Nick is what I would call a cookie connoisseur. He knows a good cookie when he tastes one.
And while he enjoys most of the healthier baked goods I come up with, his favorite will always be chocolate chip cookies, right out of the oven, with a tall glass of milk.
These cookies are full of butter, but I also use half white whole wheat flour, which helps keep them a little puffy without being cakey. I love cookies with a little heft.
They are pure cookie goodness, like the ones my mom would make and the same ones that fill your house with the aroma of golden, buttery dough.
I thought I had perfect a chocolate chip cookie recipe a few weeks ago but one item made the difference.
These Ghirardelli 60% Cacao baking chips are incredible.
They’re a bit darker than semi-sweet chips and their shape is perfect for cookie baking – the chips aren’t as tall as regular chocolate chips and the base is a bit wider, meaning they bake into melting pools of chocolate in your favorite cookie.
You can’t get a hunk of chocolate like that with regular old chocolate chips.
Nick’s Chocolate Chip Cookies – Makes 3-4 dozen
- 1 cup (2 sticks) of butter, softened
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 1/4 cups white whole wheat flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- pinch cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1.5 cups chocolate chips
- 1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
- Preheat oven to 375.
- Mix together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt.
- In large bowl, cream the butter and sugars together until light and fluffy.
- Beat in one egg at a time until combined.
- Add in vanilla.
- Gradually mix flour mixture into egg mixture.
- Fold in chocolate chips and nuts.
- Drop by tablespoon full onto baking sheet and bake 10-13 minutes, or until puffed and golden around the edges.
- Cool on rack.
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I haven’t been too successful with past Choco chip attempts. I’ll have to give this recipe a whirl. It’s just good to have this recipe in your baking arsenal – because who doesn’t love them.
Mmm I agree–nothing better than a big choc chip cookie fresh out of the oven with a glass of milk! They are just calling my name ;-)
Your chocolate chip cookies look perfect. I love the way you photograph them and make them looks so yummy :)
These sound super good! I love a chewy chocolate chip cookie. And brown sugar in the batter is a must!
I agree!
Those look like an amazing cookie. Please bring me some?
I wish I could!
We could sit around eating cookies + cake batter bark in sweatpants :)
Mmmm, chocolate chip cookies! They look so good! Thanks for the review of the Ghirardelli 60% cacao baking chips – didn’t know that their shape and the way they melt was different than regular chocolate chips!
Those truly are the best chocolate chips ever. Whenever they are on sale I make sure to snap up a few bags!
I prefer chunks to chips too–everytime!
is there seriously anything better than a freshly baked chocolate chip cookie out of the oven with a cup of cold milk? i really think not :)
love you – have a great monday brandi!!!!
These cookies look amazing. I have never thought of using those chocolate chips before.
xo
Once I found out about those chips, I have not bought anything else – and one time found them at Big Lots for $1 a bag one year – I bought them all! :D
Looks like you had a great weekend!
Those really do looks perfect. I saw the 1st photo and immediately had the urge to go heat up my oven!
My husband loves a good chocolate chip cookie too. These look so good!!
Nick is a genius! These cookies look fantastic.
so it’s a good thing i just picked up a BIG bag of those chips at BJ’s :) mmm, chocolate chip cookies…
ooh…they come in a big bag? that could be trouble.
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