Buttery Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipes

CHOCOLATE CHIP BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Melt butter in a microwave; stir in vanilla. Cool completely. In a large bowl, combine flour and confectioners' sugar; stir in butter mixture and chocolate chips (mixture will be crumbly). , Shape into 1-in. balls. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets; flatten slightly. Bake at 375° for 12 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Cool on wire racks. Dip or drizzle with chocolate if desired.

PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES FROM HEAVEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
• Cream together butter and brown sugar. Beat in eggs, peanut butter and vanilla.
• Add flour, cornstarch, salt, baking soda and baking powder. Stir in chocolate chips.
• Roll into balls about 1 1/2 teaspoonfuls (or use cookie scoop) and place onto ungreased cookie sheets about 2 inches apart. Flatten slightly because they do not flatten much while cooking.
• Bake for 10 minutes.

BIG & BUTTERY CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat butter and sugars until blended. Beat in eggs and vanilla. In a small bowl, whisk flour, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into butter mixture. Stir in chocolate chips and walnuts., Shape 1/4 cupfuls of dough into balls. Flatten each to 3/4-in. thickness (2-1/2-in. diameter), smoothing edges as necessary. Place in an airtight container, separating layers with waxed paper or parchment; refrigerate, covered, overnight., To bake, place dough portions 2 in. apart on parchment-lined baking sheets; let stand at room temperature 30 minutes before baking. Preheat oven to 400°., Bake until edges are golden brown (centers will be light), 10-12 minutes. Cool on pans 2 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool.

BROWNED BUTTER CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Line 2 cookie sheets with cooking parchment paper. In 1-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium heat, stirring constantly, until light golden brown. Remove from heat; cool 15 minutes.
• In large bowl, beat browned butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, vanilla and egg with electric mixer on medium speed until blended. On low speed, beat in flour, baking soda and salt. Stir in chocolate chips and pecans.
• Onto cookie sheets, drop dough by heaping tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart. (Dough will be slightly crumbly. Use hands to mound dough on cookie sheets.)
• Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 10 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks.

CHOCOLATE CHIP BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• It is not necessary to grease the cookie sheets.
• Cream together the butter or margarine with the 2 cups of powdered sugar.
• Add the salt, vanilla and 3 1/2 cups flour, and mix until blended; the mixture should be fairly stiff, so add more flour if needed.
• Stir in the chocolate chips.
• Pinch off pieces of dough, roll into about 3/4" balls (you can make them larger if you prefer), place on the cookie sheets about 2" apart, and flatten with a fork on baking sheet twice for each cookie, making a criss-cross pattern and flattening cooking about halfway.
• Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until just very lightly beginning to brown around the edges.
• Let the cookies sit on the cookie sheet for about a minute, then remove to a rack and dust lightly with additional powdered sugar.
• Dust again when cookies are completely cooled, or store as is, and dust a 2nd time after putting on a platter to serve.
• Makes about 64 cookies; recipe halves easily.