by Dave on 30 March, 2012
I recently came across a great new software plug-in for the WordPress blogging platform I use for this blog. It’s called Easy Recipe and allows me to format the recipes for better viewing and, here’s the best part, it adds a print button so you can easily print the recipes!
Over the coming weeks I’ll be updating any post with a recipe to this format and eventually all recipes will be updated.
I’m also reformatting the site for taxonomy. No, I’ve not taken up stuffing animals, this is the term used for categories and subcategories on the site. These changes will be a little more time in coming but my goal is to make it easier to find and follow what goes on here.
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by Dave on 7 February, 2012
If there were such a thing as the “best” chocolate chip cookie this is my choice. The recipe as taken from the back of the package of chocolate chips. Accept no substitutes.
To form the cookies before baking I use a small ice cream scoop, a blue handle #40, which is roughly a little more than a tablespoon. When forming fill the scoop and lightly pack it with the palm of your hand. Plop it out on the pan and slightly flatten it.
There is a product called Silpat, a silicone baking mat, that is really handy to have around. I have five of the
size 11″ x 17″. You will never have a problem with cookies or any baked good sticking to the pan again. Just don’t cut anything on these as they will be damaged.
For sheet pans, cookie sheets to some, always use a good, heavy duty, professional grade pan. Vollrath is my brand of choice and I have two of the half-pans. They won’t warp, twist, or bend during the baking process plus the metal is heavy gauge and distributes the heat better than those rinky-dink store bought things. Both the Silpats and sheet pans will last for years. Mine are going on ten years of faithful service.
| Original Nestlé® Toll House® Chocolate Chip Cookies |
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Recipe type: Cookie
Author: Nestle.com
Prep time: 10 mins
Cook time: 10 mins
Total time: 20 mins
Serves: 48
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 2 cups Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels
- 1 cup chopped nuts
- Preheat oven to 375° F.
- Combine flour, baking soda and salt in small bowl. Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla extract in large mixer bowl until creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in morsels and nuts.
- Drop by rounded tablespoon onto ungreased baking sheets. BAKE for 9 to 11 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.
- PAN COOKIE VARIATION: Grease 15 x 10-inch jelly-roll pan. Prepare dough as above. Spread into prepared pan. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool in pan on wire rack.
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