Best Homestyle Chocolate Chunk Cookies Recipes

HOMESTYLE CHOCOLATE CHUNK COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Grease cookie sheets.
• Separate eggs. Bring butter to room temperature.
• Combine all ingredients except chocolate and egg whites.
• Mix well.
• Stir in chocolate (and nuts if you like).
• Roll in 1 1/2" balls and place on cookie sheet.
• Flatten balls to 3/8" (Yes, they are pretty thick. They don't spread much.).
• Brush with beaten egg white. Don't skip this step as it creates the distinctive crackly top.
• Bake 10-12 minutes or until just starting to brown on the edges. I find baking a single sheet in the top third of the oven gives the best results. They tend to burn on the bottom if baked lower in the oven.
• Cool on the sheets 1-2 minutes until firm enough to move to racks for cooling.
• Alternate preparation method: Roll the dough into a 2 1/2 " diameter log. Wrap in plastic wrap and chill for an hour or freeze for up to several weeks. Before baking, thaw if frozen. Cut into slices 3/8" thick. Brush with egg white and bake as above.

HOMESTYLE CHOCOLATE CHUNK COOKIES

Steps:

• Over medium heat, melt butter in a saucepan. Once the butter is melted and browned, pour the melted butter into the bowl of an electric mixer, add in sugars, eggs, and vanilla. In a separate bowl combine flour, coffee, baking soda, and salt. Combine the dry ingredients in with the wet in 3 batches, mixing well in between each addition. Stir in chocolate, roughly chopped into chunks. Scoop large teaspoon sized dough balls into a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Refrigerate the cookies for 15 minutes. At this time preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Place the cooled cookie dough directly from the fridge to the oven. Cook for 9-11 minutes. Let cook on a cooling rack before serving.