Perfect chocolate chip cookies
INGREDIENTS
-8 tbsp softened butter (the highest quality you can manage)
-1 egg
-1 tsp sea salt
-1 tsp baking soda
-1 cup unbleached all purpose flour
-1/2 cup whole wheat flour
-3/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
-1/4 cup evaporated cane juice
-2 tsp pure vanilla extract
-1 cup high quality semi sweet chocolate chips (I use Gharardelli)
-1/4 cup chopped dark chocolate bar (use Cadbury if your store carries it!)
FIRST, soften your butter by leaving it at room temp for at least one hour OR microwave for 10-20 second intervals but don't melt! The room temp works the best.
1. Preheat oven to 375.
2. Combine egg, sugars, vanilla, butter, salt& baking soda in a large bowl. Cream together with a hand mixer. Cream until mixture becomes somewhat fluffy and very well combined.
3. Add flours to this mixture and stir with a rubber spatula until smooth. If the mixture is still very sticky and could not form a ball, add additional flour by the tablespoon until mixture forms a ball while stirring with the spatula.
4. Gently stir in chopped chocolate and chocolate chips.
5. This is important! Form 2 inch balls from the dough with your hands! Not with a spoon or any other utensil! Roll the dough in your hands- it makes the cookies even better!
6. Place each ball about 2 inches apart on a cookie sheet.
7. Put sheet in the preheated oven and bake for ~12 minutes.
8. Let cool on cooling rack& eat them all. I mean try not to eat them all. Using willpower. If you have any when it comes to cookies.
MAKES 1 1/2 DOZEN
