I finally found the chocolate chip cookie recipe that I've been dreaming of. The cookies come out beautifully and stay nice and chewy. I found it on RecipeZaar. Thanks LuuvBunny, whoever you are. Here's the magic potion:
3/4 cup butter, softened
1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour (I used half whole wheat in the cookies pictured and all whole wheat pastry flour in another batch. Both turned out wonderfully)
2 tsp cornstarch
1 tsp baking soda
8 oz chocolate chunks (approximately 1 1/2 cups) (you can substitute about 1 1/2 cups of any mix-ins you like)
1. Preheat oven to 350° F.
2. Cream together butter and sugars until creamy. (Do not skip this or just do it until they're mixed! Cream them and you will not regret it.)
3. Add egg and vanilla; blend well.
4. In another bowl combine flour, cornstarch and baking soda.
5. Add to butter mixture and then add chocolate chunks.
6. Drop by tablespoons onto a greased baking sheet and bake for 8-10 minutes, until golden brown around the edges. (I actually rolled them in balls. I also found that in my oven they needed 2-4 minutes longer, but that might just be my oven.)
Now, I am a dietitian, so in a lot of my recipes I will make comments about nutrition. First, to make them more nutritious, use half regular whole wheat flour or all whole wheat pastry flour and mix in dried fruit and nuts. Serve with milk.
Also note that the cookies in the picture used half whole wheat flour, half regular flour. I also used white chocolate chips and raisins instead of regular chocolate chips. They tasted wonderful, although the white chocolate was almost too sweet. Some macadamia nuts would have made them perfect.
Rosemary
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