Chocolate Chip Cookies (on Steroids)

What’s more American than Chocolate Chip Cookies! Chocolate Chip Cookies doesn’t accurately describe these cookies, so I like to add ‘on Steroids’. They are, by far, the best Chocolate Chip Cookies I have ever had. My older daughter, Megan, made these cookies as well as another cookie, for our June garage sale. My grandkids sold them along with lemonade and they were a big hit.

If you don’t use cold butter, the instructions say to refrigerate the dough prior to baking. Try them…you will not be disappointed!

Chocolate Chip Cookies (on Steroids)

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 cup COLD butter
• 1 1/4 cups brown sugar
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 2 eggs (room temp is best)
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 3 cups all purpose flour
• 1 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 1 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 1/2 tsp corn starch
• 2 cups semi sweet chocolate chips
• Optional: a little instant coffee to enhance the choclate flavor, about 1 tsp

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 380 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Combine butter and sugars and beat until smooth. (Note: Kitchen Aid mixture works best)
3. Add eggs and beat on high speed for 2-3 minutes. Slow mixture down and add vanilla.
4. In a separate bowl, add flour, soda, salt and corn starch. Whisk together.
5. Turn mixer on low and slowly add flour mixture, reserving a bit of the flour mixture to add to the chocolate chips in a separate bowl to coat.
6. Add chocolate chips to the flour mixture and, with mixture on low, combine with the dough.
7. Scoop onto silicone baking sheets (or greased cookie sheet) and bake for 9 minutes for a crispy edge and soft middle. If you like them crispier, bake a little longer. If you like them even do a lower temperature for a longer time.
8. Let them cool until you can’t stand it any more!

Recipe by Emily