Recipe plea for help

[winter]

I'm a bloody researcher. I know Google like the back of my hand. I can make it juggle and whistle and take over the global economy at once.

I cannot, however, find a normal, no-frills recipe for soft-baked chocolate chip cookies.

I know there are many American people on the f-list. Can someone please help a poor soul devoid of that USian staple? I don't want mint, nuts, or truffles in it. I want to bake plain c-chip cookies. Judging by books and fanfic, that should be about the easiest and quickest thing to bake.

But I really, really need a recipe :S

Comments

[danaeaphreal.livejournal.com]

http://www.webterrace.com/cookie/1.htm

^_^ yum.

[winter]

Ooh, this one sounds high-class :D

(Actually, a few modifications and you'd have my muffin recipe ;))

[spiritualorchid.livejournal.com]

Here's another one:
http://www.ichef.com/recipe.cfm/smocid/19/recipe/Brooke's%20Sweet%20Chocolate%20Chip%20Cookies/itemid/109250/task/display/recipeid/94537

:)

[winter]

Thankee :) Between all these I think I have a fair idea of how to go about baking them!

[shoiryu.livejournal.com]

try http://www.gbsfood.com !!!

[winter]

Ooh, this one has a simple recipe with no strange things like "Crisco" or "canola" :D Thanks!

[shiroibara.livejournal.com]

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

1 cup (2 sticks, 1/2 pound) butter, softened

3/4 cup granulated [white] sugar

3/4 cup packed brown sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla (I don't recommend using extract if you can lay hands on the real stuff. Pure vanilla will make a world of difference in taste, IMO)

2 eggs

2 cups (12-ounce package) semi-sweet chocolate morsels (milk chocolate can also be used)


Combine flour, baking soda and salt in small bowl. Flour may be sifted if desired, but it is not necessary. Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla in large mixer bowl. This works best if it is done with an electric mixer, as it makes the mixture very very smooth. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition; gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in morsels. Drop by rounded tablespoon onto ungreased baking sheets.

Bake in preheated 375-degree [Fahrenheit] oven for 9 to 11 minutes or until golden brown. The secret to chocolate chip cookies is the timing; bake for exactly the amount of time in the recipe, then remove from oven. Let stand for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.

[winter]

Thanks :) Now to translate this to human metric measurement...

[calatha.livejournal.com]

Well, if you're going to ask Americans for recipes. ;P

The one right above is pretty good, I've used that. The trick is not to over-cook them. Start checking them after eight minutes and take them out while they still look underdone.

[winter]

Eek. With my bloody-minded oven, that'll probably be something like 3 minutes. Or 30, depending on the mood. I need to take a sledgehammer to that piece of junk...

[muzivitch.livejournal.com]

My favorite: Ghirardelli's Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookie (http://ghirardelli.com/recipe_choccookie.html)

Also, I tend to prefer Vivisimo (http://www.vivisimo.com) or Clusty (http://www.clusty.com) for searches, especially like this, because it organizes your results far better than Google.

[winter]

Google's ace at finding obscure facts about companies and people, but recipes are more difficult ;)

Thank you!

[muzivitch.livejournal.com]

I actually rarely use Google that much anymore - certainly not first. Vivisimo/Clusty gives me essentially the same information and lets me narrow my search with far more ease.

[winter]

Alas, their results are very US-centric from a few sample searches I've found. Since CEE's my focus, that doesn't quite cut it for me :/

[muzivitch.livejournal.com]

That's a shame, and odd. I've done some searches for international information (international sources, for western europe, eastern europe, the middle east, east asia, and latin america) and had no problems. Maybe I've been lucky.

[winter]

I think it might be a language thing. The English results are fine, if taking a little to get used to, but the Polish ones are much worse, and so are the few sample German and French searches I ran. And quite frankly, I find the categories counter-intuitive.

Ah well. I do most of my searching on securities.com and Factiva anyway :)

[muzivitch.livejournal.com]

Probably the language, and probably a function of what we're looking for as well. Though what I'm looking for tends to change on an hourly basis based on the whims of the consultants and their clientele.

I just have a lot of clients who think Google is the only possibility out there and frankly, it doesn't always work the best (though having someone come to me frustrated because they've spent forty-five minutes on Google and being able to find it in two or three using one of the other alternatives is ALWAYS fun.)

[rkold.livejournal.com]

Gah, I am at work now, but I actually have one of the BEST chocolate chip cookie recipes ever. I will post it when I get home. ^^;;

[winter]

Gah, LJ didn't send me this comment :/ I'd be eternally grateful :)