mmmmhmmm. My friends, this is it. Do you recall the best cookie that you have ever sunk your teeth into? Well, I do, like it was just yesterday…practically it was. The perfect cookie has perfect elements: chewy, soft, packed full of goodness and delight, and there is always a secret ingredient. This, this cookie-wonderful-package-of-amazing, has it all.
Luckily, I had imprisoned a few innocent citizens and told them that they had to stay until they had tried one of these. The recipe said it was the best ever, but if I didn’t have people agree with me…then were they really the best ever?
And, after about an hour, my oven let out a little ring, signaling the perfect moment to unveil my latest creation: a batch of freshly baked, warm, and gooey chocolate chip cookies. Success. Actually, so much success that they wanted more…and more….and more! I think they liked the idea of shipping holiday chocolate chip cookies
So I commissioned Jared Smith to help bake these cookies. (I really think he was only in it for the credit But, he did everything to perfection, except scoop the cookies into perfect round shapes on the cookie sheet. After an angry look, I kindly took the scoop out of his hand and finished it myself.
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2 cups Bread Flour
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1/2 tsp. Baking Soda
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3/4 cup Melted Salted Butter
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1 cup packed brown sugar
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1/2 cup white sugar
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1 TBS. vanilla extract
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1 egg
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1 egg yolk
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2 TBS. milk
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1 1/2 cup semi-sweet or milk chocolate chips
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1 cup M&M’s
Directions:
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Preheat oven to 325*F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
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Sift together the flour and baking soda, set aside.
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In medium bowl, cream together butter, brown sugar, and white sugar until fluffy. Beat in vanilla, egg, egg yolk, and milk until light and creamy. Mix in sifted ingredients just until combined.
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Stir in chocolate chips and M&Ms with a wooden spoon. Drop dough 1/4 cup at a time onto cookie sheets. Make cookies three inches apart.
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Bake for 15-17 minutes until edges are lightly browned. Cool on baking sheets, then transfer to wire rack to finish cooling.
There are a few ways to go about eating these lovely morsels of heaven.
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Piping hot out of the oven. A few volunteers (thats what I will call them, muuahaha) tried this and highly recommended it.