Baked By Laura

There's no way to deny how much I love sweets.  Just ask anyone that has known me for more than a day.  What's a better way to spend the "snowstorm" than baking with the best gift ever.  I blogged about that lovely gift here. 

I have been thinking of ways to earn some extra cash here and there and I wanted to try baking.  I love baking and my family loves eating what I make, so I thought let's try it out.  I have been searching the internet for different recipes and trying to make them my own.

Today L and W wanted cookies so I wasn't experimenting, just pretty much followed step by step. 


Salted Chocolate Chip Cookies
adapted from Kyla Roma

What you need…

1 cup salted butter, softened

1/2 cup sugar

1 1/2 cup brown sugar

2 eggs


2 tsp. vanilla extract


3 cups (12 oz) all-purpose flour 

1 tsp. smallish-medium coarse sea salt (Kyla said that table salt is bitter so I trust her judgment...NO SUBSTITUTES)

1 tsp. baking soda


1 1/2 tsp. baking powder


2 cups/16 oz of semi-sweet chocolate chips 

Parchment paper for the pan (wax paper will burn, no substitutes!)

Are you Ready?!?

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Cream butter, sugar, and brown sugar until it is very creamy – approximately 3 to 5 minutes on medium speed.

3. Add the eggs and vanilla and beat for an additional 2 minutes.

4. Add baking soda, baking powder, salt, and flour until cookie batter is fully incorporated.

5. Finally add chocolate chips until well distributed.  The cookie batter should be somewhat thick.

6. Drop about 1 1/2 – 2 tablespoons of dough or use a medium cookie scoop and plop the batter onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. (mine spread too much so maybe try 1 tablespoon).Bake for 12-14 minutes until the edges are nice and golden brown. (I was able to make about 3 dozen... by the last batch I only had to leave them for 10 minutes since the oven was so hot, so make sure you watch them)

7. Remove from heat and allow the cookies to stay on the cookie sheet for an additional 2 minutes.  Pick up the parchment paper with the cookies still on top and transfer to a cool non-porous surface.  Allow the cookies to cool on the paper for at least 3 minutes before serving.

  

I wish I had some pictures after they had cooled down... However, they were devoured! Here they are still on the cookie sheet... See they are huge, but oh so yummy!!!