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Sometimes you just need a good old fashioned dose of chocolate. I prefer mine to come in the form of chocolate chip cookies. And, since it’s that time of the month, I had a hankering for chocolate…right…now…
So, I asked the children if they would mind if I made The World’s Best Chocolate Chip Cookies this afternoon…ummm…YES!
A little history…
I’ve been making chocolate chip cookies for a long time. And, every time I made them, friends and family would drool, beg, and line up at the house for more. They always told me that the cookies were the best they had ever had (hence the name…I’m not bragging…just using the words of others 
).
In fact, the cookies became so popular that I actually opened up a cookie company – The Vermont Chocolate Chip Cookie Company (that’s a mouthful) and sold cookies to local stores and online. This went along well until the demand was too much for the time that I could commit, and I closed the company.
But, I still make these cookies on special occasions (and when I’m in a certain time of the month, and craving chocolate at every meal), and I am even going to share my family secret recipe with you…my wonderful blog readers and fellow foodies!
Without further ado…
World’s Best Chocolate Chip Cookies
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup butter, softened
2 eggs
1 ½ tsp vanilla (I use my homemade vanilla)
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
3 cups flour
12 oz chocolate chips (I tend to use a bit more…I don’t really measure)Beat sugar, brown sugar, butter, eggs and vanilla until well mixed. Add baking soda, salt and flour. Mix until well blended. Stir in chocolate chips. Bake 375 for 10-12 min. Remove from oven and let sit for 2 minutes. Transfer to cooling rack and cool completely.
HINTS:
In my opinion, there are three essential tools for making good cookies:
1) KitchenAid Mixer
2) Cookie Scoop
3) Pampered Chef ® Stoneware Baking PanI’ve had my KitchenAid Mixer for 11 years and it’s still going strong. I got it as a wedding gift, and never used it for anything else except cookies for about 9 of the 11 years (then I started making homemade pizza dough). The cookie scoop makes sure that your cookies are all the same size, so then they will all cook evenly. And, although I no longer sell Pampered Chef ® (I did for 11+ years), I am very partial to their stoneware baking pans, because the generic version is NOT the same quality. The stoneware ensures even baking, and no burning. I also tend to take mine out of the oven around 10 minutes, because I like mine on the chewy side.
Well, that’s it. My secret recipe for the World’s Best Chocolate Chip Cookies is now out in the blogosphere for all to see. Hope you all enjoy it!
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Hey Doc! This is my off week with the blog hop, so I wont be commenting, but didn’t want to forget to link up my recipe to your carnival! I make this SUPER easy bone stock that is sooo good for you and economical. Hugs and thanks for hosting! Alex@amoderatelife
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Thanks for sharing your bone stock Alex! I must admit that is one thing I have not tried to make yet. But, I like easy and I like crock pot, so I’ve bookmarked it
I know it’s really nutritious, so I just need to take the plunge.
Dr. Laura
Well, if they are so good that you had to start a business to meet demand…and then that demand exceeded your ability to make enough, then I’m trying them for sure! They look amazing. So glad you’re sharing them with the hearth and soul hop this week! And thanks for hosting Tasty Tuesdays, brought some fresh baked bread this week
girlichef recently posted..Cinnamon Swirl Raisin Bread
Well, girlichef…not trying to brag or anything…but…
Thanks and I hope you give them a try – let me know what you think! That’s the one thing I learned in business, is that people have a particular taste when it comes to food. For example, some like chewy cookies (me), while others like crunchy. Etc…
Thanks for hosting Hearth and Soul, and thanks also for linking up your wonderfully yummy cinnamon swirl raisin bread. It’s up for breakfast this weekend!! I can hardly wait
Dr. Laura
Hi, just found you! Cookies look great! Thanks!
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Thanks Debbi and thanks for linking up your veggie concoction! A great and versatile way to get your veggies!
Dr. Laura
I am ready to take you on with King Arthur’s Flour. Yesterday, you saw Martha’s on my blog but now that it has cooked off, it is not as good as the King’s and that is not Elvis.
I was thinking, we should link up together and have a bake-off for chocolate chip cookies. I am going to make yours and see if it is really the winner.
Could we have some fun with this?
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HI Chaya,
I’ve checked out your King Arthur cookies (thanks so much for linking) and must say that I’ve never heard of vinegar or almond extract in chocolate chip cookies. Would love to see how you think mine compare – if you make them, let me know! I’m all for a bake-off
Dr. Laura
Yum, I always love a good chocolate chip cookie. Yours look delicious and chock full of chocolate chips.
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Thanks Lisa. I don’t really measure the chocolate chips and I do like LOTS of chocolate (who doesn’t??), so I tend to add more than the recipe calls for. Thanks for sharing your mistaken pumpkin blondies too!
Dr. Laura
The cookies look great! Thanks for linking up to Tempt My Tummy Tuesday.
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Thanks Lisa and thanks for hosting!
Dr. Laura
Dr. Laura – Knowing how to make a killer choc chip cookie is a skill that can’t be matched because you know that you can always mesmerize (or blackmail) people with them. Thanks for sharing your secret with the Hearth and Soul hop!
Butterpoweredbike recently posted..Urban Sidewalk Gleaning Black Plums GlutenFree Plum Tart with Goat Cheese and Juniper
Butterpoweredbike, funny that you mention the blackmail – my husband in medical school bribed several attending physicians and nurses with these
Happy to share! Thanks for hosting!
Dr. Laura
Oh, Dr. Laura – my kids are going to be sending you thank you vibes because I am making these for our afternoon snack! I linked up late because I wanted to link something more normal than tongue! Mine is homemade grits and smoothies! Thanks for hosting! And thanks for sharing your super cookie recipe at the Hearth and Soul Hop!
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Hi Christy,
My children had them today for a snack too! Hope yours enjoyed them. Let me know how they went!
Thanks for linking up your smoothies and grits. You may have talked me in to trying grits again. Last time I had them, they were awful, but then again, I highly doubt they were homemade. And, I love the cube idea for the smoothies. I need to do that!
Dr. Laura
I think I’ll set my girls free in the kitchen today – gotta try that recipe of yours. Btw, I have two KAs. The first is about 13 years old and going strong. The second is only 2 years old and has had several issues – so much so that I won’t use it for bread dough, just easy stuff. The company has changed hands not long ago, and I’m not a fan of the different motors they are using now. You can hear the difference when you turn the machines on – the new ones have a higher hum when rotating.
Anyway, thanks for sharing the recipe!
ButterYum
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Thanks ButterYum,
And I didn’t know that KitchenAid changed hands! Good to know!
Thanks for linking up your wonderful focaccia bread recipe! It looks fantastic!
Dr. Laura
P.S. Let me know how your girls do with the cookies
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