Epic Cookie Battle #3

The third chocolate chip cookie recipe in my epic cookie battle is awesome!  The cookies turned out beautifully, not ugly like the last ones.  They are HUGE!

Giant Chocolate Chip Cookies

(Adapted from: Tender Crumb) Makes 8 Giant Cookies

1/2 cup unsalted butter
Just under 1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup + 1 T light brown sugar
1 egg
3/4 cup + 1.5 tsp pastry flour
3/4 cup bread flour
3/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
3/4 tsp vanilla
3/4 cup - 1 cup bittersweet chocolate chips

Cream together the butter and sugars.  Add the egg and vanilla, mix.  Add all the dry ingredients except chips and mix just until combined.  Add the chocolate chips and mix on low or by hand until incorporated.  Form into 8 large balls and flatten slightly.  Bake on parchment lined pans for 16 minutes @ 350.

 

 

 

 

I couldn't finish a whole one, so I nibbled on a quarter of it and left the rest in the container.  Come over and you're bound to find partially eaten baked goods around the house :-) 

Waaaaaant some?

Epic Cookie Battle #2

If you missed my last post, I am having a chocolate chip cookie battle to see which of five cookie recipes is the best.  

When I made these cookies from Bon Appetit, they were so ugly looking that I thought I had ruined them.

Then, I looked back at the original picture and realized that, nope, I didn't ruin them ... they are supposed to be ugly.

I took a bite and came to the realization that ugly can be very, very tasty.  They are crisp on the outside, but soft in the middle - a very pleasing texture.

Crisp and Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies

(Adapted slightly from: Bon Appetit)

3/4 cup unsalted butter

3/4 cup light brown sugar

1/4 cup sugar

1 egg

1/2 tsp vanilla

1 cup + 2 T flour

3/4 tsp kosher salt

1/2 tsp baking powder

1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Cream the butter with both sugars.  Add the egg and vanilla, mix.  Sift together the flour, salt and baking powder and add to the wet ingredients.  Mix on low until just combined.  Add the chocolate chips and mix on low until incorporated.  Bake 6-8 minutes @ 425.

Choosing a winning recipe in this battle is going to be difficult.  Especially when you see what I have for you tomorrow ...

Do you make anything that is ugly but tastes ohhhh so good?

Epic Cookie Battle

Cookies are one sweet treat that I have a weakness for ... chocolate chip cookies in particular.  I figured why not enter five chocolate chip cookie recipes into battle to see which ones prevail as the best.

Up first, Levain-Like cookies.  When I was in New York I tried a cookie from Levain Bakery.  

It was pretty epic, and I have been looking to recreate it ever since.  

Levain-Like Cookies

(Adapted from: AmyBites) Makes 6 large cookies

1/4 cup unsalted butter
1/2 cup + 2 T sugar
1 egg
1/4 cup dutch-processed cocoa
1 cup + 2 T flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/8 tsp kosher salt
3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Cream butter and sugar.  Add egg and mix.  Add cocoa and mix.  Sift together flour, baking powder and salt and add to rest.  Add chocolate chips and mix until combined on low.  Roll into 6 balls and flatten a bit.  Bake on parchment lined baking sheets for 16 minutes @ 350.

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Yummmmmmy!

Four more cookie recipes to come this week - let's see which prevails as the epic chocolate chip cookie.

How do you like your cookies - crunchy?  chewy?  gooey?  raw?