Baking is pretty tricky for me. I don't do that whole perfect-measurement thing well. I'm more of a, "Oh, what would an extra teaspoon of cumin hurt," or, "that's all the salt they call for? That's just ridiculous! :: sprinkle ::." Point being, I am not fully in love with making baked stuff and so you won't see that many recipes on here that will satisfy your sweet tooth.I kept hearing about this one recipe for "Big Fat Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies." If nothing else, they sound dang good. I'm a big fan of recipes that just - SAY it. And these cookies live up to their name, my friend. I became one with my inner fat kid when these came out of the oven.
The Big Fat Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookie (makes about a dozen)
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1 TB vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line cookie sheet with parchment paper. Sift together the flour, baking soda and salt; set aside. In a medium bowl, cream together melted butter, brown sugar and white sugar until well-blended. Beat in vanilla, egg and egg yolk until light and creamy. Mix in sifted ingredients until just blended. Stir in chocolate chips by hand, using a wooden spoon. Drop cookie dough 1/4 cup at a time onto prepared cookie sheet. Cookies should be about 3" apart.
Bake for 15-17 minutes in preheated oven. Cool on baking sheets for a few minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.
