Chocolate Chip Cookie

The way to Baby Girl's heart is cookies.  She has loved cookies ever since she could eat them.  However, Baby Girl also has developed a palate for cookies.  No Nabisco for this girl.  I have been using a super simple chocolate chip cookies recipe that my family loves. 

This is the cookie dough right before I wrapped them in saran wrap and chilled them in the refrigerator.  Once they have chilled for about 1-2 hours I will take them out again and roll them into balls.  Then stick them back into the refrigerator for about another 1 or 2.  Then I will put them in a Ziploc bag label with the date, bake temperature, and bake time.  Now the cookie dough balls are ready for the freezer.  Frozen cookie dough is good for about 3 months.  You just pop however many cookies you want straight out of the freezer and into the oven for super yummy cookies!

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients:

• 2 and 1/4 cup all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 and 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup butter, unsalted & melted
• 3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 cup sugar, granulated
• 1 large egg + 1 egg yolk, room temperature
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips 

Directions:

1. In a large bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, cornstarch, and salt together.  Set aside.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk the melted butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar together until no lumps remain.  Wisk in the egg, and then the egg yolk until mixed.  Wisk in the vanilla extract. 
3. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix together with a rubber spatula.  the dough will be very soft and thick.  Fold in the chocolate chips.  Scoop the dough out with a cookie scooper.  Cover the dough and chill in the refrigerator for 1 or two hours.  Then take out the dough and roll them into balls.  Put them back into the refrigerator for about another 1-2 hours.  Chilling is mandatory.  This give the cookie dough it's flavor and prevents them from spreading. Now they are ready for the freezer.  Put the cookie dough balls in a ziplock bag, label them with the date, bake time and oven time. 
4. Take cookie dough out and put them in a Ziploc bag.  Unbaked cookie dough balls freeze well for up to 3 months.  Bake frozen cookie dough balls for 14 minutes at 325F, no need to thaw cookie dough balls. 

These cookies are a staple in my family.  It's so nice to just be able to pop some cookie dough balls in the oven after dinner and have fresh cookies ready in minutes.  Once you make these you will never use store bought cookie dough even again.

Freezing cookie dough balls is also perfect for the holidays.  This makes having fresh baked cookies super easy AND it makes Christmas cookie platters super easy to make. 

Keep baking friends!

XOXO