The Puffy Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipes

PERFECTLY PUFFY CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350F degrees.
• In a small bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt; set aside.
• In a glass bowl, microwave the butter for about 40 seconds to just barely melt it. It shouldn't be hot - but it should well on it's way to liquid form; remove from microwave.
• Using a stand mixer, beat the melted butter with both sugars until creamy about 3 minutes. Add the vanilla and the egg; beat on low speed until just incorporated.
• Add the flour mixture and mix on low speed until a soft dough forms. Stir in the chocolate chips by hand with a large wooden or similar sturdy spoon.
• Roll the dough into 16 largish balls and divide between two cookie sheets that have been lined with parchment or a silicone baking mat.
• Bake for 9-11 minutes until the cookies look puffy and just barely golden. Take care not to over bake the cookies as they'll continue to bake as they cool on the pan. Let the cookies cool completely on the baking sheet before removing.
• Store cookies in an airtight container on the counter or in the fridge- they're my favorite when just chilled! The cookies also freeze beautifully.

PERFECTLY PUFFY CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat the sugars, butter and Crisco until light and fluffy (about 2 minutes). Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then the vanilla extract. Add pudding mix; stir until incorporated.
• In a small bowl, whisk together 3 cups of the flour with the baking soda and salt. Slowly blend into the egg mixture.
• Add additional 1/4 to 1/2 cup of flour, if needed. The dough should be somewhat like the consistency of pie crust dough...not sticky. I use a total of 3 to 3 1/2 cups flour, depending on the humidity level of the day.
• Fold in chocolate chips.
• Drop spoonfuls of dough on cookie sheet. (To achieve a more round, cleaner look, roll the balls of cookie dough in your hand instead of just dropping on the cookie sheet.) Bake for 10 minutes, or until the cookies are JUST starting to turn golden, rotating baking sheets halfway through. The cookies may not look done, but that is the trick to keeping them puffy and soft. Let cookies cool on the cookie sheet on top of wire racks for 5 minutes. Remove from cookie sheets and cool completely on the cooling racks.
• *Recipe Note: Make sure your baking soda is not expired. Test this by combining a little with vinegar and water. If not bubbly, get new baking soda or you will have flat cookies.
• Source: Inspired by Erin Rood and Carol Elliott, friends of Pennies on a Platter

THE PUFFY

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Combine the shortening, sugar, and brown sugar in the mixer's work bowl, and cream until light and fluffy. In the meantime, sift together the cake flour, salt, and baking powder and set aside.
• Add the eggs 1 at a time to the creamed mixture. Then add vanilla. Increase the speed until thoroughly incorporated.
• With the mixer set to low, slowly add the dry ingredients to the shortening and combine well. Stir in the chocolate chips. Chill the dough. Scoop onto parchment-lined baking sheets, 6 per sheet. Bake for 13 minutes or until golden brown and puffy, checking the cookies after 5 minutes. Rotate the baking sheet for even browning. Cool and store in an airtight-container.

THE PUFFY CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375ºF. Line 4 half-sheet pans with parchment paper and set aside.
• Combine the shortening, sugar, and brown sugar in the work bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Cream together on high speed until light and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes. Sift together the cake flour, salt, and baking powder in a medium mixing bowl and set aside.
• Add the eggs, one at a time, to the creamed mixture, increasing the speed between each addition. Then add the vanilla. Increase the speed to high until thoroughly incorporated.
• Decrease the speed to low and add the dry ingredients to the mixer in three installments. Be sure to stop the mixture and scrape down the sides of the work bowl between each addition. Stir in the chocolate chips.
• Chill the dough completely, approximately 1 hour. Scoop the dough into 1 1/2 ounce portions onto the prepared half-sheet pans, 6 cookies per sheet. For most even doneness, bake one sheet at a time for 13 minutes, rotating the pan halfway through. Bake two pans at a time for 14 minutes, checking the cookies after 5 minutes. Rotate the half-sheet pans for more even browning.
• Move the finished cookies to a wire rack. Cool completely and store in an airtight container.

SHIRLEY CORRIHER'S CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES, PUFFY VERSION

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Sift flour, salt and baking powder together. Set aside.
• Beat shortening and sugar together until fluffy.
• Add egg and beat thoroughly.
• Beat in vanilla.
• Gradually add dry ingredients and beat on low speed until thoroughly combined.
• Stir in chips.
• Drop onto lightly greased cookie sheets and bake for about 12 minutes, or until edges begin to brown.

FLUFFY CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Beat margarine, brown sugar, and white sugar together with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth and creamy. Beat first egg into butter mixture. Beat second egg into mixture along with vanilla extract.
• Combine flour, baking soda, and salt in a bowl; stir into creamed margarine mixture until dough is almost white. Fold chocolate chips into dough. Drop small spoonfuls of dough onto a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges are lightly browned, 10 to 12 minutes.