Alton Brown's Chewy Cookies

Submitted by Amy - Ellie's Mommie

"This is Alton Brown's recipe for Chewy Cookies. I haven't tried it yet. I thought I'd add it here so I could have it in my cookbook."

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Yields: 30 cookies

ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter
• 2 1⁄4 cups bread flour
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄4 cup sugar
• 1 1⁄4 cups brown sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

directions

1. Heat oven to 375°F.
2. Melt the butter in a heavy-bottom medium saucepan over low heat.
3. Sift together the flour, salt, and baking soda and set aside.
4. Pour the melted butter in the mixer's work bowl.
5. Add the sugar and brown sugar.
6. Cream the butter and sugars on medium speed.
7. Add the egg, yolk, 2 tablespoons milk and vanilla extract and mix until well combined.
8. Slowly incorporate the flour mixture until thoroughly combined.
9. Stir in the chocolate chips.
10. Chill the dough, then scoop onto parchment-lined baking sheets, 6 cookies per sheet.
11. Bake for 14 minutes or until golden brown, checking the cookies after 5 minutes.
12. Rotate the baking sheet for even browning.
13. Cool completely and store in an airtight container.

Reviews

[80sQueen]

I've made this recipe SEVERAL times, and it gets better and better each time. Make sure you not only melt the butter but also let it brown a bit for a more enhanced flavor. Plus it is imperative you let it chill for at least 2 hours in the fridge before making cookies.

 

[cush3645]

I love this recipe. I use it as a basis for my favorite oatmeal cookies. I reduce the bread flour to 1 1/2 cups, and stir in 1 cup of chopped almonds, 2 cups of oats and only 1/3 cup of chocolate chips by hand {after the flour is mixed in). All other ingredients and the mixing steps are the same as the basic recipe, except I use the microwave to melt the butter. The dough needs several hours of chilling before baking. The dough should be stiff when chilled and hard to scoop. Bread flour is essential for me. Baking takes 11 minutes in my convection oven. I get 24 cookies from this recipe.

 

[SkyCandyGirl]

This is a great cookie. I followed the recipe exactly, and when I baked them at 375 for 14 min., they were a little too crisp. Reducing the bake time to about 11 minutes made a wonderful crispy-on-the outside, chewy-on-the inside cookie. Delicious.

 

[Camzmom]

Ok I remade these cookies using bread flour. The bread four is a MUST. When I made them before using all purpose, the taste was good but when the cookie cooled they got a little cripsy (so it's perfect if you like a crispy cookie) However I like a chewy cookie and chewy is what you get using bread flour. I cooked them 6min rotated the pan then cooked another 6min. for 12min total which seemed perfect in my oven. Finally a chewy cookie after they cool. Thanx.

 

[Sherri35]

These are the perfect cookie! They're so soft and chewy; but not cakey. Just couldn't be better!