Saturday, June 11, 2011

Friday Night Chocolate Chip Cookies

Friday night I decided I really wanted some warm, homemade chocolate chip cookies.  I had a specific type of cookie in mind.  I wanted those tall, plump chocolate chip cookies with just a hint of salt.  You know...the ones that look like these:

Photo from Sing for Your Supper
I didn't have a recipe for said cookies, so I googled "tall, plump cookies," clicked on images and came up with this recipe from a blog called Sing for Your Supper.  I looked around and it's a fun little blog!  I especially want to dig deeper into some of the For Dogs Only recipes. :)

Anyway, at 10:30pm I got baking! (P.S. These pictures are terrible because they were taken at 10:30 at night in my poorly lit kitchen.  My apologies!)


The recipe called for melted butter (as opposed to softened), an extra egg yolk and a full tablespoon of vanilla to make the cookies bake tall and plump instead of spreading out.  Once your ingredients are all mixed up, you put a full 1/4 cup of dough per cookie onto your baking sheet.  Since my 1/4 measuring cup is permanently located in the cat food to make sure my fat cat doesn't get any fatter, I decided to use an ice cream scoop.  It worked great!



What didn't work so well?  The cookies didn't stay plump.  They spread out.


Way out.


I don't quite know what went wrong.  I don't think I can really blame it on the recipe since theirs turned out just beautifully.  I think it may be one of two things.
  1. I added an extra little bit of salty to get that salty-sweet taste I was dreaming of.  
  2. I didn't have any pure vanilla extract on hand and, since it was 10:30 at night, I had to use the imitation vanilla I found in the cabinet.  
Or I guess it could have been any number of things that I didn't think of!  Lol.  Any of you have an opinion?  I'd love to try the recipe again and see if I can get them to stay plump if you have any ideas!


Nonetheless, the cookies were delicious.  Chewy in the middle, crispy around the edges.  Warm and melty.  Mmmm.


So I enjoyed one (okay, five) with a glass of milk as a delicious midnight snack.


Hope your weekend was splendid and you've enjoyed some lovely craft time!

--CC
Posted by Madison at 10:40 PM
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3 comments:

  1. noJune 12, 2011 at 1:42 PM

    Just an fyi, cookies will spread out when the batter is too warm, or if you're using too much butter. Try halfing the butter and adding shortening to make up for the other half, or just chill the dough for an hour and see if that helps.

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  2. GenevieveJune 12, 2011 at 4:28 PM

    something that i have found helps my cookies be more "plump" is that i use half butter and half shortening. and instead of just mixing the butter and shortening with the sugar, i beat it for a full 3 minutes in my mixer. it goes from mixing it to whipping it and it makes a huge difference! they turn out so fluffy and plump and delish. good luck!

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  3. MadisonJune 12, 2011 at 4:49 PM

    Both tips are worth a try! Thanks for the ideas, Alejandra and Genevieve! :)

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