Not Your Average Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipes

SPECIAL RESTAURANT CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Prepare oatmeal flour in blender.
• Cream butter and sugars.
• Add eggs and vanilla to creamed butter/sugar mixture.
• In separate bowl, mix flour, salt, oat flour, baking soda and baking powder.
• Add to creamed butter mixture and mix well.
• Add chips, grated chocolate and nuts.
• Make 1 1/2 inch balls and space them 2 inches apart on baking sheet.
• Bake at 375° for 6 minutes. Check them.
• If just starting to crisp and brown, remove them. If not, check every minute or two.
• Let rest a couple of minutes and remove to a rack to cool.

BROWNED BUTTER CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Sift together flour, salt and baking soda; set aside.
• Melt butter in medium saucepan over low heat. Continue to cook on low heat, stirring often, until butter is browned. Turn off heat and stir in white and brown sugars.
• Scrape into a medium mixing bowl and use electric mixer to cream the butter and sugars together. Add half & half, lemon juice, vanilla extract and eggs. Mix in until well combined.
• Add half of the flour mixture and incorporate into the batter with electric mixer. Add the rest and mix until thoroughly combined. Stir in the chocolate chips. The cookie dough will be very soft and buttery. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and chill until firm (an hour or two).
• Preheat oven to 375°F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper. Scoop up heaping Tablespoonfuls of cookie dough and use your hands to roll into balls. Place 12 balls on a sheet, keeping about an inch and a half between each ball.
• Bake 10 to 12 minutes, depending on how large you've rolled your balls (mine took 11 minutes).

NOT YOUR AVERAGE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE

Steps:

• 1. Mix dry ingredients (first 5 listed) together. Set aside.
• 2. In a separate bowl, cream together shortening, butter, and both sugars until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Add vanilla and lemon juice and beat well.
• 3. Slowly add in dry ingredients, beating on low until combined. Stir in chocolate chips. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
• 4. Preheat oven to 350. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
• 5. Using 1/4 C measuring cup, or an ice cream scoop, place cookies about 2 inches apart on lined baking sheets. Bake for 12-14 minutes, or until cookies begin to turn golden on the top and around the edges.
• 6. Cool on pan for 2 minutes before transfering to a wire rack to cool completely.