Chocolate Chip Cookies

A guide for baking your way to chocolate toned moments of bliss, one cooking sheet at a time.

By: Maggie Bone

Michael Morris

Favian Rios

Table of Contents iii

Table of Contents

Table of Contents ................................................................................................................................................. iii

Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................ v

Chapter 1: List of Ingredients and Equipment........................................................................................... 1

Chapter One ............................................................................................................................................................. 3

Ingredients .......................................................................................................................................................... 3

Equipment ........................................................................................................................................................... 3

Chapter 2: Step-by-Step Instructions to Make Chocolate Chip Cookies .......................................... 5

Preparing Cookie Batter ................................................................................................................................ 7

Dry Ingredients ................................................................................................................................................. 8

Preparing Cookies ............................................................................................................................................ 8

Baking Cookies .................................................................................................................................................. 9

Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Guide .............................................................................................................. 11

Correcting Your Cookies ............................................................................................................................. 13

Index ....................................................................................................................................................................... 15

Introduction v

Introduction

Deserts and tasty treats are a wonderful and traditional way to bring in your favorite season, or celebrate that “special” day. When it comes to these wonderful snacks, there are many way to prepare or have them prepared. Some purchase them from the local grocery store, some have them brought by family and friends, and others create their own confections. In this manual we will not provide you with steps to buy things at the grocery, but we will take you one a wonderful memory making journey to create your own delectable Chocolate Chip Cookies that are sure to amaze every member of your party.

This guide will provide you with all the necessary steps to successfully bake your own batch soft and delicious Chocolate Chip Cookies. It is essential to follow all steps provided as they are written. Substitutions or exceptions may be included as instructions are provided.

Chapter 1: Ingredients and Equipment

Chapter One 3

Chapter One The following are lists of ingredients and equipment needed to make the best chocolate chip cookies.

Ingredients (as seen in Figure 1) 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup (2 sticks) butter 3/4 cup granulated sugar 3/4 cup packed brown sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 large eggs 2 cups (12-oz. pkg.) Nestle’s chocolate chips

Equipment Large bowl Baking pan Tin foil Measuring spoons Measuring cups Oven Oven mitt

Figure 1: Ingredients

Chapter 2: Step-by-Step Instructions to Make Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chapter Two 7

Preparing Cookie Batter

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. 2. Unwrap one of the sticks of butter. 3. Place in large bowl. 4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for the other stick of butter. 5. Heat up butter in the microwave for 45 seconds (or until visibly melted). 6. Add ¾ cup granulated sugar to melted butter. 7. Mix with fork until no sugar is visibly separated. 8. Add ¾ cup brown sugar to the batter. 9. Mix with fork until all clumps of sugar are broken up. 10. Using the edge of the large bowl, crack open an egg. 11. Making sure that no shell falls in, add contents of egg to the batter. 12. Repeat steps 10 and 11 for the second egg. 13. Mix with fork until the yolk is broken and there is no more fluid from egg separated

from the rest of the batter. 14. Add 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract to the batter. 15. Mix thoroughly with fork. 16. After completing steps 1-15, the batter should look similar to Figure 2.

Figure 2: First Part of Cookie Batter

Caution: Be careful when working with oven. Surrounding area and oven contents may be HOT.

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Dry Ingredients

1. Add 2 and ¼ cups of flour to the liquid batter. 2. Using measuring spoon, add 1 teaspoon of salt to the batter. 3. Using measuring spoon, add 1 teaspoon of baking soda to the batter. 4. Mix thoroughly with fork until none of the dry ingredients are separated from the

rest of the batter. 5. Once all ingredients are mixed together completely, add 1 bag of nestle tollhouse

chocolate chips to the batter. 6. Mix chocolate chips in evenly as seen in Figure 3.

Preparing Cookies

1. Rip a sheet of tin foil roughly the size of baking pan. 2. Place on the baking pan. 3. Secure placement of tin foil by running your finger along the inside edge of the

baking pan. 4. Place a rounded table spoon of cookie batter 2” away from the corner of the baking

pan. 5. Continue to place rounded table spoons of cookie batter 2” away from each other

until the baking pan is full as seen in Figure 4.

Figure 3: Finished Cookie Batter

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Baking Cookies

1. Set timer for 9 minutes. 2. Using oven mitt, place baking pan in oven. 3. Start the timer. 4. After 9 minutes (when timer goes off), using the oven mitt, remove the baking pan

from the oven. 5. Wait 5 minutes for cookies to cool. 6. Using a spatula, remove cookies from the baking pan. 7. Place on a separate plate. 8. Repeat steps 1-5 of Preparing Cookies and steps 1-7 of Baking Cookies until there is

no more cookie batter.

Figure 4: Pre-Baked Cookies

Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Guide

Chapter Three 13

Correcting Your Cookies Are your baked cookies… Too tough? Check your measurements, the amount of sugar or flour used may be wrong. Using bread flour or a flour with less protein content may correct this problem and make cookies chewier. Too crumbly? This may be the result of too much sugar, shortening, or the ingredients may not have been mixed thoroughly enough. Try adding more eggs to a new batch, then mix again. Too hard? Too much flour or not enough shortening may be the cause of this. It is important to always be aware of how long the cookies have been baking, as over baking may cause hardness. A standard cooking timer can be used to help monitor baking time. Too dry? The same things that make cookies too hard make them too dry as well. If your cookies are too dry, try baking at a higher temperature for a shorter amount of time. In addition, you may substitute brown sugar for part of the granulated sugar. lacking flavor? Make sure all of the cooking ingredients were added. Also be sure your baking equipment has been properly washed before use. Using Low quality or outdated ingredients may result in poor or undesired flavor.

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Index

Batter, 7, 8 Chocolate Chip Cookies, 1, iii, v, 5 Guide, v

Measuring Spoon, 7 Mix, 7