Lora.
Valerie says
May 20, 2013 at 10:17 amThese cookies look irresistible! I'm glad you returned to the world chocolate chip cookies. 😀
Marnely Rodriguez-Murray says
May 20, 2013 at 10:21 amSaving this recipe, looks like a classic!
Carol | a cup of mascarpone says
May 20, 2013 at 11:09 amAny left overs for my breakfast? These look amazing, Lora!
Jean says
May 20, 2013 at 12:38 pmI love a good chocolate chip cookie and these look wonderful, Lora. I need to add this to my cookie repertoire. 🙂
Laura (Tutti Dolci) says
May 20, 2013 at 12:46 pmLook at that gooey chocolate, I love the discs! 🙂
Suzanne says
May 20, 2013 at 1:19 pmI love chocolate chip cookies, I could go for a dozen of these right now!!
Paula says
May 20, 2013 at 1:49 pmI would have never thought to use bread flour inside of all-purpose and I like that you cut back on the sugar and the chocolate. The cookies turned out great as in evident in your wonderful photos.
Jen L | Tartine and Apron Strings says
May 20, 2013 at 9:25 pmHi, Lora. I, too, make the famour NYT choco chip cookie recipe. They actually have two – David Leite's and Jacques Torres'. Jacques Torres' is my default recipe – it's just that good and always reliable! Next time, I will try your / Smitten Kitchen's recipe to compare!
ashley - baker by nature says
May 20, 2013 at 10:09 pmI can never have enough chocolate chip cookie recipes! These look perfect!
Lisa {AuthenticSuburbanGourmet} says
May 20, 2013 at 11:18 pmLOVE a great chocolate chip recipe and yours is just that! I bet your house smelled AMAZING and these did not last long. Smile.
Erin @ Dinners, Dishes and Desserts says
May 21, 2013 at 9:06 pmLove a classic chocolate chip cookie – funny we both make them in the same week!
Liz says
May 21, 2013 at 9:49 pmI think I must have been baking your share of chocolate chip cookies…I have to keep trying new recipes to keep the family (and blog) happy…but they are happy with the Nestles tollhouse recipe that I have had memorized for decades :/ I need to make yours next…they look fantastic.
Muna Kenny says
May 21, 2013 at 11:16 pmLora, the second pic broke my heart. Who took that bite? he/she must have enjoyed it! I wish I can get my hand on one right now 🙂
Bunkycooks says
May 22, 2013 at 8:01 amI finally put a recipe on the site for brownies a long time ago, but I still don't have one for chocolate chip cookies. Maybe I'll make your recipe. These look perfect with lots of chocolate chips. I bet they didn't last long in your house. 🙂
Patty says
May 22, 2013 at 6:44 pmMy chocolate chip cookie baking madness cames to a screeching halt when the last of my three kids moved out of the house!!!! Then came the grand kids and more cookie baking madness, don't you just love it? Your chocolate chip cookies look absolutely yummy delicious!
Erin @ Texanerin Baking says
May 23, 2013 at 6:19 amOh, interesting! I thought for sure it'd just be another repost of the NYT recipe. Which I love. And deserves all the reposts. 🙂 But I'm happy to see a different version which I haven't tried yet so thanks for sharing!
Lisa says
May 23, 2013 at 6:41 amI'm always searcing for the perfect chocolate chip cookie..and the NY Times cookie is pretty close, although I reduce the amount of chocolate disks or chips too…after several people said "Can I have some cookie with my chocolate?" lol. I love that you reduced the sugar too! Will give these a try..they look perfect! xo
Nancy @ gottagetbaked says
May 29, 2013 at 2:13 amGirl, you haven't made CCC in that long?! I'm glad you broke the streak! I love having frozen dough so that I can make myself a cookie whenever I want (SOOOOO dangerous but also brilliant). I'm on a mission to find the ultimate CCC recipe so I'm pinning this to make. They look amazing, especially with the freaky lil faces 😉