Simply Chocolate Chip

Appreciation for the simple chocolate chip cookie.

Or at least the dough.

I made Nestle Toll House chocolate chip cookies - but with milk chocolate morsels instead of semisweet.  Still like semisweet better, but it's nice to know that the milk chocolate morsels work too!

But seriously, these are the best chocolate chip cookies ever.  So delish.

And that's it for my post today.  Wow, I'm slacking off, aren't I? XD I promise I'll get more detailed later.  Because, my darlings, it's almost Halloween!

I bet you can't guess what my costume is!
-JJ

Brownies - and White Chocolate!

A perfect combination of two of my top favorite things: white chocolate and brownies.  Wut.  And they are very delicious.

STORYTIME!!!

I made these for a very special occasion - watching Doctor Who with my friends! :D If you are not a so-called Whovian yet, then you really oughta be.

Because this guy right here...

...is Matt Smith and he's adorable.  Bow ties are very cool.

So, Season 7 of the new series (because DW goes back a looong time, back to 1963) just premiered, well, a while ago, but I'm behind because unfortunately I don't have BBC America at my disposal.

That's right, this is a British sci-fi show.  And it's awesome.

So, these brownies hold memories for me.  Memories of dinosaurs on spaceships and hilarious little quips and the Doctor's (ex-)companions, Amy and Rory.  Ahhh, the good old days.

Now, the good nummy brownies!  Owe this recipe - mostly - to Nestle at Very Best Baking!  I did make a few changes though... ;)

White Chip Brownies
1 cup flour
1/2 cup cocoa
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 cups sugar
3/4 cup butter, melted
2 teaspoons vanilla
3 large eggs
2 cups/12-oz. package white chocolate chips, divided

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  Grease a 9-inch square baking pan.
2. In a medium bowl, combine flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt with a fork.
3. In a large bowl, beat sugar, butter, and vanilla.  Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.  Gradually add the dry ingredients.
4. Stir in 1 cup white chocolate chips and spread into prepared pan.
5. Bake 25-30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out slightly sticky.  Cool on a wire rack.
6. In a metal bowl over a saucepan of simmering water, melted remaining cup of white chocolate chips, stirring constantly with a rubber spatula.  Once completely melted, spread on cooled brownies, covering the entire surface.
7. Refrigerate 5 minutes and cut into squares.  Store room temperature, covered with plastic wrap.  Makes 9-16 brownies.

So, yes, I changed the white chocolate part at the end - but you know what?  My version is easier and better.  So there.

Breaking it down:
Combine dry ingredients...

Then combine sugar, melted butter, and vanilla...

Add eggs...

Stir in the dry ingredients...

To make a beautiful brownie batter!

Stir in those white chocolate chips...

Then bake and coat with white chocolate!  They are absolutely delicious - all fudgy and white chocolatey and just beautiful inside your mouth.

My mouth is watering!
-JJ

Chocolate White Chip Cookies

As you probably can tell, I recently realized that chocolate cookies + chocolate chips = more chocolate.  And you've known that I'm a major chocoholic from the title of this post, so here goes another recipe that you can find at Very Best Baking:

Chocolate White Chip Cookies

REQUIRES SOFTENED BUTTER

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

2 sticks unsalted butter, softened

3/4 cup granulated sugar

2/3 cup packed brown sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 large eggs

2 cups (12 oz. package) white chocolate chips

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt in small/medium bowl.
3. In a large bowl, beat butter with sugars and vanilla until creamy.  Add eggs one at a time, stirring well after each addition.
4. Gradually add flour mixture, mixing thoroughly.  Stir in the chocolate chips.
5. Drop by large cookie scoop or rounded teaspoon onto ungreased baking sheets.
6. Bake for 9 minutes.  Cool on sheets for 2 minutes, then remove to a wire rack.  Makes 60 cookies.

Breaking it down:

In a medium bowl, combine flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt...

In a large bowl, beat butter...

...with sugars and vanilla...

Add eggs, one at a time...

...and stir well.

Gradually add flour mixture...

...mixing thoroughly.

Add chocolate chips...

...stir them in...

...and plop your dough onto a cookie sheet.

Bake for 9 minutes, let cool on the sheet for 2...

...and remove to a wire rack and enjoy!

-JJ

Thank You, Nestle

Ever looked at the back of the bag of Nestle Tollhouse Semisweet Chocolate Chunks?  Do.  I did, and I found this recipe - which turned out fantabulous.  (Because that's a word, right? LOL)  But seriously, it's really good.  Try it.  Your friends and family will love you (even more) for it.

You can find the recipe here, but I'll repost it anyway!

Double Chocolate Chunk Cookies
REQUIRES SOFTENED BUTTER

2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cups unsweetened cocoa
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 sticks butter, softened
2/3 cup granulated sugar
2/3 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 large eggs
11.5 oz. package semisweet chocolate chunks

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl.
3. Beat butter until creamy, then add sugars and vanilla and mix thoroughly.
4. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
5. Gradually add flour mixture, mixing well after each addition.
6. Add chocolate chunks and give a final stir.
7. Drop by large cookie scoop/rounded tablespoon onto ungreased baking sheets.
8. Bake for 9-11 minutes (mine took about 9) or until cookies are puffed but their centers are still soft. Cool on sheets for 2 minutes, then remove to a wire rack.  Makes about 40 cookies.

Breaking it down:
Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt...

Beat butter, then add sugars and vanilla...

Mix well...

Add eggs and mix thoroughly...

Mix in flour mixture and add chocolate chunks...

Drop by large cookie scoop onto cookie sheets...

And bake for about 9 minutes.  Cool on a rack and enjoy!