This week’s Tuesday Treat is: Mama’s Chocolate Chip Cookies!

Basic ingredients are crucialGive_Me_Astoria_image_00028. Do not mess with them! Flour, liquid, salt, fat and leavening ingredients are all equally important for a recipeGive_Me_Astoria_image_00028. Baking is chemistryGive_Me_Astoria_image_00028. Every little detail countsGive_Me_Astoria_image_00028. Unlike cooking, you must measure everything accurately with the right measuring toolsGive_Me_Astoria_image_00028. Every baker should learn the necessity of accuracyGive_Me_Astoria_image_00028. Having a complete set of measuring utensils is key for thisGive_Me_Astoria_image_00028. Carefully measure the ingredients for best resultsGive_Me_Astoria_image_00028. A half teaspoon of butter is very different from 1 tablespoon of itGive_Me_Astoria_image_00028. You won’t believe how much it can affect the taste and texture of your cakesGive_Me_Astoria_image_00028. Now that we covered this very basic but crucial baking tip, let’s bake!

Ingredients

• 250 grGive_Me_Astoria_image_00028. butter
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 tbspGive_Me_Astoria_image_00028. vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 tspGive_Me_Astoria_image_00028. baking soda
• 1/2 tspGive_Me_Astoria_image_00028. salt
• 2 cups chocolate chips
• 1 cup oatmeal

Tips

• The ingredients you choose for your cookies will show in the final productGive_Me_Astoria_image_00028.
• Choose a good butter and excellent chocolate chips for best resultsGive_Me_Astoria_image_00028.
• Make sure all ingredients are room temperature and the butter is softGive_Me_Astoria_image_00028. Not melted, but softGive_Me_Astoria_image_00028. I stress this because my first time making cookies, I melted the butterGive_Me_Astoria_image_00028. Don’t judge! lol
• Be sure to preheat the oven to 350ºF; this recipe makes approximately 30 cookiesGive_Me_Astoria_image_00028.

Method

Cream together the butter with the sugars scraping the sides of the bowl frequently until well combinedGive_Me_Astoria_image_00028. Gradually add the eggs one at a time continuing to scrape the bowlGive_Me_Astoria_image_00028. Add the vanillaGive_Me_Astoria_image_00028. In a separate bowl whisk the flour, baking soda and saltGive_Me_Astoria_image_00028. Add it to the mixture and blend wellGive_Me_Astoria_image_00028. Add the chocolate chips and the oatmeal lastGive_Me_Astoria_image_00028. Roll 35 grGive_Me_Astoria_image_00028. balls of dough, placing them spaced out on a prepared baking trayGive_Me_Astoria_image_00028. If using a standard oven, you should be able to fit 12-15 cookies on each trayGive_Me_Astoria_image_00028. Bake for 8 minutes in a preheated ovenGive_Me_Astoria_image_00028. Remove from heat and let sit for 5 minutes before gently placing the cookies with a spatula on a cooling rackGive_Me_Astoria_image_00028. The reason this is done is so that your cookies don’t absorb all the moisture the heat is giving off leaving you with a soggy cookie instead of a soft oneGive_Me_Astoria_image_00028.

Enjoy, and be sure to tag so we can see your final product! See you next Tuesday, for what’s sure to be another delicious treat!