BAREFOOT CONTESSA CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES RECIPES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Cream the butter and two sugars until light and fluffy in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Add the vanilla, then the eggs, one at a time, and mix well. Sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt and add to the butter with the mixer on low speed, mixing only until combined. Fold in the walnuts and chocolate chunks.
• Drop the dough on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, using a 1 3/4-inch-diameter ice cream scoop or a rounded tablespoon. Dampen your hands and flatten the dough slightly. Bake for exactly 15 minutes (the cookies will seem underdone). Remove from the oven and let cool slightly on the pan, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Grease or line 2-3 cookie sheets with parchment paper.
• In a large bowl, stir together flour, baking soda and salt.
• In another large bowl, cream the butter and sugars, then add the water and vanilla. Mix until just combined.
• Add eggs to the butter mixture and mix them lightly.
• Stir in the flour mixture. When flour is mixed in, fold in the chocolate chips.
• Drop 2 tablespoonfuls of the cookie dough 2-inches apart onto prepared cookie sheets. Make sure the cookie sheets are well greased. I like to use parchment paper.
• Bake for 12-17 minutes or until the edges and centers of the cookies are golden brown.
• Remove from oven and allow to cool on wire racks.