Chocolate Chip Cookies

For my second try, I decided to go with the traditional chocolate chip cookies. It honestly went a lot better than I expected. I learned from my first post to add more sugar to make it taste a lot better! The directions are fairly simple and was very easy to follow.

Directions

• 1 cup margarine or butter, softened
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 package (12 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup coarsely chopped nuts

"Heat oven to 375 degrees. Mix margarine, sugars and egg thoroughly. Stir in flour, baking soda and salt (dough will be stiff). Stir in nuts and chocolate chips. Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake until light brown, 8 to 10 minutes. (Center will be soft). Cool slightly before removing from cookie sheet" (Crocker 44) 

For my cookies, I ended up not adding the chopped nuts to my cookies due to my allergies. I think they would add great texture though!

Baking has actually gotten a lot easier than I expected. I used to strongly disliked baking, but it actually isn't as bad as it seems. I've come to appreciate the patience and hard work that people put into their baked goods! I'm glad I went with an easier cookie. It made things a little less complicated for me. 

What have your baking experiences been like? 

Triple "C" Cookies

Vicki Nguyen
Period 4

Triple "C"

(chocolate chip cookies)

I always love baking, but I usually don't make homemade cookie. I always tends to buy cookie mixes, but this time I choose to make my own. My favorite cookie is the classic chocolate chip cookie.
Bring out your inner Cookie Monster because here is the best recipe for chocolate chip cookies. Forget store brought cookies and make fresh homemade cookies because homemade are always the best. For my first blog post it will be about baking chocolate chip cookies.

"My fondest memories as a child are connected to the kitchen" (Giagrande 11). No matter how old you are we all have something in common. Which, is baking in the kitchen with your family. So let get started and start baking.

Ingredient

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons hot water
• 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

Direction

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Cream together the butter, white sugar, and brown sugar until smooth.
• Beat the eggs one at a time, then add in the vanilla.
• Dissolve the baking soda in hot water. Along with salt.
• Then stir in the flour, chocolate chips, and nuts.
• Drop by large spoonful onto the wax pans.
• Bake for about 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until edges are nicely browned.

After I made the chocolate chip cookies, it turned out great. It was really soft and chewy. The only problem was after leaving it out for an hour or two it turned hard. But overall I recommend  this recipe.

What kind of cookies do you like?

Sterling, N/A. Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., The Barnes & Noble Cookie Bake-Off: Top 75 Recipes from Around the Country New York 2015,