Add the vanilla and beat briefly to combine. In a large bowl using an electric mixer beat together the butter and sugars until creamy, about 2-3 minutes. Whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt. Preheat the oven to 375F 190C and line two baking sheets with parchment paper. The original recipe also includes the option of chopped nuts but personally I like my cookies unadulterated so its pure chocolate for me.Ģ sticks 225g unsalted butter, room temperatureġ2 oz 340g chocolate chips - I used Guittard 66% chips (see note below) I will say my preference is a little crisp around the edges with chewy and soft middles. Crisp or Chewy is the eternal cookie question after all. The suggested size of the cookies is much smaller than average and due to the high ratio of white sugar (compared to most cookie recipes that use more light brown than caster) we can expect these cookies to be on the crisper side, which as anyone who loves cookies knows is a topic of controversy. The ingredients are fairly standard, using plain/AP flour, baking soda, butter, caster and light brown sugar, vanilla, eggs and of course chocolate chips. The interesting thing to note is that the cookie follows a lot of principles we use for cookies today and the resulting recipe is pretty similar to a lot of other cookie recipes out there, it definitely feels like the kicking off place for a lot of different chefs. She loved the recipe, named them Chocolate Crunch Cookies and from their the recipe spread through the local community and then through the media and over the years it became what is surely the most popular chocolate chip cookie recipe out there. She was surprised to find that upon taking the finished cookies from the oven the chocolate had stayed in pieces. The story goes that Ruth Wakefield invented the recipe in the 1930's when she owned the Toll House Inn, supposedly she wanted to make a chocolate cookie and chopped up a bar of dark chocolate and mixed it into her cookie dough. So what makes this recipe special? Why is it so popular? Well, to start with its been around a long time. In the UK our knowledge of the recipe might stop at the episode of friends where Phoebe claims her grandmother invented the cookie (and yes the episode is definitely worth a rewatch), I'm not even sure I had a homemade chocolate chip cookie until I was in my late teenage years. Surprisingly I have never made this recipe despite its enduring popularity, but I put that down mainly to location. Since we are talking the best, I thought it smart to start with the original, the cookie from which all other cookies sprang, the Toll House Cookie. This is the first in a six part series where I am putting some of the internets most popular recipes to the test to see if I can find the best one out there. Is it even possible to find the one perfect recipe? Well i'm about to find out, I've partnered with Guittard Chocolate to go on a cookie adventure. I am on the hunt for the best chocolate chip cookie, and that means im currently on a diet solely consisting of cookies and milk.
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