Daily Archives: January 25, 2011

F|_|(|{ Cake

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I’ve decided those are the 2 most important words regarding birthdays.  I know there are some of you out there who still wallow in the delusion that birthday cake is some decadent gift from god, but you people clearly haven’t had these cookies.  See the recipe below?  That’s what I’m talking about.  Alton Brown (the geeks’ cook) took the Nestle Tollhouse chocolate chip cookie recipe and modified it three times for three variations, including this one known as “chewy”.  Tessa took this and modified it slightly by adding pecans (on my request), and dark chocolate chunks instead of chips.  These things are heavenly.  But at 5 Weight Watcher’s PointsPlus points each, they are also evil.  For comparison, there is more enjoyment in each one of these cookies than can be found in an entire birthday cake.  And an entire birthday cake has far many more points with the enjoyment spread over many days.  I am a strong believer in moderation with food, so if you are going to eat something that’s technically bad for your body in fairly small amounts, it’s best best get the most out of every bite.  With that said, I reiterate, F|_|(|{ Cake.  Long live birthday cookies.

Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

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eve and alan

Happy Birthday Alan!

Not much of a cake fan, Alan decided he wanted cookies for his birthday this year. Birthday cookies are becoming a trend around here and here! Today we made Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies, a modified version of a recipe we found on an Alton Brown DVD awhile ago. They are delicious!!!

Ingredientscookies
2 sticks unsalted butter, melted
2 1/4 cups bread flour
1 tsp kosher salt
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 cup sugar
1 1/4 cups packed brown sugar
1 egg
1 egg yolks
2 Tbsp milk
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips (I used KAF’s Burgundy Semisweet Chocolate Chunks with a few Nestle chips thrown in because I didn’t have enough chunks.)
3/4 cups chopped pecans (optional)

Directions
Preheat oven to 375°
Melt butter.
Sift together flour, salt, baking soda.
Pour melted butter into mixer. Cream butter and sugars on medium. Add eggs, milk, and vanilla. Mix until combined. Slowly add flour mixture until combined. Add chips and nuts.
Chill dough.
Scoop onto parchment paper lined cookie sheet. Bake for 14 minutes or until golden brown. Remove cookies from pan immediately. (slide parchment paper right off the pan onto cooling racks and allow cookies to firm up a bit before moving them from the parchment paper)

Yield: 3 dozen

I actually doubled this recipe and froze two dozen for quick and easy baking later. That’s just what we need around here, fresh baked cookies in under 15 minutes! :)