Alexis' Brown-Sugar Chocolate-Chip Cookies
Unlike traditional, moist chewy cookies, this recipe produces very flat and crisp chocolate-chip cookies. They will spread a great deal on the pan while baking. If cookies harden before you have a chance to remove them from the baking sheet, return the sheet to the oven for a few seconds to soften the dough for easier removal.
Ingredients
Makes fifty 4-inch cookies.
* 1 pound (4 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for baking sheets
* 3 cups packed light-brown sugar
* 1 cup granulated sugar
* 4 large eggs
* 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
* 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
* 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
* 2 teaspoons baking soda
* 1 1/2 cups best-quality chocolate chips
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line two baking sheets with Silpat baking mats or parchment; set aside. Cream butter until smooth; add sugars, and beat until smooth. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Into a large bowl, sift together dry ingredients. Slowly beat dry ingredients into wet mixture. Fold in chocolate chips.
2. Drop 2 to 3 tablespoons dough per cookie onto prepared baking sheets; space dough at least 2 inches apart to allow for spreading. Bake until golden, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove cookies from baking sheets, and allow to cool on baking racks.