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The SECRET Ingredient for Baking CHEWY Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Nothing Beats Homemade Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies!

Do you want to bake the softest, chewiest, most delicious chocolate chip cookies I have ever tasted? It is a very simple, no fuss recipe that includes one very secret ingredient. I guarantee it will leave your friends and family begging for more! Try it out and let me know what you think!

The SECRET Ingredient is......

You Won't Believe What's In This Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

It's hard to believe I know, but the secret ingredient for soft, delicious chocolate chip cookies is cornstarch! Yep, that's it.. the good old white stuff that you probably use more to thicken sauces and gravies than to keep your cookies soft. But it works like a charm. Since I started using this recipe, I haven't had a single brittle, crispy cookie. Just soft, ooey, gooey goodness! Here's the recipe and the baking directions. As you will see, there is a secret in the baking and cooling process as well.

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Here's The Recipe

You're going to love these cookies!

This is a very well-loved recipe at my house. I get asked all the time to bake these cookies. They are the perfect dessert for family get-togethers, special occassions, picnics or even to throw in the kids (and my husband's) lunch box! Here's the recipe.

3/4 cup margarine or softened unsalted butter
1 cup golden brown sugar
1/4 sugar
1 egg
2 tsp. vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp. cornstarch
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt (only if you're using butter)
LOTS of semi-sweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream margarine and sugars until creamy. Add egg and vanilla and blend. Stir in flour, cornstarch, baking soda and salt (only if you are using butter). Add lots of yummy chocolate chips and stir them in!

Drop by tablespoon onto a greased baking sheet. If you want thick cookies, leave the dough mounded. If you prefer flatter cookies, press the dough gently into a disc.

Bake for 8-10 minutes. It is really important to bake the cookies until the edges are JUST turning brown. If you wait until the cookies are completely brown, they will be crispy!

There is another important step to achieving the ultimate soft, chewy cookie. Once the cookies are removed from the oven, let them cool slightly and then remove them from the baking sheet. If they are left on the baking sheet to cool completely, they continue to cook and will become brittle. It is ideal to let them cool on a wire rack.

Want to change this recipe up a little bit for a fantastic summer treat? Try the recipe below for a scrumptious Chocolate Chip Cookie Ice Cream Cake!!

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Keep cool with this extra special ice cream cake!

This a great treat when the summer heat is stifling! This recipe combines two of everyone's favourite things - cookies and ice cream. You can't go wrong when you sandwich ice cream between two layers of homemade chocolate chip cookies. Here's how to do it:

3/4 cup margarine or unsalted butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup + 3 Tbsp. sugar
2 Tbsp. corn syrup
1 large egg
1 egg yolk
2 Tsp. vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
2 Tbsp. cornstarch
1 Tsp. baking soda
1 Tsp. salt (if you are using butter)
LOTS of semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 Carton of your favourite Ice Cream - I use vanilla, but any flavour would work well.

Preheat oven to 325 and grease two 9-inch cake pans. Cream margarine (or butter), sugars and corn syrup until creamy. Add egg, egg yolk and vanilla and blend. In a seperate bowl, combine flour, cornstarch, baking soda and salt(if using butter). Add flour mixture to butter mixture and stir until dough comes together. Stir in chocolate chips. Divide dough into two cake pans and bake 20-25 minutes until cookies turn a light brown. Allow to cool completely.

To assemble ice cream cake:

If you have a springform pan, you can use it to assemble the cake for freezing. Line it with plastic wrap with enough of an overhang to wrap the cake after it is assembled.

Remove ice cream from freezer and allow to soften at room temperature for 5-10 minutes. Remove one 9-inch cookie from pan and place it, nice side down, inside the lined springform pan. Spread softened ice cream (you may only need 1/2 the carton or so - use your own judgement) on top of cookie layer. Place 2nd cookie layer on top of ice cream and wrap with plastic wrap. Freeze until ready to serve.

For an added touch, I rolled the cake in miniature chocolate chips before I served it! This dessert was so yummy, I am making it again for my son's upcoming birthday!

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How Did Your Homemade Chewy Cookies Turn Out?

I would love to hear your comments. Oh...and let me know how your cookies turn out.

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  • Auntiekatkat Dec 5, 2010 @ 8:13 am | delete
    Cornstarch is magic
  • DessertLover Nov 29, 2010 @ 11:07 am | delete
    Wonderful lens! You've pointed out some great tips! I featured this lens on my own lens titled, "Troubleshooting Common Cookie Baking Problems". Thank you for sharing your tips!
  • anonymous Nov 13, 2010 @ 9:11 pm | delete
    Thanks for the awesome recipe.The cookies turned out superb:D
  • Sep 26, 2010 @ 3:17 am | delete
    i love baking so i will try these recipes.thanks for the lens
  • SofiaMann Sep 11, 2010 @ 6:07 pm | delete
    Thanks for sharing your secret. I'll try to make your recipe.
  • Ellie B Jul 30, 2010 @ 10:46 pm | delete
    ive been trying for so long to find the perfect cookie, and these cookies were amazing! everyone in my family loved them and my mom made a point to tell me to keep this recipe. thanks so much for posting it!!
  • mon Jul 29, 2010 @ 7:05 am | delete
    bloody awesome. Even if you accidentally overcook, which I did, they're still delicious. I use dark chocolate and almonds for extra awesome.
  • breadbakr Mar 22, 2010 @ 10:28 pm | delete
    my search for the perfect cho. chip cookie has ended. This was exactly the thick cookie i was looking for!
  • TwoDogHouse Nov 3, 2009 @ 12:26 pm | delete
    I love chocolate chip cookies. I have been collecting chocolate chip cookie recipes for years and have never run across one that has your "secret ingredient". This is awesome and thanks for sharing it. I will definitely be giving your recipe a try the next time I bake cookies.
  • theway2hizheart Jul 17, 2009 @ 1:08 pm | in reply to theway2hizheart | delete
    I forgot to mention that I used "real" unsalted butter and I refrigerated the cookie dough before baking. I read on other sites that real butter makes softer, chewier cookies and also that the cookie dough needs to be refrigerated before baking, if real butter is used.
  • theway2hizheart Jul 17, 2009 @ 1:01 pm | delete
    Though I like to cook, I RARELY bake; infact this was the first time I've ever baked cookies. I made a batch of "SECRET Ingredient CHEWY Chocolate Chip Cookies" along with a batch from another recipe. The SECRET Ingredient cookies are excellent! My Cookie Monster husband loved them, and he generally prefers cookies from the Great American Cookie Company. I used 16oz. of chocolate chips and I baked them on parchment paper. Thank you so much for the excellent recipe!!!
  • judy Oct 15, 2008 @ 10:56 am | delete
    my kids love the cookies great recipe taste like cookies my mom used to make but i never got her recipe thank you
  • Jerrilee Kubala Sep 3, 2008 @ 10:53 pm | delete
    This sight is the best! I tried the idea for the soft chewy Chocolate Chip cookies. Great! Then I changed it a bit. The change was different kinds of baking chips and no chips at all. The cookies came out just awesome and all it took was 'Cornstarch'. Thank you for sharing your tips. I have been sending all of my cookies [except any with chocolate] to my son and nephews in the military and they keep asking for more 'homemade soft chewy cookies'. Great lens.
  • cookie Aug 29, 2008 @ 3:49 pm | delete
    I like the idea of adding the cornstarch, but for anyone not used to alot of sugar I would cut back to maybe 3/4 of brown sugar. This produced a *very* sweet cookie.
    The amount of chocolate chips could be scaled down to 3/4 of a standard 12 oz. bag; I found myself stuffing the extras at the bottom of the bowl into the rounds of dough.
  • stickytabby Jul 3, 2008 @ 7:20 am | delete
    Hey nice recipe lens you got here!..Just reading it makes me hungry.;). I'll recommend this to others. I also have a similar resource site - Art of baking recipes | Diet eating food | Joy of Baking. I'd appreciate if you can give it a visit.
  • Natasha Apr 28, 2008 @ 7:38 pm | delete
    I have tried since forever to make cookies like this--- thank you!
  • Joie Jan 3, 2008 @ 3:51 pm | delete
    I want to try the recipe with the secret ingredient, and the ice cream cookie sounds like FUN! I can hardly wait for summer!
  • bakingwhiz.wordpress.com Dec 5, 2007 @ 1:00 am | delete
    Im eighteen years old and I started baking when i was about 12 years old. I got into this baking school and I really learned how to bake and stuff... I have already mastered on making brownies but I really do have a hard time in making cookies.. They just go melting when it gets in the oven.. help?Ü
  • bakingwhiz.wordpress.com Dec 5, 2007 @ 1:00 am | delete
    Im eighteen years old and I started baking when i was about 12 years old. I got into this baking school and I really learned how to bake and stuff... I have already mastered on making brownies but I really do have a hard time in making cookies.. They just go melting when it gets in the oven.. help?Ü
  • isabella Oct 20, 2007 @ 1:06 pm | delete
    these recepies are great im goingn to bake this wiyh my friends on a super sassy chic sleep opver.
  • latifah Oct 10, 2007 @ 10:06 pm | delete
    mmm baby these cookies are lip smacking (almost llike gizz)

    soo good

    peace out
    props on the cookies babay!!!!!!!!
  • robo Jun 25, 2007 @ 3:35 pm | delete
    great cookie recipe!
  • Experimenter Apr 26, 2007 @ 9:57 am | delete
    Corn starch huh..I look forward to trying this recipe. I've read many times that melting the butter also contributes to a chewy
  • MeganCasey Jul 18, 2006 @ 11:27 am | delete
    Cookies! Yum. Great lens, too.
  • sweety Jul 14, 2006 @ 11:21 am | delete
    I have tried your cookies and they are very yummy and chewy.My kids just love them.I can't keep them away from the cookie jar.
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