How to Make Chocolate Chip Cookies
Of all cookies, chocolate chip are most often cited as someone’s favourite. If you are wondering how to make chocolate chip cookies then fortunately the recipe is really simple and they are one of the easiest things you can cook from scratch in the kitchen.
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As a simple guide you can use the following simple ingredients, but remember there is nothing wrong with being a little adventurous. If, for example, you like hazelnuts in your chocolate chip cookies then throw some of these in along the way, or perhaps chopped cherries, all of these flavours work very well together but it is down to your personal preference, throw in your favourite sweets maybe, it is entirely down to you, as long as you use the basic ingredients they will turn out delicious every time.
Cream together 240g butter with 150g caster sugar and 150g of brown sugar (if you prefer your cookies lighter you can use all caster sugar). Once you have done this beat in 2 eggs and a teaspoon of vanilla extract. In a separate bowl, combine 280g of plain flour with 1tsp of baking powder and 1tsp of salt. The secret of how to make chocolate chip cookies is to make sure this is all really well combined so that there are no lumps. You can then add a little of the flour mixture at a time to the butter and sugar mixture, being sure to give it a good mix after each addition to keep it smooth. After all of these ingredients have been combined fold in 300g of chocolate chip cookies. You will now have smooth dough; ideally at this point you should put the dough mixture into the refrigerator for the dough to harden. This will make it a while lot easier for you to roll out the dough and cut out the cookie shapes.
How to make chocolate chip cookies prefect is by giving the dough at least a couple of hours in the refrigerator, even better if it is over night should you have the time. Once you have removed it from the refrigerator you will need to roll it out. You can roll it out to the thickness of your choice, depending on how you like your cookies, if you prefer them soft them do them a bit thicker as this will ensure that they do not harden all of the way through whilst they are baking. For a standard cookie half a centimetre is about right. You can either use a cookie cutter; this is a good idea if you have children joining in with the making of your cookies as you could use different shaped cookie cutters.
Alternatively if you do not have any cookie cutters simply tear a piece of the dough off, roll it into a ball in your hands and then flatten it. How to make chocolate chip cookies perfect is not to grease the baking sheet, this will give a nice, firm underside. Bake them for roughly ten minutes at 190C.
