Make scrumptious soft chocolate chip cookies at home for a fraction of the cost, and try different flavors like walnut, banana & double chocolate chip cookies!

Soft Chocolate Cookies Spell Love

I love chocolate chip cookies, and I’ve created many variations of chocolate chip cookie recipes.

I’ve added bananas to make banana chocolate chip cookies, walnut chocolate chip cookies, and double chocolate chip cookies.

Forget buying cookies at the grocery store or bakery, as making soft chocolate chip cookies from scratch is cheaper.

Once you understand the basic chocolate chip cookie recipe, you can create recipes for homemade chocolate chip cookies and add ingredients to jazz the cookie up.

I’m no pastry chef, but I like cookies and brownies because they are dead easy to make. It’s also a great way to involve the kids.

Baking With Kids

Since we don’t have any kids, my best friend came around with his daughter, and we (well, I) asked her if she had ever baked.

She had told me no, so I offered to teach her how to make my famous soft chocolate chip cookies recipe,

It didn’t take long to see that beautiful big smile on her face, and her eyes lit up because she was extremely excited to start.

I had all the ingredients for chocolate chip cookies ready to go when she came over.

Although I didn’t have a tiny apron for her, I did her.

It was a great idea to shop around the dollar store because they carry them unless you are handy with the sewing machine and can make one.

First, I went over the recipe with her and explained all the ingredients to her.

She had the choice of semi-sweet or milk chocolate chips, and she chose the milk chocolate. (we even added extras sh……)

I had her stand beside me while I measured the ingredients, explained them, and then handed them to her so she could put them in the stand mixer.

At first, she was a bit scared of the mixer, but quickly realized it wouldn’t explode in her face.

She was anxious to crack the eggs because she kept picking them up.

I thought, how would I teach her to crack an egg since she was ready to go with it in her hand?

I’ll be honest and say I was a bit nervous, but we did it, and although she was scared, I think the next time she picks up an egg, it won’t be as difficult of a task for her.

Getting Messy Making Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies

Teaching kids that it’s okay to make a mess when cooking or baking and that we do make mistakes.

We might mess up cracking the egg, but it should be a laughable time as it’s a learning experience.

It also helps children overcome anxiety when preparing meals or desserts in the kitchen.

If we can motivate the kids to try at least to do something, they may realize it wasn’t so bad.

Once the cookie batter was mixed up, she poured all the chocolate chips into the mixer.

I removed the stainless steel bowl and brought it to the oven, where I had the baking sheets.

“Now you’ve learned how to make homemade chocolate chip cookie dough,” I said, and she smiled at me.

Time to scoop and bake, I said.

Prepping The Baking Sheets

I lined the baking sheets with silpats, which I explained to her so she knew what they were and why I was using them.

For those who don’t, a Silpat is a baking mat you put on your tray so the cookies won’t stick.

You can also use parchment paper, or if you have a non-stick baking sheet, you’re all set.

She is a brilliant young girl for her age, and it’s nice to hear when children repeat what you say or question what you do because it shows me that she is paying attention and wants to learn.

She asked me if we could make a cookie as big as my house, and I told her that we would need lots more cookie batter to do that.

I gave her the spoon, and since she is left-handed, she struggled a bit to get the batter out of the bowl, but eventually, she found her rhythm, and the cookies got bigger and bigger, lol.

After she dropped them on the tray, I did my best to make them the same size.

I explained to her that when you drop the cookies on the baking sheet, it’s essential to make sure they are uniform in size so they bake evenly.

Soft or Crunchy Cookies

I asked her if she liked soft or crunchy chocolate chip cookies.

She told me soft cookies, so I called these dark alley soft chocolate chip cookies.

The name seemed fitting because they are loaded with milk chocolate chips, soft, and are the type of cookie you want to sneak off and eat while hiding with a big cup of milk.

These cookies are so sinful you will want to hide in an alley to eat them so no one else can scoop them up.

Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies Are Sinful Pleasures

Of course, you won’t have to eat them in an alley, but feel free to hide in the closet, the far corner of the basement, the cold room, the front porch, or the spare bedroom.

‘You could lock yourself in the bathroom if you have to so no one can find you to see what you are up to.

These chocolate chip cookies are meant to appeal to anyone who has a chocolate craving and wants to sit back, relax, and enjoy each morsel.

If you’re going to share the love, you can quickly put all the dry ingredients in layers into a jar to create a chocolate chip cookies-in-a-jar gift for a friend and attach the recipe.

This is a great way to say thanks, or I love you, I miss you, thanks for being such a great friend, etc.

Sometimes, it’s the little things that count that make people smile.

Baking For The First Time

She told me that now that she knows how to bake chocolate chip cookies, she can make them for her dad, who apparently could use a few cooking lessons, according to his daughter.

It was an excellent experience as it was the first time I’d baked with a child.

I learned that if you want a child to grow, you must take time to teach them.

Some kids out there crave this education because they want people to take an interest in them and show them how to do grown-up things that they can’t do on their own yet.

This little girl will remember her first cookie-baking experience with me.

I also hope that one day, she can teach someone else the art of baking cookies in the kitchen.

Discussion: Do you bake with your children?

Soft Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

Yield: 24 cookies Oven: Pre-heat 350 degrees Time: 8 mins

• 1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup of packed brown sugar
• Two teaspoons of baking powder
• 1/2 cup white granulated sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup of softened butter
• 2 large eggs
• 2 1/2 cups of milk chocolate chips
• 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract

How To Make Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies

• Add flour, brown sugar, granulated sugar, baking powder, and salt in a stand mixer, and then mix in butter, eggs, and vanilla.
• Add the chocolate chips and mix until the batter is combined and stiff.
• Using a scoop or two spoons, drop cookies uniformly onto a baking sheet lined with parchment, silpats, or non-stick spray.
• Bake chocolate chip cookies in a preheated oven at 350 degrees for about 7-8 minutes. (do not let them brown too much)
• Pull from the oven and transfer after 1 minute to a cooling rack so the cookies stop baking on the baking sheet.

I hope you enjoy my easy recipe for soft chocolate chip cookies.

Discussion: What are your favourite types of cookies?

Please leave any comments below.

Thanks for stopping by.

Mr. CBB

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