Mark Bittman’s Chocolate Chip Cookies

I feel somewhat compelled to try different chocolate chip cookie recipes- especially when they claim to be “The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies EVER”…. (and I don’t think I’m alone!)

A couple of weekends ago, I had to make a dessert for my kids and their friends, so naturally I thought of chocolate chip cookies. I had seen this recipe adapted from Mark Bittman’s How to Cook Everything on Sarah n Spice.com. She said that they were “The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies EVER”- even beating out a recipe from Alton Brown. (WHAT!?!?) I had to try this one.

I liked that the recipe incorporated both mini and standard semisweet chocolate chips. I adapted the recipe only to chill the dough prior to baking. We ate them as is as well as in chipwich form with French vanilla ice cream. SO good!! I have come to the conclusion that I just appreciate a really good chocolate chip cookie. It’s too hard to judge “The Best!”

• ½ pound unsalted butter, softened
• ¾ cup granulated sugar
• ¾ cup light brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1¾ cup semisweet chocolate chips
• ¼ cup semisweet mini chocolate chips

1. Preheat oven to 375 on convection.
2. Start off by creaming together sugar and butter in a stand mixer until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
3. Add in eggs one at a time, mixing until fully incorporated.
4. Add the vanilla.
5. In a medium bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients. Add the dry to the wet ingredients and mix until the cookie dough comes together.
6. With a spoon, stir in the chocolate chips.
7. Cover the dough with plastic wrap and chill for 1 hour or up to overnight. (Alternatively, the dough can also be scooped into tablespoon-size mounds prior to refrigerating.)
8. Scoop tablespoon-size mounds on a baking sheet. (I used an ice cream scoop.)
9. Bake for 10 minutes. Let cool on the pan for 2 minutes before transferring them to a cooling rack. Enjoy!

One Year Ago:

• Whole Wheat Banana Bread with Roasted Bananas

Two Years Ago:

• Whole Wheat Banana-Chocolate Chip Muffins
• Sour Cream Sugar Cookies with Vanilla Bean-Infused Turbinado Sugar

Other Chocolate Chip Cookie Favorites:

• Tate’s Chocolate Chip Cookies
• Browned Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
• Skillet Chocolate Chip Cookie

About Josette@thebrookcook

I live in Stony Brook, New York on Long Island. I love garlic and baking. My hobby (and love) is to try new recipes. My favorite recipe resources include The New York Times, Food and Wine, Bon Appetit, and Martha Stewart Living. Enjoy!

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