Best 4 Chocolate Chip Cookies Straight Up Or With Nuts Recipes

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Chocolate chip cookies are a timeless classic that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. Whether you prefer them straight up or with the addition of nuts, there's a perfect recipe out there for everyone. With so many variations to choose from, it can be hard to know where to start. This article will provide you with everything you need to know to find the best recipe for chocolate chip cookies, whether you're looking for a simple, straightforward recipe or something a little more decadent.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

THIN AND CRISPY CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES



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Provided by Food Network

Categories     dessert

Time 1h25m

Yield 36 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 cups packed light brown sugar
1 3/4 cups (3 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
3 whole eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 1/4 cups white flour
1 1/2 teaspoons table salt
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 pound dark chocolate or chocolate chips

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
  • In a stand mixer, cream the brown sugar, butter and granulated sugar until pale and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time until well incorporated. Mix in 1/3 cup of water and the vanilla.
  • In a separate bowl, whisk the flour, salt and baking soda and add to the butter mixture. Mix on low until the flour mixture is incorporated, and then mix in the chocolate pieces.
  • Scoop out the dough onto the prepared cookie sheet and freeze for an hour. The cookies will spread, so limit 4 cookies for each cookie sheet to give ample room.
  • Bake until golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes, rotating the trays halfway through. Remove from the oven and cool. Remove the cookies with a flat spatula to prevent breaking.

CHEWY DELICIOUS CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES



Chewy Delicious Chocolate Chip Cookies image

These chocolate chip cookies are great! It's hard to stop eating them! You can also drop them by rounded Tbsp, and bake about 10 minutes.

Provided by Meryl

Categories     Drop Cookies

Time 28m

Yield 55-60 Cookies

Number Of Ingredients 10

1/2 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 large eggs
2 1/4 cups unsifted all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt (or more to taste)
3/4 cup chopped nuts (optional)
1 3/4 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 375°F for regular pans and 350° for dark pans.
  • In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda and salt.
  • In a large bowl, cream together the butter, both sugars, and vanilla until light and fluffy. Add eggs and beat well.
  • Gradually add in the flour mixture. Beat well.
  • Stir in the chocolate chips and nuts.
  • Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
  • Bake in the middle of the oven about 8 minutes or until lightly browned. Do not overbake.
  • Cool slightly.
  • Remove from the cookie sheets and cool completely on a wire rack.
  • Tip: Store cookies in an airtight container and add a piece of soft white bread or a slice of apple to keep cookies soft. Change the bread or apple every day or two.
  • Cookies may also be frozen for longer storage. (Make sure they're tightly wrapped).

Nutrition Facts : Calories 84, Fat 3.5, SaturatedFat 2.1, Cholesterol 11.2, Sodium 62.9, Carbohydrate 13, Fiber 0.5, Sugar 8.6, Protein 1

CHEF JOHN'S CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES



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Crispy around the edges, chewy and chocolaty in the middle, and thin, oh so thin. My 'secret' formula has been adapted from Alton Brown's famous, 'The Thin' recipe, and is fairly foolproof. The only real variable is the baking time, since we all scoop slightly different amounts. And yes, of course you can add nuts to yours!

Provided by Chef John

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Drop Cookie Recipes

Time 2h27m

Yield 16

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
1 ¼ teaspoons kosher salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup unsalted butter, very soft
1 cup white sugar
½ cup light brown sugar
1 large egg
2 tablespoons milk
1 ¼ teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

Steps:

  • Whisk flour, salt, and baking soda together in a bowl. In a separate bowl, cream the butter, white sugar, and brown sugar together until mixture is light and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the egg, milk, and vanilla extract. Whisk liquids together in small areas around the bowl, then all together to avoid separation.
  • Pour dry ingredients into the wet ingredients; stir until flour is thoroughly mixed in. Stir in the chocolate chips.
  • Transfer dough to a resealable plastic bag. Refrigerate until dough is firm, at least 2 hours.
  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Scoop out rounded tablespoons of dough and place on prepared baking sheet, leaving 4 inches of space between cookies (about 8 per sheet). Bake in preheated oven until cookies are golden brown, about 12 minutes. Slide parchment and cookies onto a cooling rack for a few minutes. Remove parchment and finish cooling the cookies on the rack.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 347.2 calories, Carbohydrate 46.1 g, Cholesterol 42.3 mg, Fat 18.3 g, Fiber 1.7 g, Protein 3.3 g, SaturatedFat 11.2 g, Sodium 240 mg, Sugar 30.8 g

SEEDED CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES



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When I make chocolate-chip cookies, I always use a recipe from the pastry chef Sherry Yard, with whom I wrote two cookbooks, as my touchstone. It doesn't matter whether or not I'm adding ingredients like nuts and seeds, or using different types of flours. I always use a quality dark chocolate (70 percent or higher), and I cut it into chunks the way she does. I don't skimp on quantity when it comes to the chocolate, but in this adaptation I've reduced the sugar by 25 percent and thrown in a good measure of rolled oats, sunflower seeds, chia seeds and pumpkin seeds. I've made these cookies using half whole-wheat flour and using all unbleached all-purpose flour, and I prefer the whole-wheat version - and not just because it's healthier. I love the nutty flavor of the flour, which complements the nutty flavor of the seeds. You would think that adding wholesome ingredients like oats and seeds to a classic chocolate-chip cookie would result in something weighty, vintage 1970s, but on the contrary, the oats and seeds stretch the dough and make the cookies lighter than all-flour cookies. Bake them until they're nice and dark on the bottom, and when you rotate the trays halfway through, tap them on the oven racks to get the cookies to flatten a bit. The end result is a crisp cookie with no shortage of melting chocolate chunks.

Provided by Martha Rose Shulman

Categories     dessert

Time 45m

Yield About 4 dozen cookies

Number Of Ingredients 14

1/2 cup/60 grams whole-wheat flour
1/2 cup/65 grams all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon/2 grams baking soda
4 ounces (1 stick)/ 115 grams unsalted butter, at room temperature
1/4 cup/50 grams organic granulated sugar (regular will work also)
1/2 cup/80 grams packed light brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon/2 grams fine sea salt
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla/5 milliliters
1/4 cup plus 2 teaspoons/50 grams sunflower seeds
2 heaped tablespoons/25 grams pumpkin seeds
1 tablespoon/12 grams chia seeds
1/2 cup (scant)/50 grams rolled oats
8 ounces/225 grams bittersweet chocolate (or more if desired), cut in 1-inch pieces

Steps:

  • Sift together flours and baking soda and set aside. In bowl of a standing mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter until lemony yellow, about 2 minutes. Scrape down sides of the bowl and paddle. Add organic sugar, brown sugar and salt. Continue creaming mixture on medium speed until it is lump free, about 1 minute. Stop mixer and scrape down sides of the bowl and the paddle.
  • Add egg and vanilla and beat on low speed for 15 seconds, or until they are fully incorporated. Do not overbeat. Scrape down sides of the bowl and paddle.
  • On low speed, add sifted flour mixture. Beat slowly until all of the flour is incorporated. Scrape down sides of bowl. Add seeds, oats and chocolate chunks and mix in.
  • Heat oven to 350 degrees with racks adjusted to the lower third and middle of the oven. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Spoon dough by heaped teaspoons (or use a 1-inch scoop) 2 inches apart onto prepared baking sheets.
  • Bake 14 to 15 minutes, until lightly browned, rotating baking sheets from top to bottom and from front to back halfway through the baking. Remove from oven and slide parchment off the baking sheet and onto a work surface. Allow cookies to cool for at least 10 minutes before serving, or for at least 20 minutes before storing in an airtight container. Cookies will keep for three days at room temperature.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 72, UnsaturatedFat 2 grams, Carbohydrate 8 grams, Fat 4 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 1 gram, SaturatedFat 2 grams, Sodium 30 milligrams, Sugar 5 grams, TransFat 0 grams

Tips:

  • Use high-quality chocolate chips. The better the chocolate chips, the better the cookies will taste. Look for chocolate chips that are made with real cocoa butter and have a high cacao content.
  • Don't overmix the dough. Overmixing the dough will make the cookies tough. Mix the dough just until the ingredients are combined.
  • Chill the dough before baking. Chilling the dough will help the cookies hold their shape and prevent them from spreading too much.
  • Bake the cookies at a high temperature. Baking the cookies at a high temperature will help them develop a crispy exterior and a chewy interior.
  • Don't overbake the cookies. Overbaking the cookies will make them dry and crumbly. Bake the cookies just until the edges are golden brown and the centers are set.
  • Add nuts for extra flavor and texture. If you like, you can add nuts to your chocolate chip cookies. Walnuts, pecans, and macadamia nuts are all popular choices.

Conclusion:

Chocolate chip cookies are a classic dessert that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. They are easy to make and can be customized to your liking. Whether you like them straight up or with nuts, chocolate chip cookies are sure to be a hit.

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