Big, Thick, Chewy, & SOFT Chocolate Chip Cookies

I have an addiction to chocolate chip cookies. Now I've found a recipe that I think is going to be hard to top! I was looking for a thick, chewy, SOFT cookie and I found it. These stay soft for over a week. its amazing!

I try and convince my kids that they want me to make them so I have an excuse. I used 2 kinds of chocolate chips and a tablespoon of vanilla to get as many yummy flavors as I could. I am going to go make another batch as soon as I finish typing. 

Big, Thick, Chewy, & Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies

3/4 cup Butter, room temp
3/4 cup Brown Sugar, packed
1/4 cup Granulated Sugar
2 Eggs
1 Tablespoon Pure Vanilla Extract
2 1/4 cups All-Purpose Flour
1 teaspoon Cornstarch
1 teaspoon Baking Soda
1/4 teaspoon Baking Powder
1 3/4 cups Chocolate Chips, any variety

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In the bowl of a stand mixer combine the butter and sugars and beat until light and fluffy. Add in the eggs and vanilla and beat until well combined.

In a medium bow whisk together the flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and baking powder. Turn your mixer to low and add in the flour mixture. Stir in the chocolate chips.

Line a baking sheet with a silpat mat. Measure 1/4 cup of dough and form into thick circles.Bake for 9-11 minutes. The middle of the cookie should look a little under baked. 

Remove from the oven and let cool for a couple minutes on the cookie sheet and then move to a cooling rack. These are really good warm and really good at room temp so enjoy!

Recipe Slightly Adapted from: Life, Love, and Sugar

Oreo Chocolate Chip Cookies

I'm posting over at Sawdust and Embryos today! I have the recipe for a cookie, a soft, cakey cookie with lots of chocolate chips. They taste like cake but are so much easier to eat. And who doesn’t love a cookie with Oreos and chocolate chips?!

Soft and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

Once upon a time I thought I had found my favorite chocolate chip cookie. Its this one from the Pioneer Woman. They weren't great right out of the oven but were better the next day. Then I found this recipe. Soft, chewy, sweet, and the perfect amount of chocolate chips. The best part is they stay as good as straight out of the oven for days, but they probably wont last that long. So for now, this is my favorite recipe. Please make these!!

Soft and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
Recipe Adapted From: ChewOutLoud.com

2 1/4 cups & 1 Tablespoon All-Purpose Flour
1 teaspoon Baking Soda
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1 cup Salted Butter, at room temp
1 cup Brown Sugar, gently packed
1 - 3.4oz pkg White Chocolate Pudding
2 Large Eggs
1/2 Tablespoon Pure Vanilla Extract
1 cup Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
1 cup Mini Chocolate Chips

1. In a medium bowl whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt.

2. In the bowl of a stand mixer combine the brown sugar and butter. Beat on medium high until light and fluffy. Add the pudding and mix until just combined. Add in the eggs and vanilla. Beat until well combined.

3. Slowly add in the dry ingredients mixing on low until just combined. Add in the chocolate chips and mix until well distributed. Place saran wrap right on the dough pressing down gently to compact the cookie dough. Place in the fridge and chill for at least an hour. 

4. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line the cookie sheets with parchment paper or a silpat mat. using a small cookie scoop make 1 inch balls and press a little. Bake for about 10 minutes, mine take 11. They may seem a little under done but thats ok. Make sure not to over bake. Let cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes then place on a cooling rack.

Patriotic Cookies

The 4th of July is a holiday that I really enjoy. We get up at 5:30am and go see hot air balloons take off. Afterward we go to a parade and later we have a party at my Grandmas house and do fireworks. The last few years the holidays have gotten even better because our kids enjoy them too. They especially enjoy this holiday cause of all the fun and family.

I've also started to try a bunch of fun recipes. So over the next week or so I'll be sharing them with you so you'll have fun things to make at your 4th of July parties, starting out with this delicious cookie. Its easy but the effect is dramatic! People will be so impressed!

Patriotic Cookies
Recipe Source: Nestle.com

1- 16.5oz pkg refrigerated Chocolate Chip Cookie Bar Dough
1- 8 oz pkg Cream Cheese, at room temp
1/3 cup Granulated Sugar
24 Strawberries, sliced
3/4 cup Blueberries

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Between 2 pieces of parchment paper roll the cookie dough until its 1/4 inch thick. Refrigerate dough for 10 minutes. Remove the top piece of parchment paper. Using a 3-inch star cookie cutter cut the cookie dough. Transfer to an ungreased cookie sheet. Roll remaining dough to 1/4-inch thickness, refrigerate dough for 10 minutes, and cut additional stars.

3. Bake for about 10 or until golden brown. While the cookies are hot, reshape the edges of each star with knife. Let cool on the baking sheet for 2 minutes. Place on a wire rack to cool completely.

4. Beat the cream cheese and sugar in small mixer bowl until fluffy. Spread onto cooled cookies. Place strawberry slices onto each cookie pointing outward. Put a dollop of the cream cheese mixture onto the strawberries and place about 5 blueberries in center of each cookie.