Best Chocolate Chip Cookies Three Ways Recipes

BEST CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Cream together the butter, white sugar, and brown sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Dissolve baking soda in hot water. Add to batter along with salt. Stir in flour, chocolate chips, and nuts. Drop by large spoonfuls onto ungreased pans.
• Bake for about 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until edges are nicely browned.

CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES-FOUR WAYS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. On a large baking sheet, roast the pecans for 10 to 12 minutes. While the nuts are still hot, stir in 2 tablespoons butter. Turn the oven up to 375 degrees.
• Sift together the flour, salt and baking soda or baking powder in a medium mixing bowl. Using an electric mixer, cream fat and sugar in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Add the corn syrup, if using. Add the liquid or egg and beat thoroughly. Beat in the vanilla. On low speed, gradually add the dry ingredients until thoroughly combined. Scrape down the sides once with a rubber spatula. Add the pecans and chocolate chips. Beat 5 seconds on low. Use the rubber spatula to finish mixing well.
• Spray cookie sheets lightly with nonstick cooking spray. With a tablespoon or small ice cream/food scoop (I use a No. 40, about 11/2 inches diameter), drop slightly heaped tablespoons of batter about 2 inches apart onto the greased sheets. Bake the cookies for about 12 minutes or until the edges just begin to brown. Remove from the oven and let the cookies cool on the sheet on a cooling rack for 3 minutes, then remove the cookies to a rack to cool completely.

CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES THREE WAYS

Steps:

• For Thin Crispy cookies:.
• For flour, use bleached all purpose flour.
• increase baking soda to 3/4 teaspoons.
• for fat, use butter.
• for sugar, use 1/2 cup sugar, 1/3 cup light brown sugar, and 3 Tbs corn syrup.
• Instead of egg, use 2 Tbs milk.
• For puffed cookies:.
• for flour, use cake flour.
• intead of baking soda, use 1 1/2 tsp baking powder.
• For fat, use 9 Tbs butter flavored shortening.
• For sugar, use 1 cup minus 1 Tbs light brown sugar.
• For In-between (Chewy) cookies:.
• For flour, use cake flour.
• instead of baking soda, use 1 1/2 tsp baking powder.
• For fat, use 5 tbs butter and 5 Tbs butter flavored shortening.
• For sugar, use 3/4 cup light brown sugar and 2 Tbs corn syrup.
• Directions for all:.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Roast pecans in oven for 10-12 minutes. While still hot, stir in 2 Tbs butter.
• Turn oven up to 375 degrees F.
• Sift together flour, salt and baking powder (soda).
• Using an electric mixer, cream together fat and sugar in a large bowl until light and fluffy' Add the corn syrup if using. Add egg or milk and beat throughly. Beat in vanilla. Stir in flour mixture, then pecans and chocolate chips. Mix well.
• Spray a cookie sheet with cooking spray. Drop slightly heaped tablespoons of dough about 2" apart.
• Bake 12 minutes or just until edges begin to brown.
• Remove from oven and allow to cool on the cookie sheet placed on a rack for 3 minutes. Remove cookies to rack to cool completely.

PUMPKIN CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• In large bowl, mix all ingredients except chocolate chunks until soft dough forms. Stir in chocolate chunks. Refrigerate 30 minutes.
• Heat oven to 350°F. Onto ungreased cookie sheets, drop dough by heaping tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart.
• Bake 8 to 11 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool at least 5 minutes before serving.