The New York Times Chocolate Chip Cookies (My favorite chewy chocolate chip cookies)

March 21, 2013 By

The New York Times Chocolate Chip Cookies

Can I just tell you that I’m really enjoying National Chocolate Week?

I’ve been making all sorts of recipes for you guys, including these cookies, which are amazing.

I didn’t want to say that these are the best chocolate chip cookies because everyone has their own “best chocolate chip cookie” criteria.

But, if you love dense, chewy, crinkly chocolate chip cookies, then these are definitely the best.

I’d heard of the New York Times Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe all over the Internet and finally decided to make them myself.

They are so good…chewy and dense, but the outter edges are crunchy, and they are full of chocolate chips.

I brought them with me to give to some family and they devoured them!

If you’ve got 24 hours for chill time (leave it to me to only chill them for 12… they still turned out well, but I plan on chilling them the full 24 hours or even more next time), then please, please, please make these.

The original recipe for these can be found here: New York Times Chocolate Chip Cookies.

 

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What’s your favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe?

 

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Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Fudge

March 4, 2013 By

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I just love Sally’s Baking Addiction.  She’s just as sweet as all of her recipes and who wants anything more than that from a dessert blog?

I follow her on Instagram and every time she posts a picture I drool.

She has the best recipes.  When I saw her chocolate chip cookie dough fudge recipe, I had to make it.

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The only thing I did differently was add 1/8 cup coconut flakes, but the following recipe is alllll Sally’s:

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Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Fudge
Prep time: 
Total time: 

Serves: 36
 

Ingredients
  • For Cookie Dough:
  • ⅓ cup unsalted butter, soften to room temperature
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • ¼ cup light brown sugar
  • ½ tsp vanilla extract
  • ⅛ tsp salt
  • 2 Tbsp half-and-half (or milk or cream)
  • ½ cup all-purpose flour
  • For Fudge:
  • ⅓ cup light brown sugar
  • ⅓ cup unsalted butter
  • pinch of salt
  • ⅓ cup half-and-half (or milk or cream)
  • 4-5 cups confectioners’ sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • ½ cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • ⅛ cup coconut flakes

Instructions
  1. Line 8×8 square baking pan with aluminum foil or parchment paper. Set aside.
  2. For the Cookie Dough, combine butter and sugars in the bowl of a stand or handheld mixer. Beat on medium speed until light and fluffy. Mix in vanilla, salt, and half-and-half. Add flour and mix until just combined. Do NOT overmix.
  3. To prepare the fudge base, combine brown sugar, butter, salt, and half-and-half in a medium saucepan. Stir over medium-low heat until butter is melted and brown sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat. Slowly stir in powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time, until mixture is smooth and sugar is incorporated throughout. Stir in vanilla. Add more confectioners’ sugar if desired. The more powdered sugar you add, the thicker, firmer, and sweeter the fudge will be. I used 5 cups.
  4. Add cookie dough to the fudge base and stir to combine. At this point, the mixture should have cooled to room temperature. If not, continue to stir until it is no longer warm to the touch. Fold in mini chocolate chips and coconut flakes and spread fudge into prepared baking pan. Chill until set, about 3-4 hours. Cut into squares and enjoy!

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Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies

January 28, 2013 By

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Okay, so I gave in to the “Hey, let’s put bacon in our dessert” foodie trend.

And you know what, I’m glad I did it.  I looove sweet and salty combinations and this hits the sweet and salty spot in my stomach juuust right.

These are really good and you should make them.  And then you should give them to people.  Don’t tell them what’s in them until after they try them and tell you how delicious they are.

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Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies
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Ingredients
  • ½ c butter
  • ½ c white sugar
  • ½ c brown sugar
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 ½ cups flour
  • 1 tablespoon heavy cream
  • 1 egg
  • 1 c chocolate chips
  • ½ c caramelized bacon bits (1 tablespoon brown sugar, ½ c bacon bits, mix and melt together in a skillet on the stove)

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

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S’mores Chocolate Chip Cookies

September 6, 2012 By

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As the summer winds down and the weather gets cooler (HA!), fire pits start to sound a little more bearable than the did a few weeks ago.

Unfortunately, it’s still freakin’ hot here (in the 90s-100s), so I’d rather bake s’more than make them on a burning hot fire on a burning hot day.

Plus, who would pick a regular s’more over a cookie s’more?!

I used my standard chocolate chip recipe and added marshmallows and graham crackers, and this is what happened…

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S’mores Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients:
1 cup (2 sticks, 8 ounces) unsalted butter, very soft
1 cup (7 1/2 ounces) packed brown sugar
3/4 cup (5 1/4 ounces) granulated sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 large egg
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 1/2 cups (11 5/8 ounces) All-Purpose Flour
1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs
1 1/2 cups (9 ounces) chocolate chips
2 1/2 cups (5 1/4 ounces) mini marshmallows

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  2. Place the very soft butter in a medium-large mixing bowl. Add the sugars, salt, vanilla, and stir well.
  3. Add the egg and stir until well blended.
  4. Add the baking soda and flour, mixing until blended.
  5. Stir in the chips, graham cracker crumbs, and marshmallows.
  6. Scoop rounded tablespoons of dough onto light-colored baking sheets.
  7. Flatten into disks, using gentle pressure from your fingers.
  8. Bake the cookies for 10-12 minutes, until the bottoms and edges are lightly browned; the tops shouldn’t brown, they should still be slightly gooey.
  9. Remove the cookies from the oven, let them rest on the pan for 5 minutes, then slide them onto a rack to cool completely.

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Simple Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

June 22, 2012 By

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I spend a lot of time trying to come up with new and creative recipes.

But ya know what, sometimes I just want a simple chocolate chip cookie.

That’s what these are.  Simple chocolate chip cookies in a pan.

What’s your go to chocolate chip cookie recipe?

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Simple Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
Adapted from:King Arthur Flour

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup (2 sticks, 8 ounces) unsalted butter, very soft
  • 1 cup (7 1/2 ounces) packed brown sugar
  • 3/4 cup (5 1/4 ounces) granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 3/4 cups (11 5/8 ounces) All-Purpose Flour
  • 1 1/2 cups (9 ounces) chocolate chips
Directions:
  1. Preheat oven to 375.
  2. Place the very soft butter in a medium-large mixing bowl. Add the sugars, salt, vanilla, and stir well.
  3. Add the egg and stir until well blended.
  4. Add the baking soda and flour, mixing until blended. Stir in the chocolate chips.
  5. Place dough in a well oiled 9×13 inch pan (smaller for thicker cookies) and spread out evenly.
  6. Bake for about 20 minutes, until the bottoms and edges are lightly browned.
  7. Remove the cookies from the oven and let cool.  Cut into squares and enjoy!

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Cookie Dough Filled Chocolate Bread

June 11, 2012 By

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What’s your favorite dessert?
Because, whatever it is, I guarantee this will be your new favorite.  I can’t tell you how good this bread is.  Honestly, it shouldn’t be called bread because it’s more like brownies and cookie dough.
The cookie dough part stays gooey because there’s no baking powder/soda or eggs.  The bread part is fudge-like.  Just try it…I promise you’ll like it.  I’ll let the pictures speak for themselves.
But really, what is your favorite dessert?

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Cookie Dough Filled Chocolate Bread
Ingredients:
For the bread:
  • ¾ cup flour
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • ¼ cup sour cream
  • 1/8 cup olive oil
  • ¼ cup chocolate chips
  • Dash of salt
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • 1/8 tsp baking soda
  • ¼ cup milk
  • ¼ cup cocoa powder

For the cookie dough:

  • ½ stick butter
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons cream
  • ½ tsp vanilla
  • ¾ cup flour
  • Dash of salt
  • ½ cup chocolate chips
Directions:
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Combine the flour, sugar, salt, baking powder and baking soda in a mixing bowl.
  3. Add in sour cream and olive oil and stir them together.
  4. Add in the rest of the liquids and fold in with the dry ingredients until it forms a smooth consistency.
  5. Add in the chocolate chips.
  6. Grease a bread pan and pour half of the in the mixture into it.
  7. Prepare the cookie dough mixture. Cream together the sugar and the butters in the bowl of the stand mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 2 to 3 minutes.
  8. Mix in the heavy cream and vanilla, and combine.
  9. Add the flour and salt and mix on low speed until incorporated. Fold in the chocolate chips.
  10. Spread on top of the first half of the chocolate bread batter.
  11. Top cookie dough with the other half of the bread batter.
  12. Bake in the preheated oven for an 40-45 minutes or until a tester inserted comes out clean.

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Rice Krispie Chocolate Chip Cookie Brownies

May 12, 2012 By

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My friend’s uncle drives a cereal truck, so anytime he gets cereal, everyone I live with gets it, too.

This time, we got Rice Krispies, so I wanted to do something creative with them.  (Don’t worry, I’ve also made rice krispie treats twice now.)

I found a recipe for Rice Krispie Chocolate Chip Cookies, used it, and took it to another level.  They turned out really good.  I wasn’t sure what to expect, but they tasted like brownies covered with crunchy chocolate chip cookies.  Weird, huh? ;)  My brains not doing so well with descriptions right now, I think it’s because I just finished FINALS!! Yay!!!

What’s your favorite recipe for Rice Krispies?

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Rice Krispie Chocolate Chip Cookie Brownies

Adapted from: Rice Krispies and  All Recipes

Ingredients:

Cookies:

  • 1 stick butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup flour
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup rice krispies
  • 1 cup chocolate chips

Brownies:

  • ½ cup oil
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • ½ cup flour
  • 1/3 cup cocoa powder
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp baking powder

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. First, make the cookie dough.  In large electric mixer bowl, beat together margarine and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg and beat well.
  3. Mix  flour, baking soda and salt into butter mixture  until combined. Stir in rice krispies and chocolate chips. Set aside.
  4. Then, make brownies.  In a medium bowl, mix together the oil, and sugar. Beat in eggs.
  5. Combine flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt; gradually stir into the egg mixture until well blended.
  6. Spread the batter evenly into the prepared pan.  Drop cookie mixture evenly over the top of the brownie batter.
  7. Bake in preheated oven for 35-40 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.

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Chocolate Chip Cookie Brittle- Last Minute Super Bowl Snack

February 5, 2012 By

Sorry for the lack of posts this past week.

It’s been super busy and my computer decided to malfunction, so I’ve been without it this week.

I hope you’re all having an awesome Super Bowl Sunday.


If you haven’t made any dessert, it’s not too late to whip this cookie brittle up before the game.  It’s super, super good.  It’s exactly what the title says; a mixture between a chocolate chip cookie and brittle. It’s crunchy and thin like brittle, but the taste is like chocolate chip cookies.  Seriously the perfect mixture.

Want to impress some guests today? Make this!

What are you doing today for the Super Bowl?



Chocolate Chip Cookie Brittle
Adapted from: All Recipes

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter (no substitutes), softened
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup white corn syrup
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/4 cups chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup thinly sliced almonds

Directions
  1. In a mixing bowl, cream the butter, sugar, and corn syrup.
  2. Gradually add flour; mix well. Stir in chocolate chips and almonds. 
  3. Line a 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan with foil; coat with nonstick cooking spray. 
  4. Gently press dough into the pan.
  5. Bake at 350 degrees F for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. 
  6. Cool in pan on a wire rack. Invert pan and remove foil. Break brittle into pieces; store in an airtight container.

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Happy New Year! Peanut Butter and White Chocolate Chip Cookies

January 1, 2012 By

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Happy New Year’s Eve!

I hope that you all have some festivities planned for tonight.  Mine are unclear, and I don’t get to spend New Year’s Eve with Kellen this year, but I’m going to make the best of it.


This year has been wonderful and so many things have happened.  I traveled to New York, Portland, Arkansas, Chicago, and many other places.  I took a photography class and improved my food photos big time.  (Take a look for yourself.  This is my post from last New Year’s Eve: Cranberry Walnut Bread.)   I transferred to a new school that I love and made lots of great new friends.  I got a new kitten and named him Francis.  I went to KanRocksas, my first concert.  Kellen got me my very first Tiffany’s necklace.  I baked a lot.  There are many, many more things and all in all, it was a wonderful year.  I hope 2012 is just as good.

I don’t have any resolutions this year, only to be grateful for what I do have instead of trying to change.

Do you have any resolutions?  If so, what are they?


Ingredients:

1 cup (2 sticks, 8 ounces) unsalted butter, very soft
1 cup (7 1/2 ounces) packed brown sugar
3/4 cup (5 1/4 ounces) granulated sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons vanilla
1/8 teaspoon almond extract
1 large egg
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 3/4 cups (11 5/8 ounces) All-Purpose Flour
2 cups white chocolate chips
1 1/2 teaspoons sea salt1/2 cup peanut butter

Directions:

  1. Place the very soft butter in a medium-large mixing bowl. Add the sugars, salt, vanilla, and stir well. Add the egg and stir until well blended. Add the baking soda and flour, mixing until blended. Stir in the chocolate chips and peanut butter.
  2. Scoop rounded teaspoons of dough onto light-colored baking sheets. Flatten into disks, using gentle pressure from your fingers.  You can also flatten with the bottom of a cup or something.  Sprinkle a little pinch of salt on each of the cookies.
  3. Bake the cookies in a preheated 375°F oven for 10-12 minutes, until the bottoms and edges are lightly browned; the tops shouldn’t brown, they should still be slightly gooey. Remove the cookies from the oven, let them rest on the pan for 5 minutes, then slide them onto a rack to cool completely.  

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Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies

October 20, 2011 By

Halloween is right around the corner and I have no idea what I want to be.

I was reading Joy’s blog today and all I could think the whole time was, “Thank GOD.”

Her post was all about how slutty costumes are no bueno and I couldn’t agree more.

Living in the dorms, it’s almost impossible to get away from slutty costumes.  I just have absolutely no desire.  I mean it’s your one night of the year to be whatever you want.  Why would you pick something slutty?  I just don’t get it.

First of all, they’re just not cool. And they’re completely unoriginal.  And weird.  I saw a “sexy Spongebob” costume. Isn’t that just stupid?  Why would you want to turn completely innocent things, sexy?

So, if you want to be something unique for Halloween, don’t dress slutty.

I’m done ranting, now on to things that are actually cool.  Cookies.

I am obsessed with Starbucks’ Salted Caramel Frappuccino.  It’s amazing.  It’s fall in a cup.  I had to make it in cookie form, which is a bad idea if you don’t want to be on sugar overload because that’s exactly what happened to me.  These are amazing!  The only problem I had with them was that they stuck to the well oiled pan, so I definitely suggest using parchment paper.



Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies


Ingredients:


1 cup (2 sticks, 8 ounces) unsalted butter, very soft
1 cup (7 1/2 ounces) packed brown sugar
3/4 cup (5 1/4 ounces) granulated sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons vanilla
1/8 teaspoon almond extract
1 large egg
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 3/4 cups (11 5/8 ounces) All-Purpose Flour
1 1/2 cups (9 ounces) chocolate chips
1 1/2 cups chopped caramels
1 1/2 teaspoons sea salt


Directions:

  1. Place the very soft butter in a medium-large mixing bowl. Add the sugars, salt, vanilla, and stir well. Add the egg and stir until well blended. Add the baking soda and flour, mixing until blended. Stir in the chocolate chips and caramels.
  2. Scoop rounded teaspoons of dough onto light-colored baking sheets. Flatten into disks, using gentle pressure from your fingers.  You can also flatten with the bottom of a cup or something.  Sprinkle a little pinch of salt on each of the cookies.
  3. Bake the cookies in a preheated 375°F oven for 10-12 minutes, until the bottoms and edges are lightly browned; the tops shouldn’t brown, they should still be slightly gooey. Remove the cookies from the oven, let them rest on the pan for 5 minutes, then slide them onto a rack to cool completely.  

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