Real stroopwafels are a Dutch treat. They look like thin, finely waffled cookies filled with a stripe of caramel. Faux stroopwafels could be described the same way. But while real stroopwafels take skill and a steady hand to make, the faux variety can be made perfectly by the most careless person in the world.
Crack open the jar (or can) of dulce de leche, and rip open a packet of pizzelles. Use the back of a spoon to smear a spoonful of dulce de leche over one pizzelle, spreading the caramel out almost to the edge of the cookie in a thing layer. (You should be able to see the pizzelle pattern through parts of it.) Then put another pizzelle on top. Gently press and shift the waffles until the caramel is pushed out to the edge.
My goodness I love chocolate chip cookies. When asked what my favorite food is, the answer is always "chocolate chip cookies, preferably right out of the oven." So you'd better believe I have a pretty glorious recipe in my back pocket.
I know, as a former food editor and blogger, people expect me to tell them my favorite food is something like garlic ramps or beef bourguignon, but it's simply not true. Almost every form of chocolate chip cookies hits the spot for me.
It's the only recipe I know off the top of my head, and I have texted it, emailed it, shared in social situations (literally standing around at parties I get asked for it) and on phone calls, more times than I can count. Here it is for YOU!
I laminated flaked chocolate into a rich dough enhanced with molasses. Chilled it overnight and baked each one perfectly. They were my take on the luscious Jacques Torres CC Cookies sold at his bakery up the street from my house.
My friend Nikki won. You know what recipe she used? THIS recipe. This very recipe you're looking at right now! That perfect chocolate chip cookie recipe I had baked for 20 years and passed over like it wasn't good enough.
The image above is of the gorgeous cookie I styled when I shared a version of this recipe with Martha Stewart. I was an editor there at the time and shared many of my personal recipes in the pages of her magazine, as well as created new ones.
At the time I was just not wanting to share my special recipe with the world of Martha Stewart subscribers! I created a different version, about half the recipe I use now. It was part of a magazine story I developed on all different kinds of chocolate chip cookies!
Bring on the chocolate! "The mix", to me, is perfection. I love the sweetness and rich chocolate flavor milk chips bring. But I need that punch of dark chocolate to balance it all out. Oh, it's heaven!
A cookie baked at 300F until done, results in a flat, crispy cookie. 375F creates a cookie with a browned outside and soft inside. I wanted the best of both worlds and stick with an oven-thermometer-tested 350F temperature. I get chewy, gooey cookies with a bit of crispness around the edges.
Knowing how long to bake chocolate chip cookies is almost an art! I prefer cookies that are quite soft and gooey, so I under bake my cookies by about a minute, and let them rest until almost cool on the baking sheet. They continue to cook with the heat of the pan, but not the surrounding heat of the oven.
Use parchment. The thin layer of non-stick parchment paper lets the bottoms of the cookies bake evenly and not get overly browned. It is also a great way to transfer still warm cookies from the baking sheet to keep cooling. Just slide the entire paper off the sheet and onto the counter.
The bake will be different. Depending on your dough, and what shape you freeze it in, the cookies may spread a lot or a little. Practice baking one or two to get the timing down and know how you like them.
These glorious chocolate chip cookies can be baked right after mixing up. They'll be delicious. But chilling cookie dough changes it in some spectacular ways. This is how you make chewy chocolate chip cookies!!
It's not needed, but if you let the dough sit in the fridge overnight (or keep a batch in there for a week like I do) it mellows and becomes like a chewy bakery cookie. Really delicious.
This chocolate chip cookie recipe was one of the first that we made to taste so close to the original you can hardly tell them apart! We blended our own flour, and experimented with the amount of xantham gum for texture (there were some major mess-ups that were eaten with a spoon off the baking sheet!)
Now, thanks to the perfect blend of Cup4Cup all-purpose gluten free flour, it's a simple swap. Make these cookies gluten-free by simply substituting the all-purpose wheat flour I've had the best success with that brand!
I'm so glad they were a hit! I make mine with approximately 3 tablespoons of dough. It's not exact. Sometimes I use a cookie scoop and sometimes just grab dough with my fingers. I also like to make them mini, about 1 1/2 tablespoons of dough. No I don't grease my baking sheets. I bake on sheets of parchment 99% of the time so it makes for a non-stick surface and easy cleanup.
Hi Margie, There are a lot of factors that may play into that! The darkness of your brown sugar. Whether you chilled the dough before baking, or not, etc. Tell me a bit more about the difference or if they were unsatisfactory.
Hi Julie! Yes, I have a solution based on your description. I don't specify how to measure flour because I am not a technical baking website. However, in my experience, if you did not change any other elements in the recipe, the nugget issue would be because of the flour. Your flour may have been settled in your container, or scooped into your measuring cup. Both of these could result in quite a few tablespoons or ounces of extra flour, making the batter dry. I often fluff or sift my flour and then spoon the flour into my cup. If you want to be fail-safe: The weight of your flour should equal 120g (or 4 1/4 ounces) per cup. If you haven't baked them all, you can knead in a few tablespoons of water or milk and chill the dough overnight. They should be more chewy cookies after that. Hope this helps.
I've made this recipe a few times, it has become my go-to cookie recipe. The first time I tried it, I was in awe. The next time I wanted to make cookies I tried a new NYT recipe that came out and I found myself longing for *this* recipe while eating the other cookie (imagine that!!! craving a cookie while eating a cookie...). I found myself comparing it to this recipe.
I now only make this one, and have stuck to refrigerating the dough for a full week. The cookies are...to die for. There is nothing like them. I roll the dough into cookie "balls" and freeze them (because this recipe is huge). It makes the perfect snack, just baking a cookie or two at a time.
Oh Amanda I'm so sorry! I did a little investigating because I've made them GF a lot with success. I'll be honest, I've always used Cup4Cup GF all-purpose flour. I looked at Namaste brand and it seems to have a ton more tapioca starch than Cup4Cup. This could be a big reason for the cookies lack of spreading. Namaste would probably be great for quick breads and biscuits though! I hope you'll try them again if you ever get Cup4Cup. In the meantime it makes a ton of cookie dough, so if you have any leftover press it into a pie tin or square baking pan about an inch high and bake it as a cookie bar, don't over bake it. Should be a tasty bar with that texture. Thanks for letting me know your issues.
Hi Tara - We are sheltering in place - looked for a chocolate chip cookie recipe and found yours - made your recipe two days ago and the family went nuts and demanded I make them yesterday - so good!!! Thanks
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Kristen yes! Thanks for walking me through your process. By not fluffing the flour or lightly spooning it into your measuring cup, I'm afraid that would be the culprit. Everyone measures flour differently for sure. These cookies are somewhat forgiving so I don't include a lesson on flour measuring in the post. But anytime you scoop flour right our of your bag you are running the risk of adding a lot of excess flour. Several tablespoons extra with each cup, because it has settled and compacted down into the bag. With four cups of flour in the recipe, that may be a lot of extra flour. To insure your flour is being measured correctly you could sift the flour before measuring it. I hope this helps. I am glad you liked the dough! The other tip is to let the dough rest in the fridge overnight. I wrap mine in plastic to keep it from drying out. The flour will absorb the moisture in the dough and be more balanced.
I used some dark brown sugar as you suggested ...1/2 c dark, 1 c reg brown. I only had a few TBSP of milk choc chips so I used a mix of what I had in the baking pantry and added 1 c of chopped roasted pecans.
Well you have made my day...week...year! What a lovely comment and I am just elated that you found a recipe that makes you happy. This is my happy recipe too. I created it over 20 years ago and it's been through a few tweaks, but it is my tried and true love. Ohhh you are so sweet to leave such a nice review and note. So thoughtful. May you cookie days be plentiful and delicious forever!!!
Hi Miriam I'm so thrilled you love this recipe and keep sharing it!! LOVE that story!!! So I would be hesitant to bake this in a half sheet pan because the edges would get quite done and the middle would not. Just the nature of a big pan like that. The center needs the heat of the edges. I'd suggest baking it in a few quarter sheet pans (or 9x13 pans). As far as how much dough, I haven't tested it, but you'll probably want at least a 1/2 inch thick layer of dough in the pan. You could go slightly thicker if you'd like. I love the idea of a bar cookie and it should bake wonderfully in a smaller pan like a quarter sheet pan.
With 1/2 the dough I added white Ghirardelli chips and 1 cup of salted chopped macadamia nuts...baked these off as cookies - these were absolutely INSANE and I don't even like white chocolate! I made them for my hubs who was a happy happy guy!
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