on a cold and rainy west coast morning, i bring to you a little warmth. my chocolate chip cookie recipe. i originally found this version in my mother’s tattered and falling a part, hardbound edition of good housekeeping recipes. you know, the recipe book that she got as a wedding present light years ago and it’s lost it’s book jacket and what’s left is a boring manila colored book but really it contains all the secrets to culinary goodness. i’ve adjusted the recipe over the years and this is my version of what i make.
steph’s chocolate chip cookies
- 2/3 cup oil
- 2/3 cup margarine or butter
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar, packed
- 2 eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 1 1/3 cup chocolate chips (or i use the whole package!)
other optional add-ins for the cookie batter:
- 1 cup chopped nuts OR
- plain m&m’s (seriously, who measures these? just add lots) OR
- dried cranberries, white chocolate chips and crushed walnuts OR
- peanut butter chocolate chips
the trick to these is to make sure not to over bake them. they are more of a softer, chewier chocolate chip cookie. if you do make some- leave and comment and let me know!
enjoy.
to better (and yummier) things,
steph
8 responses so far ↓
Shawna // April 28, 2008 at 9:53 pm |
I’m gonna make ‘em and see how different they are to the few recipes I go between….I’ll let you know how they turn out
PS. the sun has just broken through here. Hopefully it’s doing the same for you!
Shawna // April 29, 2008 at 11:59 pm |
Ah Crap…they are SO good! I’ll have to log another 1/2 hour on my treadmill to work off the little devils
Jessica // April 30, 2008 at 5:53 am |
*Sigh* I don’t think you know this about me, but I cannot make a decent chocolate chip cookie to save my life.
Not that I’m not a good cook! I can make cakes, pies, quiches, Mexican, carmelize onions, make up my own key lime pie recipes, blah blah blah, but I CANNOT make a decent chocolate chip cookie!
I don’t know what my problem is. I ask my friends exactly what they do. I try many different recipes. I try butter, Becel, and cheap margarine (but I draw the line at Crisco…), but still no dice.
I can make a decent monster cookie & gingerchew (as opposed to gingersnap). So the next time I feel lucky and try to make chocolate chip cookies, I will try your recipe! Wish me luck!
turningoveranewleaf // April 30, 2008 at 9:13 pm |
Shawna- i agree that they create treadmill work. you should put up some recipes on your blog. your’re quite the baker!
Jessica- don’t be too hard on yourself. you make fantastic chocolate brownies. something you might not know- i can’t make a pot of rice to save my life.
Jessica // May 1, 2008 at 6:41 am |
Ahhh, thanks, you make me feel better. But, it’s still embarrassing to be unable to make cookies.
Wow. Rice. So do you not make it, or is it just always unsatisfactory? Explain.
turningoveranewleaf // May 2, 2008 at 8:43 am |
i mix up the measurements for brown rice, white rice, basmati rice, etc. i forget which one is 1:1 ratio of water rice and which one is 1:2. plus- i take the lid off too many times and then i get crunchy rice, OR i overcompensate on the water and the rice takes forever to finish. i make good mashed potatoes though.
Jessica // May 3, 2008 at 12:30 am |
I have clipped out the directions for each kind of rice and pasted them onto recipe cards. Perfect rice every time! (I don’t have a memory for these kinds of things…)
I make rice all the time, because I hate peeling potatoes.
However, I have just stumbled upon the best way to make mashed potatoes — ever. I use red-skinned potatoes, and cook them with the skins on, which eliminates my dreaded task of peeling! Then you mash them with chevre, cream, butter, salt & pepper. Mmmmm…
What’s your secret?
turningoveranewleaf // May 5, 2008 at 2:43 pm |
since this comment train has turned into it’s own recipe segment… maybe i should include more recipes in the near future!
to answer the potatoe question:
i only sort of peel them, i mash them with the skins still on, i add an insane amount of garlic, real butter, a bit of milk and salt and pepper. if you want to get fancy, i sometimes add some herbs (depending on the meat dish and if it compliments it or not).