subject: Tips To Making Amazing Chocolate Chip Cookies [print this page] Chocolate chip cookies can easily be named one of Americas most loved snacks. Is there anything better than eating a hot freshly baked chocolate chip cookie with a tall glass of cold milk? I have a few tips for finding the perfect recipe to chocolate chip cookies. You may thing these cookies could not get any better, but I assure you with the right steps they can get even better than they already are.
The first thing you have to do is find the perfect chocolate. You will have many types to choose from so you may want to experiment with a few first. Chocolate chip cookies can have large or small chips of chocolate, chunks of chocolate, or chocolate candy like M&Ms. You could even break up a candy bar to put in your cookies. Tasting the chocolate before hand could be a wise decision.
Chocolate has very different tastes when you purchase the different types and quality available. There is semisweet chocolate, milk chocolate, dark and white chocolate to choose from. Having the family help out with the tasting is always a good idea. My family certainly would not mind sampling the chocolate and I'm guessing yours want either.
A combination of different chocolates could add a little something extra to the flavor of your cookies. Taste a combination of chocolate together and find one that you and your family like. Sampling chocolates as a family is a great way to spend time together and have fun. The children might be a little hyper after the chocolate tasting so beware.
Experimenting with shortening, butter, and margarine will also give you a different flavor of cookie. Most people already have a preference for one or the other. If this is the case then no experimenting is necessary. Remember to keep your butter room temperature when cooking cookies. You will not get the same result with cold or melted butter.
Butter also should be unsalted if this is what you choose to use in your batter. Also you have to find a sugar. Most recipes will call for you to use granulated sugar but you could try dark or either light brown sugar. This gives the cookie a completely new taste. For chewier cookies you can try corn syrup. For a fresh tasting cookie use real vanilla extract and also fresh eggs.
The cookie sheet you use can also change the way your cookies cook. A shiny cookie sheet will prevent your cookies from burning or getting brown too quick on the bottom. Thin metal cookie sheets can also make your cookies burn. You also need to preheat your oven for about twenty minutes before you will need it. This will ensure that your oven is an even temperature so your cookies will cook more evenly.
Do not add your chocolate until everything else is mixed thoroughly. If you add your chocolate too soon it will start to melt as you mix it all together. When adding your chocolate you should stir by hand. If you use an electric mixer it can blend the chocolate in with the batter and you will just have chocolate cookies instead of chocolate chip cookies. These are just a few tips for great chocolate chip cookies. I'm sure you can come up with a few on your own. So go enjoy some cookies and milk.
