Alton Brown's Famous 'The Chewy' Chocolate Chip Cookies | Good Eats | Food Network

What's your favorite type of chocolate chip cookie? Alton shares how you can alter your chocolate chip cookie recipe slightly to get different textures! This one is "The Chewy."

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The Chewy
RECIPE COURTESY OF ALTON BROWN
Total: 1 hr 50 min
Prep: 20 min
Inactive: 1 hr
Cook: 30 min
Yield: 2 dozen cookies

Ingredients

8 ounces unsalted butter
12 ounces bread flour
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 ounces granulated sugar
8 ounces light brown sugar
1 large egg
1 large egg yolk
1 ounce whole milk
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
12 ounces semisweet chocolate chips

Directions

Melt the butter in a 2-quart saucepan over low heat. Set aside to cool slightly.

Sift together the flour, salt and baking soda onto a paper plate. Pour the butter into your stand mixer's work bowl. Add the sugar and brown sugar and beat with the paddle attachment on medium speed for 2 minutes.

Meanwhile, whisk together the whole egg, the egg yolk, milk and vanilla extract in a measuring cup. Reduce the mixer speed and slowly add the egg mixture. Mix until thoroughly combined, about 30 seconds.

Using the paper plate as a slide, gradually integrate the dry ingredients, stopping a couple of times to scrape down the sides of the bowl. Once the flour is worked in, drop the speed to "stir" and add the chocolate chips. Chill the dough for 1 hour.

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F and place racks in the top third and bottom third of the oven.

Scoop the dough into 1 1/2-ounce portions onto parchment-lined half sheet pans, 6 cookies per sheet. Bake 2 sheets at a time for 15 minutes, rotating the pans halfway through. Remove from the oven, slide the parchment with the cookies onto a cooling rack and wait at least 5 minutes before devouring.

Cook’s Note
The darker the sugar you use, the chewier your cookies will be.

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Alton Brown's Famous "The Chewy" Chocolate Chip Cookies | Good Eats | Food Network

[ashish_ramnani]

Really nice to see a recipe explaining why ingredients are being added. Thanks

[SirCarcass]

I've been making these for years now and everyone loves them. I use all purpose flour and they still come out amazing. The recipe also works great for macadamia white chocolate chip cookies.

[Elisre]

I found this video yesterday and made a batch yesterday and today. The

[stephaniem]

It's so irritating how much you cut out of these videos. Would have liked to see the effing end result

[donlewis]

Who in the hell edits these videos? Like what is the actual point of showing the video and not the finished product?

[anthonyvenedicto]

For a second when he said "Where's that puppet I hired" I thought he invited cookie monster to give that information. I really wish he did that

[David-xgks]

You didn’t even show the final product? What the hell man.

[brendarose]

When using multiple cookie sheets should I put the extra pans in the fridge while the first pans bake?

[LC-yvey]

Just made these, they were the best cookies Ive ever eaten. they remind me of real cookies, not like those flat store bought cookies. these are puffy, but you do have to use high gluten BREAD flour and chill the cookie dough for an hour, I also chilled the cookie dough balls before putting them in the oven, they have to be cold and your hands will warm them up too much when you roll them.

[benbarnes]

I loved watching Alton shows growing up! helped me learn a lot as a kid and also got me into loving science. :) I also LOVE Chewy cookies I'm also on both sides having a crispy edge and chewy center. <3 <3

[Elkins]

How do you feel about browning the butter if using all purpose flour?

[Passionforfoodrecipes]

I was going to make a lame dad joke about cookies, but it was pretty crummy, so I'll guess I'll just chew it over for a while!

[AC-qiwo]

Never knew about the eggs, and the cake flour, now I know what to do with a box, I love chewy cookies.

[johnbehneman]

GREAT VIDEO ALTON!!!! GREAT CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES!!!!

[brendarose]

I don’t know if he would be able to use the actual Cookie Monster because of copyright infringement? The puppet was funny. Especially with the toilet flushing ing the background and the puppet’s accent. Can’t wait to make these cookies! Hope everyone is having a wonderful day!

[JoannaLamont]

I’ve been experimenting with cookie recipes as I’m a newbie cookie maker. My best so far is when I’ve caramelised the butter & used dark brown sugar with caster. I’m really keen to follow your recipe using bread flour, so tomorrow I’ll be trying out this recipe. I love a crispy outer & a chewy inner & not too thick. I’ll report back when finished.

[jbreslow]

Why do the ingredient measurements not match the video; specifically the brown sugar?

[giannifarhat]

Tried them today and wow just wow so good

[SA-xtgd]

Definitely gonna try with bread flour because im not satisfied with the all purpose flour texture

[Elkins]

I made these and they are really good, the 1st day nice and chewy second day, was on the hard side. I bake them just 13 min. next time will do just 12 min. as the bottoms was brown and not tan.