Chocolate Chip Cookies: The Loaded – Long Distance Baking

It’s no secret that I am on a quest for the best chocolate chip cookie recipe there is. (You can read about my two previous posts regarding the subject here and here.) For a quick recap, I’ve made it one of my life’s missions to perfect the chocolate chip cookie and I have been on a quest for the perfect recipe since high school. Although my quest is ongoing (I think I will always be on the hunt for the next best version), this recipe is my favorite so far!

As I mentioned in my last post, Cinnamon Ice Cream, my family had a celebration for my brother’s confirmation and I was in charge of dessert. I figured this was the perfect opportunity to try a new chocolate chip cookie recipe. And what better place to find a new recipe to try than Pinterest!

The caption for these cookies read “The Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies” so obviously I had to try them. Plus, the recipe is from Williams-Sonoma. Meaning, they are definitely going to be winners because because everything from Williams-Sonoma is amazing! Seriously, I could spend gobs of money and hours in that store!

I am referring to these chocolate chip cookies as the loaded because I added more chocolate chips than I normally use. See, my family and I (mainly my mom, sister and I) are fans of chocolate chip cookies without an overwhelmingly amount of chocolate chips. I even occasionally make chocolate chip cookies sans chocolate chips which, if you haven’t tried this, you’re missing out and most definitely should soon! However, I think what makes this recipe so good is that it is loaded with chocolate chips… and I love it!

Being on this quest, I’ve tried recipes that are great, decent/ok, and flat out just not good. This recipe, though, this recipe is a keeper! These might become my new staple, go-to chocolate chip cookies! What’s your go-to chocolate chip cookie recipe? Help me on my quest to make the perfect chocolate chip cookie! Enjoy 🙂

-Kelly

Ingredients:

  • 1 stick butter (softened)
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 6 tbls granulated sugar
  • 1 egg
  •  1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 1/4 cups flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 2 cups chocolate chips

Directions:

  1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
  2. Sift flour and baking soda into a small bowl and set aside.
  3. In mixer, beat butter and sugars until smooth. Add egg and vanilla, mixing until incorporated.
  4. Add half the flour mixture and mix until incorporated. Repeat with the second half of the flour mixture.
  5. Using a small cookie scoop, scoop dough into small balls on cookie sheet.
  6. Bake 8-10 min. Enjoy straight from the oven!