Martha Stewart Chocolate Chip Cookies Food

ULTIMATE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
• In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter and sugars on medium-high until light and fluffy, 6 minutes. Reduce speed to medium-low and beat in eggs, one at a time. Beat in vanilla. Mix in flour mixture just until incorporated; fold in chocolate chips and chunks.
• Using a 1/4-cup ice-cream scoop or a large spoon, drop dough onto a parchment-lined baking sheet (you should have 24) and refrigerate 1 hour. Preheat oven to 350 degrees, with racks in upper and lower thirds. Arrange 6 unbaked cookies, 3 inches apart, on each of two parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake until edges are light golden brown, 17 to 18 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through. Transfer cookies to a wire rack and let cool. Bake remaining dough using new parchment.

SOFT AND CHEWY CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F with racks in the upper and lower third positions. In a small bowl, whisk together flour and baking soda; set aside. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter and both sugars on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add salt, vanilla, and eggs; mix to combine. Reduce speed to low and gradually add flour mixture, mixing until just combined. Mix in chocolate chips.
• Using a tablespoon measure, drop heaping portions of dough about 2 inches apart on baking sheets lined with parchment paper.
• Bake until cookies are golden around the edges, but still soft in the center, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from oven, and let cool on baking sheet 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer cookies to a wire rack and let cool completely. Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature up to 1 week.

GIANT CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, with an electric mixer, beat butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition until combined; mix in vanilla.
• With mixer on low speed, add flour mixture; mix until just incorporated. With a rubber spatula or wooden spoon, stir in chocolate chips.
• Drop 1/4-cup mounds of dough onto ungreased baking sheets, at least 4 inches apart and away from edges of pan. (You will fit about 4 cookies to a sheet; bake in 2 batches, using 2 baking sheets per batch.) Bake until golden, 15 to 18 minutes, rotating sheets front to back and from top to bottom of oven halfway through.
• Cool 1 to 2 minutes on baking sheets, then transfer to a rack to cool completely.

MARTHA'S CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Whisk together flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda; set aside.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together butter and sugars on medium speed until pale and fluffy, about 4 minutes. Beat in eggs, one at a time; add vanilla. Reduce speed to low. Add flour mixture and beat until just combined. Add chocolate chips and mix until evenly distributed throughout. Cookie dough can be refrigerated, covered, overnight, if desired.
• Using a 2 1/4-inch ice cream scoop, drop dough onto parchment-lined baking sheets, spacing about 2 inches apart. Bake until golden around the edges, 15 to 17 minutes. Let cool on sheets 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

MARTHA'S SOFT-BAKED CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
• In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat sugar, butter and corn syrup until light and fluffy.
• Beat in eggs and vanilla.
• With mixers on low, gradually add flour mixture, beating just until combined.
• Fold in chocolate chips.
• Drop dough by tablespoons onto two baking sheets, 2 inches apart.
• Bake until cookies are no longer shiny - 10-12 minutes.
• Let cool two minutes and transfer to wire rack.

MARTHA'S CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream together the Crisco and both brown and white sugars with electric mixer. Mix well.
• 2. Add the eggs and vanilla. Beat on high until the mixture looks like a mayonnaise consistency. Turn down the mixer speed and add hot water. When it is blended in well, turn up the mixer speed and mix well.
• 3. Add the baking soda and salt. Mix well. Gradually add the flour and mix well. Finally, add the chips. Drop on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 9-12 minutes or until lightly golden. Set cookie sheet on cooling rack for 1 minute before removing cookies.

MARTHA STEWART DOUBLE CHOCOLATE CHUNK COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325* --
• whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl -- set aside.
• Melt coarsely chopped milk chocolate with the butter in a small heatproof bowl, set over a pan of simmering water.
• transfer chocolate mixture to the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment --
• add sugar, eggs and vanilla -- mix on medium speed until combined --
• reduce speed to low, gradually mix in flour mixture --
• fold in chocolate chunks.
• scoop batter using a 1 1/2" ice cream scoop, place 2" apart on parchment lined baking sheets.
• bake until cookies are flat and surfaces begin to crack.about 15 minutes.
• transfer parchment paper to wire racks.
• let cool 5 minutes.
• cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.

MARTHA STEWART'S OATMEAL COOKIES OF THE YEAR

Steps:

• Cream the butter, add the white and brown sugar.
• Scrape down the bowl, add egg and vanilla.
• Mix together the flour and the baking soda and add to the creamed mixture.
• Add the oatmeal, cherries, chocolate, and toffee.
• Using plastic wrap, divide into 3 logs and wrap.
• Chill and slice 1/2" thick.
• Bake on parchment (or wax papered) covered baking sheet at 350* for 8-10 mins.
• Cool on rack.

OATMEAL CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Butter or line 2 rimmed baking sheets.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt.
• In a large bowl, beat together the butter, sugars, egg, vanilla, and water. Add the flour mixture and stir to combine. Stir in the oats and chocolate chips.
• Drop by teaspoonfuls onto the baking sheets, spacing the dough 1 inch apart. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, until lightly golden in color. Remove to cooling racks.

MARTHA STEWART'S OATMEAL CRANBERRY COOKIES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, salt, cinnamon, baking powder, and baking soda. Set aside.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the vanilla, milk, and eggs. Set aside.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the butter with both sugars, and beat on medium speed until light and fluffy. Reduce speed to low, gradually add milk mixture, and beat well. Add the flour mixture, and beat until just combined. Remove bowl from the electric mixer, and stir in the oats and cranberries. Place dough in the refrigerator until firm, at least 2 hours or overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line several baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside. Shape 2 tablespoons of dough into a ball; place on one of the prepared sheets. Repeat with the remaining dough, placing 3 inches apart. Press with the bottom of a glass to flatten dough into 2-inch diameter rounds.
• Bake until golden but still soft in center, 16 to 18 minutes, rotating halfway through. Remove from oven; transfer with parchment to a wire rack to cool. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week.

MARTHA STEWART BANANA-WALNUT CHOCOLATE CHUNK COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375.
• Combine flours, salt, and baking soda in a small bowl. Set aside.
• Put butter & sugars into bowl of electric mixer fitted with paddle. Mix on medium speed until pale and fluffy. Reduce speed to low. Add egg and vanilla; mix until combined. Mix in banana. Add flour mixture, mix until just combined. Stir in oats, chocolate chunks, and walnuts.
• Using 1 1/2" ice cream scoop (I used my Pampered Chef small scoop) drop dough onto baking sheets lined with parchment paper, spacing about 2" apart.
• Bake cookies (Martha recommends rotating sheets - I didn't do that) until golden brown and just set, 12-13 minutes. Cool on sheets 5 minutes & transfer to wire rack to complete cooling.
• Can be stored in airtight containers up to 2 days if not all eaten immediately.