Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookie Experience

Dear hubby bought these adorable little cast iron skillets from WalMart in the Christmas gift section.  They were individually wrapped and came with a cookie mix that tasted terrible!  The skillets are 5 inch diameter by 1/2 inch deep.  They are worth the purchase price of $4.88 each because the best online price I could find for a 5 inch miniature cast iron skillet was $8.95 at  http://www.castironcookware.com/cast-iron-cookware.html

The chocolate chip cookie recipe can be baked in one large skillet and cut like a pie to serve.  Adjust the baking time, depending on size of skillet.  Or just make them as cookies!


Cookie Ingredients

2 sticks of butter
1 egg
1 Tablespoon molasses
1 teaspoon vanilla
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 cups flour
1 bag of chocolate chips


Topping ingredients

Vanilla ice cream
Cool Whip

Optional Topping ingredients

chocolate ice cream syrup
one cherry

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Cream the butter, egg, molasses, vanilla, and sugars.  Add the baking powder, baking soda, salt, flour and mix.  With a spoon or spatula, fold in the chocolate chips.

Spoon the dough into the skillet and pat down flat.  Leave room for the cookie to raise and grow a bit, then bake for about 12 minutes, or until lightly brown.  Do not over bake, because these cookies will continue to bake in the skillet when removed from the oven.

Remove from oven, and place on plate, remember, the handle of the skillet will be hot!  Scoop on vanilla ice cream, then top with your cool whip decorating bag.  Add a cherry, just for fun!

For a step by step detailed instructions, check out my instructable at Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookie Experience

http://www.instructables.com/id/Ultimate-Chocolate-Chip-Cookie-Experience/

Best Ever Chocolate Chip Cookies

mmmm....the aroma of these cookies is wafting through the neighborhood.  I am making them for a paintball free-for-all tomorrow.  I will not have time in the morning to make them fresh, but I saved back one batch to cook, so my house will smell like fresh baked cookies.  

My most requested cookie recipe is for the chocolate chip American classic pictured above in the backround.  My recipe is a modified version of  the "Keebler Soft Batch Chocolate Chip Cookies" recipe by Todd Wilbur, from the book Top Secret Recipes.

Best Ever Chocolate Chip Cookies

2 sticks butter, room temperature

1 egg

1 Tablespoon molasses

1 teaspoon vanilla

3/4 cup sugar

3/4 cup brown sugar

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

3/4 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 1/2 cups flour

12 ounce bag of chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Cream butter, sugar, molasses, egg and vanilla. Add baking powder, baking soda, salt, flour, then mix. Stir in the chips.  Shape dough into 1inch balls and bake on ungreased cookie sheet for 9 to 11 minutes, or until very lightly browned on edges.

Notes:  Cookies will continue baking on the cookie sheet when removed from oven, so be careful not to overcook...we like them soft!  The temperature of your butter helps determine how far your cookies will spread, since we like them soft, I use my butter at room temperature.  For added freshness, store cookies in closeable plastic bags with the air removed if possible.