Anyone know a good recipe for *soft* choc. chip cookies?

Question

I tried this recipe I found today, and although the cookies taste great, I prefer a softer, somewhat chewy cookie...Here is the recipe I used;

Preheat oven to 375. Combine 2 1/4c flour, 1 tsp baking soda & 1/2 tsp salt. In a seperate bowl, cream 1c butter, 1/2 c sugar & 3/4c brown sugar until fluffy. Add 2 tsp vanilla and 1 egg - beat well. Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture....Add chocolate chips. Bake 10 - 15 minutes.

I made them the size that the recipe called for, and I timed them at about 10 minutes to bake. However, it seemed to me that the outer part of them baked much quicker than the inside, therefore giving them somewhat of a hard "outer shell".

Is there any way to modify this recipe to make them softer? Does anyone have another great chocolate chip recipe to share? I'd love to try it! :)

Answer 1

OMG yes! I found this recipe for soft chocolate chip cookies and it is AMAZING! No wonder they keep winning awards! I usually make half of what the recipe calls for because you get a lot of cookies if you do the whole recipe.

Award Winning Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies

INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking soda

2 cups butter, softened

1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar

1/2 cup white sugar

2 (3.4 ounce) packages instant vanilla pudding mix

4 eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

4 cups semisweet chocolate chips

2 cups chopped walnuts (optional)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Sift together the flour and baking soda, set aside.

In a large bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar, and white sugar. Beat in the instant pudding mix until blended. Stir in the eggs and vanilla. Blend in the flour mixture. Finally, stir in the chocolate chips and nuts. Drop cookies by rounded spoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.

Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven. Edges should be golden brown

Answer 2

SOFT-CHEWY CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

1 c. butter

1 c. sugar

1 c. brown sugar

2 eggs

2 1/2 c. oatmeal (powdered in blender)

1/2 tsp. salt

1 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. vanilla

2 c. flour

1 pkg. chocolate chips (semi-sweet)

1 1/2 c. nuts (optional)

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cream butter and sugars. Blend in eggs; add oatmeal. Mix dry ingredients. Mix will be very stiff. Mix in chips and nuts. Put 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 9 minutes - no more!

Answer 3

4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking soda

2 cups butter, softened

1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar

1/2 cup white sugar

2 (3.4 ounce) packages instant vanilla pudding mix

4 eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

4 cups semisweet chocolate chips

2 cups chopped walnuts (optional)

Answer 4

CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE  

2 cups butter

24 oz. chocolate chips

4 cups flour

2 cups brown sugar

2 tsp. soda

1 tsp. salt

2 cups sugar

1 8oz. Hershey Bar (grated)

5 cups blended oatmeal

4 eggs

2 tsp. baking powder

2 tsp. vanilla

3 cups chopped nuts (your choice)

Measure oatmeal, and blend in a blender to a fine powder. Cream the butter and both sugars.

Add eggs and vanilla. Mix together with flour, oatmeal, salt, baking powder and soda. Add chocolate chips, Hershey Bar and nuts.

Roll into balls, and place 2 inches apart on cookie sheet.

Bake for 10 minutes at 375 degrees.

Makes 112 cookies. Recipe may be halved.

Answer 5

   Soft, Chewy Chocolate Chip cookies

The secret is the pudding!

    *  4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

    * 2 teaspoons baking soda

    * 2 cups butter, softened

    * 1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar

    * 1/2 cup white sugar

    * 2 (3.4 ounce) packages instant vanilla pudding mix

    * 4 eggs

    * 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

    * 4 cups semisweet chocolate chips

    * 2 cups chopped walnuts (optional)

DIRECTIONS

   1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Sift together the flour and baking soda, set aside.

   2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar, and white sugar. Beat in the instant pudding mix until blended. Stir in the eggs and vanilla. Blend in the flour mixture. Finally, stir in the chocolate chips and nuts. Drop cookies by rounded spoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.

   3. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven. Edges should be golden brown.

Enjoy! Soft and chewy just like you want!

Answer 6

Use the same recipe, but substitute buttery Crisco for the butter.  Butter makes the cookies spread more and they're harder.  Crisco makes a softer, less-spread cookie.....