Haley’s Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies – Cook With Haley

http://telegraphharp.com//telegraphharp.com/wp-content/themes/metric/javascripts/jquery.loadimages.min.js Last weekend I had the opportunity to be of service at the Episcopal Student Center on the UT campus. We made dinner for the students and I used this as an excuse to do one of my favorite activities:  BAKE COOKIES!

Agudos

Creamed butter and sugar

I’ve come up with an easy and classic chocolate chip cookie for you guys. A slight exterior crunch and soft interior make this cookie a fantastic treat for any college student, or 5-year-old, mommy, daddy, grandma or grandpa, for that matter!

Wet ingredients all mixed together

When I was going to Texas State – San Marcos for my Bachelor degree I baked cookies all the time. Seriously there was a period of time where I baked at least twice a week in between work and school.

Fold in chips gently

I just loved making cookies and giving them to my friends…ok I’ll admit I ate a few as well…ok maybe more than a few. Hey, look college is stressful, students like cookies. Baking was my way of showing love and support for my friends, and myself!

12 per sheet. Seriously, don’t crowd the pan! best sight ever!

I tried probably hundreds of different recipes and learned so many different ways to mix proportions of ingredients to come out with softer or crisper cookies.

This recipe is one that I threw together the day of the dinner that we hosted at UT. It’s very classic and that makes it pretty simple. It also makes a ton of cookies. Two factors that I need when baking for a crowd — Simple and huge. You could search the internet and probably find this exact recipe on 8 other blogs, but really who cares where it comes from as long as you find what you need, right???

I encourage you to tweak this recipe to your liking! Want a softer cookie? Decrease the butter a touch and increase a bit on the baking soda. Like a sweet and salty thing? Increase the salt a bit. Want to add walnuts? Go for it! You could even substitute M&Ms for the chips!

Prep Time: 30 minutes Cook Time: 55 minutes total

Yield: 56 cookies