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#410157 - 07/01/08 02:02 PM
Best Big, Fat, Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
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Cricketgrrl
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Registered: 10/07/03
Posts: 13793
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Just found this online and it makes awesome cookies! I also copied in some readers' suggestions/tips. 
Best Big, Fat, Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
INGREDIENTS
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 egg
1 egg yolk
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
DIRECTIONS
1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets or line with parchment paper.
2. Sift together the flour, baking soda and salt; set aside.
3. In a medium bowl, cream together the melted butter, brown sugar and white sugar until well blended. Beat in the vanilla, egg, and egg yolk until light and creamy. Mix in the sifted ingredients until just blended. Stir in the chocolate chips by hand using a wooden spoon. Drop cookie dough 1/4 cup at a time onto the prepared cookie sheets. Cookies should be about 3 inches apart.
4. Bake for 15 to 17 minutes in the preheated oven or until the edges are lightly toasted. 5. Cool on baking sheets for a few minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.
Readers’ tips:
For the cookies to stay chewy, they need to be left on the cookie sheet until cool. Also, the butter MUST be melted, and the flour should be all-purpose un-sifted. My suggestions to avoid cakiness are: use real butter, be sure to melt the butter, don't over beat the eggs, and do NOT skip the extra egg yolk.
The use of more brown sugar than white and the low oven temp is what bakes these to deliciousness. I always bring eggs and butter to room temp, unless a recipe calls for melted butter, like this one. I always use a light colored pan and parchment paper...to keep from burning.
Because the butter is melted, you MUST refrigerate these before baking (long enough so they get hard, an hour or two, or speed up by putting in freezer). Also, you will want to wait a bit to eat as they are a bit gooey at first. Take the cookies out of the oven when the edges are just turning brown, leave on cookie sheet for a few min, and then let rest a bit longer to ensure best results. If you want these cookies to stay moist, put in sealed container after baking. If you want them crunchy, leave them exposed to air.
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#410165 - 07/01/08 02:14 PM
Re: Best Big, Fat, Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
[Re: Kelly CA]
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Blingaholic
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Registered: 03/25/07
Posts: 10038
Loc: Northern VA
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+1
forget baking. i'm picking up some chewy chips ahoy on the way home from work
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#410170 - 07/01/08 02:19 PM
Re: Best Big, Fat, Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
[Re: Blingaholic]
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diamonds247
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Registered: 07/10/06
Posts: 4397
Loc: Arizona
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wahhhhhhhhhhh I am out of chocolate chips!!! And I do NOT want to go outside today...at 111 degrees I may just incenerate!
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#410171 - 07/01/08 02:20 PM
Re: Best Big, Fat, Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
[Re: diamonds247]
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Blingaholic
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Registered: 03/25/07
Posts: 10038
Loc: Northern VA
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then just make big, fat chewy cookies
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#410173 - 07/01/08 02:30 PM
Re: Best Big, Fat, Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
[Re: Blingaholic]
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diamonds247
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Registered: 07/10/06
Posts: 4397
Loc: Arizona
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I have wondered if that would even taste good??? I need my chocolate!
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#410175 - 07/01/08 02:34 PM
Re: Best Big, Fat, Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
[Re: diamonds247]
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Kelly CA
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All this chocolate talk means I'm headed to the closest bakery ASAP.
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#410446 - 07/02/08 07:41 AM
Re: Best Big, Fat, Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
[Re: Kelly CA]
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ebedner
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Registered: 04/17/07
Posts: 4546
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Aw man! These sound delish... I love baking, but cookies are my diet DOWNFALL. LOL Who can eat just one??
Thanks for sharing! 
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#411378 - 07/04/08 10:35 AM
Re: Best Big, Fat, Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
[Re: ebedner]
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jewelcat
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Registered: 01/16/07
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This recipe is very similar to one I make all the time and they are delish! A tip: if you like the taste of caramel, use a dark brown sugar (as opposed to the golden one). It seems that darker brown sugar makes them taste like caramel and they're really good that way!
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#411399 - 07/04/08 01:32 PM
Re: Best Big, Fat, Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
[Re: jewelcat]
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Cricketgrrl
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Registered: 10/07/03
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Oh, great tip, jewelcat! I'm just about to unleash another batch on the household.  DH and his nephew totally demolished the first batch.
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