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The BEST Chocolate Chip Cookies
FAQ
The key is to always use top-quality ingredients as they'll result in a better cookie; it really is that simple.
- Always use butter.
- Choose the right sugar.
- Choose the right flour.
- Check your flour is in date.
- Choose the right kind of chocolate.
- Cream the butter and sugar.
- Beat in the eggs.
- Fold in the flour.
Semisweet chocolate chips, which we have already briefly mentioned above, are one of the best options for chocolate chip cookies if you're after a more balanced sweetness. Thanks to their cocoa solid content of 35% to 65%, semisweet chocolate chips create a perfect contrast with sweet cookie dough.
The combination of the toasted grain with the browned butter, caramelized sugar, vanilla and chocolate are “the beautiful rich flavors that blend together in a chocolate chip cookie,” she said. And as the chocolate melts, it becomes more aromatic and punches up the flavor.
A set surface - A well-done chocolate chip cookie will have a set, slightly firm upper surface. If the surface is rock-hard, the biscuit is overcooked. However, if the surface is still damp or overly malleable, the biscuit isn't ready yet.
If you enjoy your cookies soft and chewy, chances are likely the recipe contains a common ingredient that serves a very specific purpose. No, it's not granulated sugar, nor the butter. It's not the egg, all-purpose flour, or even the vanilla extract. The simple, yet oh-so-necessary component is cornstarch.