Anna Olson's chewy chocolate chip cookies

425

PREP TIME

15 min

Makes

3 dozen

* PLUS Cooking time: 8 minutes

Anna Olson's chewy chocolate chip cookies

These are Anna Olson's favourite recipe for chewy chocolate chip cookies from our round-up of the 10 top comfort foods from top Canadian chefs.

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp cornstarch
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup chocolate chips
3/4 cup unsalted butter , at room temperature
1 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
2 tsp vanilla

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350F (180C). In a medium-size bowl, using a fork, stir flour with cornstarch, baking soda and salt until evenly mixed. Measure out chocolate chips. Place butter in a large bowl. Using an electric mixer, beat until smooth, about 1 min. Then beat in brown and granulated sugars until fluffy, about 2 min. Beat in egg and vanilla. Using a spoon, stir in flour mixture and chocolate chips just until evenly mixed.
Lightly spray a baking sheet with vegetable oil. Scoop out about 1 tbsp (15 mL) dough and place on sheet. Repeat with remaining dough, spacing at least 2 in. (5 cm) apart. Don’t press down. They will spread as they bake.
Bake, one sheet at a time, in centre of oven until cookies are golden around the edges, from 8 to 10 min per sheet. Remove sheet to a rack and let cookies stand on sheet about 2 min. Then remove cookies to a rack to cool completely. Repeat with remaining dough. Once cool, these chewy chocolate chip cookies will keep well in a covered container at room temperature up to 2 weeks – if they last that long.

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories
126,
Protein
1.4 g,
Carbohydrates
16.2 g,
Fat
6.3 g,
Sodium
72 mg.

Anna is the owner of Olson Foods + Bakery, Port Dalhousie, Ontario. Recipe adapted by the Chatelaine Test Kitchen.

COOLING BAKING PANS: To cool baking sheets quickly between baking batches, rinse back of pan under cold water. Dry well, then spray sheet with oil before adding dough.