Chocolate Chip Cookie Perfection

My two littles are napping and Liam and I just whipped up a batch of chocolate chip cookies. He’s always they best help when it comes to making anything in the Kitchen aid. But he’s especially keen when it’s cookies!
I know I should be catching you all up on the past few months, but as I was scooping the cookies onto the tray, I got the bug…the “go and post about all these cookie notes you have running around in your head” bug!
I’ve had the perfect recipe for chocolate chip cookies for a few years now (you can find it HERE). Not a single person I’ve come in contact with has ever just eaten one. Ever. I actually had to go in and edit that recipe just now because of all the changes I’ve made. I’m such a milk chocolate girl (anyone else?), but have found that if you add in about a cup of semi sweet chips, it makes it all the better!

Baking cookies has been a part of my life for years and I think I’ve finally come up with a few little secrets to make any chocolate chip cookie recipe even that much better! Do any of you already do some of these tricks? I hope I can share something new with a few of you!

Mix your butter and sugars together for at least 2-3 minutes.

{It helps break down the sugars and get the butter in every nook!}

Double up on your vanilla extract (and make sure to use pure!)

{Everyone thinks it’s the chocolate that makes the cookie. It’s actually the vanilla.}

Lightly whip your eggs together before you add them.

{The yolk and the whites do totally different things when you bake them so this ensures your cookies will cook evenly.}

“The Kicker”

Incorporate your flour only half way before you add the chips.

{My batter is still really white with flour when I add my chips. I then turn on the mixer and let it finish the job, doing two things at once. It really helps with making a lighter cookie. You know, the whole flour/gluten science-y thing?}

Under cook them ever so slightly.

{By like a minute or two. There should be a hint of a buttery glisten on top. Life changing.}

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