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Make our Chocolate Chip Cookies at Home

Our Pastry Chef Suzanna shares XV Beacon’s amazingly delicious Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe for you to try at home. Enjoy!

Ingredients

  • 2 cups cake flour
  • 1 ⅔ cups bread flour
  • 1 ¼ teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 ½ teaspoons salt
  • 1 ¼ cups unsalted butter (2 1/2 sticks)
  • 1 ¼ cups light brown sugar
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs (room temperature)
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 cups chocolate chips
  1. Measure flours, baking soda, baking powder and salt into a bowl. Set aside.
  2. Cream butter and sugars together until very light, about 5 minutes. Scrape bowl. Add eggs with vanilla, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Scrape bowl. Add dry ingredients and mix until just combined, 5 to 10 seconds. Drop chocolate chips. Chill for at least one hour.
  3. When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a nonstick baking mat. Set aside.
  4. Scoop mounds of dough onto baking sheet, and bake until golden brown but still soft, time will vary depending on each oven. Check at 10-12 minutes. Transfer cookies to a wire rack for 10 minutes. Repeat with remaining dough, or reserve dough, refrigerated.

 

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