Chocolate Chip Cookies

Well...how could words describe this famous treat? 

Just...look at them and I`ll try to figure out what to say.

Maybe you never had one (but I don`t think there is a person who did not have the occasion of taking a bite of this piece of heaven) and I`m not sure why, because almost every cafeteria or coffee shop or bakery or whatever, sells this beauties. And the best part is that they are not expensive.

But why spend a lot of money when you can have as many as you want (I am exaggerating a little) straight out of the oven, when the chocolate is still warm and gooey? Just dunk them in a glass of milk. 

Wait, if you still need a reason for baking them, here`s another one :they are extremely quick and easy to make.

You don`t have to wait hours for the butter to soften, because my recipe uses vegetable oil. Yes, oil. That thing you fry food in and people avoid because they say it`s fattening. I know I`m being a bit too indulging but it`s the cold season and winter is giving me a bad mood, so I need something to cheer me up while watching my favorite movie and so do you.

Like many of my recipes, this one requires something to ensure softness. An additional egg yolk. The yellow stuff I normally don`t eat because it is high in cholesterol...but I`m not here to discuss health business. So, after testing several recipes and failing, the baker which lies inside me is so excited to share the recipe with you! 

Without any other introductions, I present to you Chocolate Chip Cookies:

(This recipe makes a batch of 15-20 cookies, depending of how much dough you use per piece)

Ingredients:

2 cups all purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

a pinch of salt ( that is about 1/4 teaspoon)

3/4 a cup of vegetable oil (canola, sunflower or walnut oil, not olive or other stuff because it affects the taste of your cookie)

2 or 3 Tablespoon of buttermilk

1 egg + 1 egg yolk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 cup sugar

1 Tablespoon honey (glucose or corn syrup work too)

1 cup semisweet chocolate chips or your favorite chocolate cut into small cubes 

Directions:

1.Preheat your oven to 375 degrees/180 Celsius. Line a large baking pan with parchment paper. Set aside.

2. In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking soda and salt. Add the chocolate chips.These will be your dry ingredients.

3. In a separate bowl, lightly beat the whole egg + egg yolk. Whisk in the sugar and beat more. Add the oil, buttermilk, vanilla extract and honey. Combine everything. This is your wet mixture.

4. Make a small well in the center of your dry ingredients and pour your wet mixture in. With the help of a spatula, mix it together until it forms a spoon-able dough. 

5. An ice cream scoop works best when putting the dough on the baking tray. Use that for perfect sized cookies. But if you don`t have one, just use two tablespoons. 

Advice: Leave a generous space between your dough because, as the cookies bake, the dough will spread and you don`t want anything to stick. So think carefully before putting all the dough balls on the tray. 

6. Bake the cookies for 8-10 minutes. You know they are done when the edges start browning a bit. Take them out of the oven and let them sit for 5-10 minutes on the tray. Now you can finally enjoy them!