Just Like Levain's Chocolate Chip Cookie
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Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: American
 
Kitchen gadgets needed: Measuring cups, electric mixer, mixing bowl, spoonula, oven mitts, baking sheet, parchment paper, oven
Ingredients
  • 2 sticks butter (or 1 cup shortening + 4 tablespoons water), cold
  • ¼ cup brown sugar
  • 1 cup granulated (white) sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1½ tablespoons molasses (NOT black strap)
  • 3¼ cups + 2 tablespoons flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips (or 1 cup chocolate chips, 1 cup M&Ms)
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
  2. Cream together the butter, brown sugar and regular sugar, until the mixture is light and fluffy. (It should be moist looking, more like a batter than wet sand.) Beat in the eggs, then the molasses, until just combined.
  3. Slowly stir in the flour, salt and baking soda. Fold in the chocolate chips and any other mix-ins you desire. Use a ¼ cup measuring cup (yup, that big) to scoop out the dough. Fill it about ¾ full, and place each dough ball about 2½" apart on a parchment-lined baking sheet. (No parchment paper? No problem. It just makes cleanup easier.)
  4. Cook for 9-11 minutes, or until outside is lightly golden. The cookies are so massive that if you take them out when they still look undercooked, they'll continue to cook a little as they cool and will be the perfect, chewy-gooey consistency.
Recipe by Collegiate Cook at https://collegiatecook.com/2014/12/11/ultimate-cookie-bring-christmas-cookie-swap/