Chocolate Chip Cookies
The Chocolate Connoisseur April 16th, 2007
The smell of a chocolate chip cookie baked in the oven brings back wonderful childhood memories to many people. Years ago, hot chocolate with a chocolate chip cookie was a perfect way to end a day of playing in the snow, a snowball fight with friends, making snowmen, ice-skating, tobogganing, or even a walk in the falling snow. To this day it is still a very popular tradition. Unlike years ago, today there are many delicious varieties and flavors of chocolate chip cookie. For anyone that loves fruit, try a cherry chocolate chip cookie or banana chocolate chip cookie. Chocolate lovers will find double chocolate chip cookies and double chocolate chip cookies delectable. Other versions are oatmeal chocolate chip cookies and mint chocolate chip cookies - or experiment by adding other mouth-watering morsels, such as candy bar pieces, candy cane, raisins, chucks of dark or milk chocolate, coconut or espresso beans. A gourmet chocolate chip cookie bar or chocolate chip cookie pie is a wonderful taste experience you will not forget.
The following recipe for soft, double chocolate chip cookies is always a huge hit at home, work or special functions. It makes approximately two dozen incredible cookies.
Ingredients
· ½ cup butter or margarine
· 2 ½ squares of unsweetened chocolate (one ounce squares)
· 2 cups of all-purpose flour
· 1 teaspoon of baking powder
· ½ teaspoon of baking soda
· 1 ¼ cups white sugar
· ¼ teaspoon salt
· 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
· 2 eggs
· 2 cups of semisweet chocolate chips
· 2/3 cup sour cream
Before making your chocolate chip recipe, preheat your oven to 375 degrees F. Over a double broiler or in the microwave, melt together the butter and squares of unsweetened chocolate, stirring until smooth. In a mixing bowl, sift together baking powder, baking soda, flour and salt and set aside. Using a medium-size mixing bowl, beat the eggs, vanilla and sugar until light and then pour in the melted chocolate mixture, stirring well. Add the dry sifted ingredients and sour cream alternately and then the chocolate chips. Drop rounded tablespoons of cookie dough onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for eight to ten minutes. Remove from the oven, cool and store in an airtight container. Grab a glass of milk, a few chocolate chip cookies and relax.
If you want to do something fun with your children, let them help you bake a batch of luscious chocolate chip cookies. It will be a bonding, memorable experience and eating the finished product will certainly be a hit. Kids can be a little messy, so keep it relaxed and fun. It will not take a lot of time to get your kitchen back into shape after the cookies are ready to eat. What a great way to spend time with your children.
