I knew I had most of the ingredients at home to make cookies from scratch so I turned his craving into a baking project for both of us. We picked up some flour (since I knew I was running low) and headed home to start baking! (Of course, I made the spaghetti first since all of my siblings and dad were hungry.)
Ingredients:
1 cup softened butter ( I softened the butter in the microwave. Microwave in 5-7 sec intervals, stirring in between each session. You don't want the butter to melt, just be easy to mix.)
1 1/2 cups sugar (I used regular granulated sugar.)
2 large eggs
vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
2/3 cup cocoa powder (I used Hershey's brand.)
3/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
chocolate chips/chunks/etc of your choice
anything else you'd like in your cookie: various nuts, marshmallows, etc.
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350°F.
Using a hand mixer, combine the butter, sugar, and vanilla extract in a large bowl. Beat the eggs in a separate bowl until fluffy and then combine with the butter mixture. Using a sifter, combine and sift the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt together into the egg and butter mixture. Mix the dry and wet ingredients until just combined. The batter should be thick and sticky. Stir in the chocolate chips by hand until evenly spread throughout the batter.
Sprinkle a teaspoon of flour onto an ungreased baking sheet. Rub the flour all over the baking sheet to form a super thin layer of flour on the sheet that will prevent the cookies from sticking. Remove the excess flour.
Drop rounded tablespoons of cookie batter onto the baking sheet spacing them about an 2 inches apart. I used a mini ice cream scoop so that all the cookies would be about the same size. At this point, if you want a thinner cookie, you can dab your fingers or a spoon into a little bit of water and slightly flatten the ball of batter.
Bake in a preheated oven for about 15-20 minutes depending on the thickness and size of your cookie. To tell when they're done, stick a toothpick into the center of a cookie. (Try to avoid stabbing a melted chocolate chip.) If the toothpick comes out clean, the cookies can be taken out of the oven and cooled on a cooling rack.
My little brother definitely enjoyed helping me make these cookies since I rarely let him bake with me. I'm guessing still he liked eating them more though!
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| Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies |
1 cup softened butter ( I softened the butter in the microwave. Microwave in 5-7 sec intervals, stirring in between each session. You don't want the butter to melt, just be easy to mix.)
1 1/2 cups sugar (I used regular granulated sugar.)
2 large eggs
vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
2/3 cup cocoa powder (I used Hershey's brand.)
3/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
chocolate chips/chunks/etc of your choice
anything else you'd like in your cookie: various nuts, marshmallows, etc.
Preheat the oven to 350°F.
Using a hand mixer, combine the butter, sugar, and vanilla extract in a large bowl. Beat the eggs in a separate bowl until fluffy and then combine with the butter mixture. Using a sifter, combine and sift the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt together into the egg and butter mixture. Mix the dry and wet ingredients until just combined. The batter should be thick and sticky. Stir in the chocolate chips by hand until evenly spread throughout the batter.
Sprinkle a teaspoon of flour onto an ungreased baking sheet. Rub the flour all over the baking sheet to form a super thin layer of flour on the sheet that will prevent the cookies from sticking. Remove the excess flour.
Drop rounded tablespoons of cookie batter onto the baking sheet spacing them about an 2 inches apart. I used a mini ice cream scoop so that all the cookies would be about the same size. At this point, if you want a thinner cookie, you can dab your fingers or a spoon into a little bit of water and slightly flatten the ball of batter.
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| The birthday boy enjoying his homemade cookies with a cup of milk! |
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