HOW TO MAKE THE PERFECT CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE, ACCORDING ...
Lesa Tran Lu’s perfect chocolate chip cookie recipe is below!
When Lesa Tran Lu isn’t teaching the popular Chemistry of Cooking class at Rice University, she loves baking — a skill that runs in her family.
“My parents owned the only fortune cookie factory in Houston,” she explains. “So I was known as the fortune cookie girl growing up. To this day, I am sick of fortune cookies!”
Tran Lu’s cookie of choice is chocolate chip. And if there is such a thing as the perfect chocolate chip cookie, she may have developed the recipe — at least, it’s her idea of perfect. She says she based it on both science and personal preference.
“It’s all in the mouth of the taster,” says Tran Lu. “For me personally, the perfect chocolate chip cookie is chewy and gooey, and only crispy on the outside.”
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In Tran Lu’s classroom, students experiment with texture and flavour by following her golden rule: Think like a scientist.
She says it’s a rule that applies to home bakers, too.
Change a single variable in your recipe at a time. Make observations. Sample the outcome. Then draw a conclusion and incorporate the change into your recipe — if you achieve a more delicious result.
To find the right formula for “chewy and gooey,” Tran Lu began with a popular recipe on the back of a chocolate chip package.
Then she experimented with ingredients, like different types of flour (white vs. whole wheat) and sugars (Tran Lu says that dark brown sugar provides more flavour), plus variables like oven temperature and dough temperature (Tran Lu found the warmer the dough before baking, the flatter the cookie).
Unlike some home bakers who guard their recipes, Tran Lu is sharing her secret recipe with the rest of us. Enjoy! (And don’t forget to experiment a little.)
Provided by CBC.CA
Yield 12 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flours, salt, baking powder and baking soda. Set aside.
In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together the butter and sugars on medium-high speed until smooth, about 2 to 3 minutes.
Add the egg and vanilla, and mix well. Reduce the mixer speed to low and slowly add the dry ingredients, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed, until nearly combined. Add the chocolate chips and stir until just combined.
Roll the dough into 12 balls (about 65 g each). Cover them with plastic wrap and refrigerate or freeze overnight.
Preheat the oven to 400 F. Line two baking sheets with non-stick mats.
Place the cookies on the baking sheets and bake them for 13 minutes if chilled or 15 minutes if frozen.
Let the cookies cool on the baking sheets for 10 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
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EASY CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE DOUGH DIP RECIPE | THIS MAMA ...
This cookie dough dip takes only 10 minutes to make. Serve up this recipe for chocolate chip cookie dough dip for parties or as a special treat.
Provided by Anne-Marie Nichols
Total Time 10 minutes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- In a large bowl, beat cream cheese with a hand mixer until fluffy, about 2 minutes.
- Add butter and beat until well combined and fluffy.
- Beat in brown sugar and vanilla extract.
- Add powdered sugar and mix until well combined and fluffy.
- Fold in chocolate chips until well combined.
- Serve immediately or chill until ready to serve.
- Store leftovers in the refrigerator.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 181 calories, CarbohydrateContent 18 grams carbohydrates, CholesterolContent 23 milligrams cholesterol, FatContent 13 grams fat, FiberContent 1 grams fiber, ProteinContent 1 grams protein, SaturatedFatContent 8 grams saturated fat, ServingSize 1, SodiumContent 11 grams sodium, SugarContent 17 grams sugar, TransFatContent 0 grams trans fat, UnsaturatedFatContent 4 grams unsaturated fat
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