Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Welcome to startcooking.com…I’m Kathy Maister
Today we’re making chocolate chip cookies!
An ingredient and equipment list is at the end of this video.

Start by measuring the dry ingredient into a medium bowl.
You’ll need 1 and 1/8 cups of flour (185 grams) …..
1 teaspoon of baking soda…
and 1/2 teaspoon of salt….
gently ..whisk these ingredients together….and Set this bowl aside for just a moment.

Crack one egg into a small bowl and check that there are no shells!
Add 1 teaspoon of vanilla…and …with a fork…give it a quick mix.
We’ll get back to this in just a few seconds.

Now….Cut 4 ounces of room temperature unsalted butter into chunks….and put it in a large bowl.
Add 6 Tablespoons of white sugar and 6 Tablespoons of brown sugar…and beat everything together until it’s creamy…
You can use a wooden spoon…but an electric hand mixer works much better!
Add the egg and vanilla combo…and mix everything together really well.
Now…gradually add in the dry ingredients.

Stir in 6 ounces of semi-sweet chocolate chips and… if you like them…1/2 cup of chopped walnuts.

Evenly spread the cookie dough onto a piece of plastic wrap and wrap it up.
You absolutely must chill the dough in the refrigerator until it’s firm before you use it!… that’ll take at least an hour!

Cut the cookie dough into 12 even cubes.
Roll each cube into a ball and place… then place on a 14 by 15 inch cookie sheet…they really spread out as they cook!
If your cookie sheet is smaller…you will have to cook them in two batches.

Bake the cookies…in the middle of a 325 degree preheated oven… for approximately 17-19 minutes …or until they just begin to turn golden brown.

Remove the tray from the oven and let the cookies rest for two minutes before transferring them from the trays to a cooling rack.

Wrapped up tight in a zip lock bag…They’ll stay soft and chewy for several days…
If you can resist them for that long!
Enjoy