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Chocolate Chip Cookies

Krista · 7. January 2015 · 6 Comments

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Girl smiling with Chocolate Chip CookieThis is by far the World’s Best Cookie, I promise you! It’s truly everybody’s favorite. I’ve been using this recipe for 20 years and I cannot stress enough that this is the recipe you need if you want to make the real Chocolate Chip Cookies.

Chocolate Chip Cookies on wire rackNow, ingredients are a little different in Austria than in the U.S., but you can make these using ingredients you find in the stores here.

Margarine/Butter: This recipe calls for half margarine and half butter. I know you want to use all butter – and you can, if you want, but let me explain. The reason I also use margarine in these cookies is so they’ll stay soft. I love soft cookies. If you want a crispier, crunchier cookie, by all means replace the margarine with butter.

Brown Sugar: Let’s talk about brown sugar. You can’t make Chocolate Chip Cookies without brown sugar. The molasses that brown sugar still contains gives the cookie dough its unmistakable caramel flavor, light brown color and chewy texture. While American light brown sugar is best, for the cookies pictured here, I used Demerara brown sugar, which can be purchased at most supermarkets in Austria.

Vanilla: Another key ingredient is vanilla. I use my own homemade vanilla extract but you can use store bought vanilla extract or just add a packet of vanilla sugar, which is widely available in stores here, instead.

Chocolate Chips: I need to tell you about the chocolate chips. Obviously, if you can get your hands on real, American chocolate chips, you should be using those here. Why? Because American chocolate chips don’t just contain chocolate, they also contain additives that help the chocolate chips keep their shape when baked. You need them to not melt down too much in baking because these cookies are soft and tender and if the chocolate in them melts too much, the cookies tend to break apart more easily.

You can still use regular chocolate chopped into chunks, but let the cookies firm up a little longer on the baking trays after baking before you move them to cooling racks. You can also counteract the flimsiness by adding chopped nuts in addition to the chocolate. I’m not saying these cookies are going to fall apart on you, I’m just telling you what to be aware of.

You should definitely make these cookies. Like, today. Because they are so easy to make and they are just the best. I almost always make a double batch because they disappear so quickly. People, especially kids, just can’t stop eating them! They also freeze really well.

Let’s get started. Just mix everything -except the chocolate chips and nuts- together with HALF the flour.Chocolate Chip Cookie dough in mixer 1Once things are mixed together, mix in the rest of the flour.Chocolate Chip Cookie dough in mixer 2Add the chocolate chips (or chunks) and nuts, if you like, and stir them in to the dough. I usually just mix them in with my mixer on low speed for 10 seconds or so.Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough in mixer 3This is the dough. People are crazy about raw Chocolate Chip Cookie dough too. Did you know that? There are even cookie dough ice creams and cookie dough Oreos. In my family we definitely eat some of the dough while licking off the beater and spatula. You’re not really supposed to – something about you’re going to get a stomach-ache – but most people I know eat it anyway.Finished Chocolate Chip Cookie DoughNow you want to put 1 inch (2.5 cm) mounds of dough on the baking sheet. Using a cookie scoop like this makes it a lot easier. Leave enough room in between for them to spread during baking.Chocolate Chip Cookie dough cookie scoopFresh out of the oven. 🙂Chocolate Chip Cookies out of oven

Here is your recipe. I see happiness in your future.

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Chocolate Chip Cookies

Course Cookies
Cuisine American
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 46 cookies

Ingredients

  • ½ cup (112 g) margarine room temperature
  • ½ cup (112 g) butter room temperature
  • 2 ½ cups (350 g) all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup (210 g) brown sugar
  • ½ cup (100 g) granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or 1 packet vanilla sugar
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups (340 g) chocolate chips or chocolate chunks
  • 1 cup (110 g) chopped nuts if using

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F (170°C).
  2. Using a mixer with the paddle attachment, beat the margarine and butter together for about 30 seconds. Add brown sugar, granulated sugar, eggs, vanilla, baking soda, salt and 1 ¼ cups of the flour and beat until thoroughly combined (for about 1 minute), pausing once to scrape the sides of the bowl. Beat in the remaining 1 ¼ cups flour. Stir in chocolate chips and nuts (if desired).
  3. Drop dough mounds of about 1 inch (2.5 cm) in diameter onto an ungreased baking tray. Bake at 350°F (170°C) for 8-10 minutes, until edges are firm and starting to brown. Cool on baking tray for 2 minutes then carefully loosen cookies from the tray and move them to wire cooling racks.
  4. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to one week or in the freezer for up to one month.

Recipe Notes

Recipe slightly adapted from Better Homes and Gardens New Cookbook, copyright 1989.

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Filed Under: Cookies, Holiday Recipes, How To, Recipes, Sweet Treats Tagged With: Chocolate, chocolate chip cookies, chocolate chips, Christmas cookies, cookies

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Comments

  1. Joao says

    27. April 2017 at 13:24

    I came here just to say Thank you! I Love chocolate chip cookies (even though not american) and these are PERFECT! They look and taste the same as the ones you find in the US. So good!

    Reply
    • Krista says

      27. April 2017 at 21:32

      Thank you for letting me know you enjoyed them!

      Reply
  2. John says

    26. October 2016 at 19:13

    Hi! I just moved to Austria. I’m so gonna try this recipe here! I’m not an american, but I lived in Iowa for a while and I love cookies. They are part of my life.. if you know what I mean, LoL,

    Since I’m pretty new here, I would ask you a favor. Could you please post in which stores (Billa, Spar etc) I can get the ingredients? Or even, say the stores you are used to shop? That would be fantastic!
    Thanks for the recipes!

    Reply
    • Krista says

      26. October 2016 at 20:15

      Hi John! Welcome! I do the majority of my grocery shopping at Interspar. Merkur also carries pretty much everything I need. I buy chocolate chips and Skippy peanut butter at the wholesale store Metro, but you need a store card to shop there. To see exactly which items to buy, you’ll find my list here: http://livingoncookies.com/conversions-substitutions/

      I hope that answers your question. Feel free to ask if you need more information, I’m happy to help! 🙂

      Reply
  3. Dagmar says

    23. February 2015 at 14:24

    Der Tip mit der Margarine ist klasse – Danke!! 😉

    Reply
    • Krista says

      23. February 2015 at 16:55

      Gern geschehen! Gutes Gelingen! :-*

      Reply

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