How to Make Chocolate Chip Cookies

The perfect chocolate chip cookie is within your grasp. Once you've mastered the art of the chocolate chip cookie from scratch, there'll be no going back for the commercial variety! This article offers a few ways to make chocolate chip cookies––give yourself the luxury of trying out all of them to work out which is your favorite. Have fun and enjoy your fresh baked cookies.

Ingredients
Basic Chocolate Chip Cookies
Servings: 5 dozen (60) small cookies
2 1/4 cups (530 ml) flour
1 teaspoon (5 ml) salt
1 teaspoon (5 ml) baking soda
1 cup (240 ml) butter, softened but not melted (2 standard American sticks/250 grams)
3⁄4 cup (180 ml) packed brown sugar (165 grams)
3⁄4 cup (180 ml) granulated sugar (or 150 grams)
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon (5 ml) vanilla extract
1 to 2 cups (240 to 470 ml) chocolate chips (168 to 336 grams)

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How to make Cake

Are you looking forward to making a delicious chocolate cake? There are so many variations that it might be difficult to choose a single recipe. Here's a simple one to get you started along with several variations to suit the occasion.

Ingredients

1 1/2 cup (192 grams) flour
1 cup (201 grams) sugar
1/2 teaspoon (7 grams) salt
1 teaspoon (2 grams) baking soda
3 tablespoons (43 grams) cocoa
1 tablespoon (15 ml) vinegar
6 tablespoons (90 ml) oil
1 teaspoon (5 ml) vanilla essence or 2 tsp. (2ml) vanilla extract (optional)
1 cup (200 ml) water
2 eggs

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