It was just my luck that I was in the mood to make chocolate chip cookies, and only had a small bit of several different types of chocolate chips available to me. The resulting cookies are easily the best cookies I have ever made, and are deserving of their own place in my recipe book.
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Chocolate Chip Cookies
White chocolate, semi-sweet, bitter-sweet, why pick? Have all three!
Add the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar to a mixing bowl (KitchenAid or hand mixer) and cream them together well. Beat in the egg and the vanilla.
In a separate bowl, mix the flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt. Add this to the mixture and stir until well blended. Stir in chocolate chips.
Scoop spoonfuls of dough (about 2 Tbsp) and shape them into a ball and place them onto a parchment paper or Silicone Baking Mat lined baking tray. (You should have ~20 cookies) Chill the cookies for at least one hour. (Optional, freeze cookie dough for baking later)
Preheat the oven to 325ºF. Arrange the chilled cookie dough balls onto the parchment/silicone-lined baking tray, leaving 3 inches between the cookies. (~10 cookies/tray) Lightly press the tops of the cookies with your palm or a cookie press so that they are approximately 1/2 an inch tall. If baking dough that has been frozen, allow them to thaw for 20 minutes before baking. Bake for ~15 minutes, until the cookies are browned around the edges.
Allow the cookies to cool on the baking tray slightly before serving.
Notes
Just baking for my husband and myself, I find we rarely need 20 cookies at a time. I usually bake up one sheet of cookies (10 cookies) and freeze the other half for later.
This recipe is also delicious with only one type of chocolate chip, as long as you reach approximately 1 1/4 cup of total chocolate chips you’ll achieve a similar ratio of chips to dough.
An unexpected but delicious twist – try adding a pinch of coarse grain salt (such as kosher, sea salt, or flake salt) to the top of your cookies right after they come out of the oven. The occasional salt compliments the chocolate very nicely.
