Chocolate chip cookies are delicious. So are oatmeal raisin cookies. But in my opinion, the king of all cookies is a hybrid of the two. For years, I'd been sampling and comparing oatmeal chocolate chip cookies but had never tried making my own. Until this week, that is. After one misguided attempt resulting in insipid, cakey little domes that dried out almost instantaneously, I took a step back for a minute. I thought about a standard chewy oatmeal raisin cookie -- the kind that bends as you bite into it and leaves behind a rich, spicy aftertaste. And then I thought of the chocolate chip cookies my mother used to make when I was growing up. She took the recipe from the Nestle Toll House chocolate chips bag and tweaked it so that the cookies came out flatter and crisper around the edges, with rich caramel undertones. I decided what I was really looking to achieve lay somewhere in between these two.
The resulting cookies were crisp indeed, almost lacy, with little pockets where butter and sugar had pooled to create crackly deposits of caramel. The spices were pronounced without being overbearing, and every cookie promised at least half a dozen chips. It was difficult to wait until they were cool enough to handle. I may never make plain old chocolate chip cookies again!
Chocolate chip cookies are delicious. So are oatmeal raisin cookies. But in my opinion, the king of all cookies is a hybrid of the two. For years, I'd been sampling and comparing oatmeal chocolate chip cookies but had never tried making my own. Until this week, that is. After one misguided attempt resulting in insipid, cakey little domes that dried out almost instantaneously, I took a step back for a minute. I thought about a standard chewy oatmeal raisin cookie -- the kind that bends as you bite into it and leaves behind a rich, spicy aftertaste. And then I thought of the chocolate chip cookies my mother used to make when I was growing up. She took the recipe from the Nestle Toll House chocolate chips bag and tweaked it so that the cookies came out flatter and crisper around the edges, with rich caramel undertones. I decided what I was really looking to achieve lay somewhere in between these two.
The resulting cookies were crisp indeed, almost lacy, with little pockets where butter and sugar had pooled to create crackly deposits of caramel. The spices were pronounced without being overbearing, and every cookie promised at least half a dozen chips. It was difficult to wait until they were cool enough to handle. I may never make plain old chocolate chip cookies again!
12 of our favorite cookie recipes -- everything from indulgent Oaxacan Cinnamon Chocolate Macaroons to wholesome Zucchini-Lemon Cookies. Get your bake sale on.
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12 of our favorite cookie recipes -- everything from indulgent Oaxacan Cinnamon Chocolate Macaroons to wholesome Zucchini-Lemon Cookies. Get your bake sale on.
Brought to you by the spirited home coo...
I baked "the crispy oatmeal chocolate chip" yesterday. They taste good but look nothing like the picture. Mine are very dark and spread out more and are thin. You can see that there are oats in my cookies..the pic ^ looks to me more like regular chocolate chip cookies with no oats. My family liked them tho...I just wish they weren't so thin and had a little more body to them.
catcancook: I baked "the crispy oatmeal chocolate chip" yesterday. They taste
Next time, try chilling the cookie dough for at least an hour before scooping onto the baking sheet. I use a mini ice-cream squeezie scooper because it's fast. Many drop cookie recipies work out better this way.
LAM: Next time, try chilling the cookie dough for at least
Thanks for that tip and I'll try it next time.. I am a really good 'cook' but not a baker. I wondered why she didn't put that note in the recipe? All of my cookies have been eaten so, they are tasty!
catcancook: Thanks for that tip and I'll try it next time..
BEST cookie ever.....get a package of Hershey's Cinnamon Chips. Make the recipe on the back and substitute dried cranberries for the raisins (like an oatmeal raisin, but with these cinnamon chips its pure heaven!!!)
oldgraymare: BEST cookie ever.....get a package of Hershey's Cinnamon Chips. Make
whatkatiesbaking: these all look delicious these.... http://www.whatkatiesbaking.com/2011/06/one-bowl-cranberry-white-chocolate.html... are the best cookies
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peanut butter
butterscotch chips
butter
melt then add:
marshmallows
chow mein noodles.
Then spoon onto waxed paper and refrigerate.
Highly addictive. And you don't have to deal with the white chocolate that tastes like a combination of sugar and wax.
these.... http://www.whatkatiesbaking.com/2011/06/one-bowl-cranberry-white-chocolate.html... are the best cookies I'VE ever made.
http://casa-giardino.blogspot.com/2010/06/my-favorite-treats-dolci-di-noci.html
Ayla McIntosh
Sugar cookies always were too sweet so I will stay away.