Chocolate chip cookies are one of Americas most popular snacks. There is nothing better than a fresh baked hot out of the oven chocolate chip cookie with a cold glass of milk. I am going to give you some tips to making this already fantastic cookie even better. I know most of you are thinking “Can it get any better?”. The answer is yes it can and I’m going to tell you how.
The first thing you have to do is find the perfect chocolate. You will have many types to choose from so you may want to experiment with a few first. Chocolate chip cookies can have large or small chips of chocolate, chunks of chocolate, or chocolate candy like M&Ms. You could even break up a candy bar to put in your cookies. Tasting the chocolate before hand could be a wise decision.
Chocolate can taste very different when you buy a different quality and types. You can try milk chocolate, semisweet chocolate, white chocolate, and dark chocolate. You could even have the family all pitch in and decide what every one likes the best. I don’t know about your family but mine will definitely not mind sampling chocolate for me.
You could also choose to do a combination of chocolate in your cookies. You should try tasting different pieces of chocolate together and see if you find some that taste good together. Sampling chocolate can be a lot of fun and you and your family will have some quality time together. After tasting all the chocolate you may have some hyper children to tend with though.
You will need to decide whether you will use butter, shortening, or margarine. To do this you could either experiment with it or use the one you normally prefer. People tend to stick to what they prefer and they usually have a preference between these three. Be sure to use room temperature butter because cold and melted butter changes the results of the cookie.
You should be sure to use unsalted butter if you choose to use butter in your recipe. Most chocolate chip cookie recipes call for granulated sugar. You can however use light or dark brown sugar. This will give you cookies a whole new taste. You could also substitute with corn syrup for a chewier cookie. You should also try to use fresh eggs and real vanilla extract. Both of these will give you a fresher tasting cookie.
Your cookies can be affected by the cookie sheet as well. Shiny cookie sheets will keep your cookies from browning to fast on the bottom or burning. Cookies burn very easily with thin metal sheets. Make sure you oven is preheated for almost twenty minutes before putting the cookies in. This helps them cook a lot more evenly.
Do not add your chocolate until everything else is mixed thoroughly. If you add your chocolate too soon it will start to melt as you mix it all together. When adding your chocolate you should stir by hand. If you use an electric mixer it can blend the chocolate in with the batter and you will just have chocolate cookies instead of chocolate chip cookies. These are just a few tips for great chocolate chip cookies. I’m sure you can come up with a few on your own. So go enjoy some cookies and milk.
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