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Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :

I'm going to make a batch of chocolate chip cookies tomorrow, and I was wondering if anybody had any favorite recipes they'd be interested in sharing. As long as they're tasty, I'm open to pretty much anything. No food allergies, and I'm not vegan or anything, so any ingredients you'd care to include are fair game.

Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :

Non chocolate chip cookies are okay too, as long as they're amazingly good. [Smile]

Posted by advice for robots (Member # 2544) on :

Oh, hey, if you're not a vegan, then I have a great cookie recipe that involves Italian sausage!

Seriously, I enjoy chocolate chip cookies too, but I usually follow the recipe on the back of the chocolate chips bag. I haven't seen a whole lot of variation in recipes. Flour, eggs, sugar, vanilla, chocolate chips. Walnuts are always tasty, I guess. [Smile]

Posted by plaid (Member # 2393) on :

http://www.hatrack.com/ubb/cgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=2;t=022811

I recommend (of course) the one I posted about using cottage cheese. Mmmmm.

Posted by Coccinelle (Member # 5832) on :

quote:
Oh, hey, if you're not a vegan, then I have a great cookie recipe that involves Italian sausage!

Could you post it... I've been looking for something like that for my sister-in-law. She just started the Atkins diet [Big Grin]

Posted by ludosti (Member # 1772) on :

The trick I've learned with chocolate chip cookies is to add extra flour (about an extra cup worth - so the dough isn't sticky) and a ton of extra vanilla (like a tablespoon or 2 total).

Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :

My favorite trick: add a couple of pinches of cinnamon to make chocolate chip cookies extra rich and special.

Posted by Vadon (Member # 4561) on :

I like a little peanut butter mixed in mine.

Posted by dkw (Member # 3264) on :

Add either a baby-food sized jar of applesauce or a half cup of leftover mashed potatoes to the standard tollhouse cookie recipe. Makes them yummy-soft.

Posted by advice for robots (Member # 2544) on :

What I do make is a delicious apple pie, and I'm getting better and better at that. The secret is lots of butter, lots of cinnamon/sugar mixture, and generous lemon juice. Mmmmmmm.

If someone could actually make chocolate chip cookies taste good with Italian sausage in them, that would be like George Costanza's perfect combination: food, TV, and you-know-what. I was totally being tongue-in-cheek about that, but now I wonder if it could actually work.

Posted by Rappin' Ronnie Reagan (Member # 5626) on :

My dad used to make Hillary Clinton's chocolate chip cookies every year, and they were always really good.

Posted by Allegra (Member # 6773) on :

Use the recipe on the toll house brand cookies, but use Giradelli baking chocolate chips.

Posted by whiskysunrise (Member # 6819) on :

Put in white chocolate chips with the normal chocolate chips. Makes them really good.

Posted by Goody Scrivener (Member # 6742) on :

mmmmmmmmmmmm white chocolate mmmmmmmmmm

Posted by Carrie (Member # 394) on :

When making them, however you decide, melt the butter instead of softening it. And use more brown sugar than white. Um... yeah, that's about all the cookie advice I have. I'd share my secret-cookie recipe (which debuted as a purely chocolate chip one), but then it wouldn't be a secret anymore [Smile]

Posted by FlyingCow (Member # 2150) on :

Hm... why can't I read any of these posts? Everything's showing up blank...

Edit: Aha! I had cookies disabled. [Evil]

[ December 11, 2004, 04:15 PM: Message edited by: FlyingCow ]

Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :

I have never in my life had a chocolate chip cookie better than one made with the recipe on the Nestle's bag, the classic Tollhouse cookie recipe. Without nuts.