I. Love. To. Bake. Period. LOL. I just do. I'm not saying I'm awesome or anything, but I haven't burnt anything in at least a week. I typically give out any good recipe I can get my hands on, but my cookie recipe- fah-ged-ah-bout-it. Same with my cinnamon rolls recipe (sorry y'all but that's my great grandma's recipe and since she isn't around anymore to tell me I can give it out, it stays a secret). What I will give you though is a couple of pointers.
I've made quite a bit of cookies in my day- that's saying something since I've only been baking for about 8 years. What I've learned so far, I will share with you:
* USE BUTTER (not margarine!) and don't be afraid to add a pinch of Crisco. Just don't use too much or else your cookies will fall flat!
* try adding a little bit of cornstarch: it'll help with keeping the cookies from falling flat too
* Add in eggs ONE AT A TIME! Seriously, I'm not joking about this! It's really crucial to getting those cookies nice and fluffy (Lord knows why though)
* Try dark brown sugar for a little extra bite. It's not a pit bull kind of bite though, more like that dog who barks a lot, but is a total sweety when you approach.
* This is one of those recipes where going "skinny" or healthy really means disgusting cookies. Don't try and make an excuse for eating cookies. Just do it and accept it... cookies are good. Just pretend you'll work out later.
* It doesn't matter what recipe you are using if your chocolate chips taste like crap. Go for the good stuff. When I was learning, I would go into bakeries and ask what chocolate chips they were using... a lot of times they would tell me... just once did the woman yell at me and wouldn't give me a cookie. It was sad. I was hungry. Then my mother in law gave me a huge bag of chocolate chips for Christmas (uh, yes you read that correctly). They were amazing and now I sneak some every time I go to their house...
* I know that these cookies are "technically" a drop cookie-----> meaning you just take a spoonful and DROP it onto your baking pan... BUT I like consistency... SO I roll my cookies into a ball (like sugar cookies) and then I push them a little and indent the very center a little deeper. Try it, you'll like it.
* Bake those cookies just until they look a little done. Don't wait til they are brown on top. Unless you are like my step-mom who likes everything with a charred taste to it. BLAH lol. Love her though. Take those cookies out of the oven and let them bake for about 3 more minutes on the cookie sheet. Then take those bad boys OFF!
* Don't want to make 500 cookies at once? Roll little balls with the cookie dough and FREEZE them. They freeze VERY well! And the best part, when you're having a bad day and don't feel like making a whole batch of cookie dough to eat as you cry and watch a Chick Flick, just pop 'em out! Bake at 325 for about 13 minutes. Voila!
This is the best recipe I have found that mostly matches what I do... RECIPE HERE!
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