I never knew it was so difficult to get a good recipe for chocolate chip cookies. I've tried 3, 4 recipes before this one and was not happy with the outcome. Every time I made it, Jose (my hubby dear) used to find something or the other wrong with it, mostly the texture and oh ya.. the cookie used to get burnt also :( I had to scrape the bottom layer. I guess I haven't tried any other dish this many times to get it right.
Though I bake cake often, cookies are still new to me. I came to the conclusion that cookies dont like me :( I even thought of giving up the idea of baking cookies, but hey wait a min…
Anyways after seeing the recipe in Cafe Cakes book by Australian Women's Weekly, I decided to try my luck again. The success of Family Chocolate Cake from one of their books, gave me the motivation and I was not disappointed :) The texture was right and most importantly, it didn't get burnt! Cookies do like me :)
This is the first cookie post in my blog and am very happy to send this to Home Made Christmas Gifts event hosted by Happy Cook. HC, hope you will like this small treat :)
HC, this is for you:
Hi aunty,can I use white chocolate chips instead of dark? Would that make a difference?
Maria dear. I tried it day b4 yesterday.It came out sooo well da,..kids finished it off today and already asked me to make it again soon… .Like all other recipes of yours very easy to make and very yumm…. myy too.. love u and ur blog a looot… :)
Thanks Sumi dear :) So happy to hear that you liked them.
Thanks again dear for leaving comments here, appreciate it very much.
Happy cooking :)
Cheers
Maria
Thanks Sumi dear :) So happy to hear that you liked them.
Thanks again dear for leaving comments here, appreciate it very much.
Happy cooking :)
Cheers
Maria
Maria dear. I tried it day b4 yesterday.It came out sooo well da,..kids finished it off today and already asked me to make it again soon… .Like all other recipes of yours very easy to make and very yumm…. myy too.. love u and ur blog a looot… :)
Hi Maria,
I totally agree that is not easy to find a good cookie recipe. I tried several others but saw little success. I tried this recipe and it came out well. I did not have sufficient choco chips, so i put in loads of chunks of chocolate which worked very well as i got a lot of chocolate in every bite.
Love your website. Keep up the good work. God Bless!
Thank you Melisha! Good to know that this recipe worked well for you too :)
Cheers
Maria
Thank you Melisha! Good to know that this recipe worked well for you too :)
Cheers
Maria
Thank you Melisha! Good to know that this recipe worked well for you too :)
Cheers
Maria
Hi Maria,
I totally agree that is not easy to find a good cookie recipe. I tried several others but saw little success. I tried this recipe and it came out well. I did not have sufficient choco chips, so i put in loads of chunks of chocolate which worked very well as i got a lot of chocolate in every bite.
Love your website. Keep up the good work. God Bless!
Hi Maria,
I totally agree that is not easy to find a good cookie recipe. I tried several others but saw little success. I tried this recipe and it came out well. I did not have sufficient choco chips, so i put in loads of chunks of chocolate which worked very well as i got a lot of chocolate in every bite.
Love your website. Keep up the good work. God Bless!
loved the recipe,, it came out perfect,, want to try an eggless version of this insha allah,,, thnkzz a ton mariaaaaaaa uuu rokkkkk :)
Thanks dear :) I’m so glad that it came out perfect for you… If you happen to try the eggless version, let me know..
Cheers
Maria
vowww..nice recipe….tried & came out well..waiting for my kids to come frm school for more comments….
Thanks Sini dear! Saw the pics of the cookies, they look great! Hope your kids liked them too…
Cheers
Maria
Thank you Maria it came out really well.
You are welcome dear :)
before i am going to make cookies i want to confirm plain flour means “maida”?
yes ammukuttis, plain flour is maida :)
Maria i tried this cookies but i became soft like cake not crispy.what to do to make this cookies crispy.my butter was too melt like cream,what form to be the butter to make cookies please reply me.i use the microwave oven in convection mode.
Hi Ammu,
I’m not sure why the cookies didnt turn out crispy :( I’m not sure whether the butter played any role in it. However the butter shouldnt be melted. The butter should be at room temp, that means, if you press the butter with your finger, it should leave a mark on the butter. The butter shouldnt be runny.
Please try again using softened butter. Hope it comes out well next time. Good luck and happy baking!
Cheers
Maria
hai maria .thanks for the recipe.i had tried to make this twice before with a different recipe.got burned both times.with this recipe ,came out really well.keep up the good work.
Hi Elsa,
You are welcome! Great to know that this recipe worked well for you. For me also when I tried some other recipes, it was getting burnt…
Cheers
Maria
Hey Maria..Wanted to write out here as so well so that your other readers can know how mind blowing these cookies are !!! I made this twice in a week and both times they came out how I wanted them to be like- chewy centre and crisp edges !! I even had them sent to my childhood friend in the US !! They too loved it..
Being an absolute amateur baker, was thrilled that it came out so brilliant…Goes to show how much effort you have taken to get the accuracy in the measurements before posting it here..! Thank you sweetie and I want to request you to post a recipe for a perfect pizza dough and sauce..I am so sure yours will be perfect .. :)
Hi Gayathri,
Have I told you this before? Your comment never fails to put a big smile on my face :) Thanks a ton my dear for such a great comment. It means so much to me. I’m thrilled & happy to hear that you sent them to your friend & she liked it too!
hhmm I’ve tried some pizzas before but I wasnt very happy with the results. Anyways I’ll keep searching for good recipes & hopefully I’ll be able to share it here.
Thanks again for taking time to post comments here. Appreciate it very much sweetie :) Btw, please send the pics of the same if you got it. I’d love to see them.
Cheers
Maria
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Maria
Hi Maria,
Well my sister introduced me to your site and now im in love with coz ure recipes are simple and look yumm… im very fond of baking i do the same only if time permits me and i have the required ingredients….
what i wud like to know is if there is any substitute to adding the brown sugar…..coz i searched a lot for it in my local market where we get baking items and still didn’t get it… hope to get a substitute for it … or can i do without it>?????
Nathalia
Hi,
I tried this recipe and it came out good. Many thanks for providing the recipe. This was my first attempt at cookies and I am glad I picked up this one for trial..Surely has boosted my confidence!..Many thanks once again
Ann
Hi Ann,
Happy to know that the cookies came out well for you. Thank you so much for selecting the recipe from here :)
Please do try out other recipes also…
Cheers
Maria
Thanks Maria for responding so quickly. Now, that’s another reason why I like your blog. Really appreciate how you take time to sort out your readers queries :)
Mini
Hi Mini,
You are welcome dear :)
Cheers
Maria
Hi Maria,
I tried this recipe today & the cookies came out really good!! I’m new to baking & this is my first ever batch of cookies. I totally omitted the toasting of walnuts, as I’d forgotten to check how it needed to be done. And being in a hurry to get things moving before my toddler woke up, I just carried on without doing the toasting bit. Could you please include a note on how to toast nuts to accomodate newbies like me so we wouldn’t have to check elsewhere on the net.
Cheers,
Mini
Hi Mini,
Thanks a lot for trying this recipe. I’m really happy that it came out well for you the first time itself, great :).
Regarding toasting walnuts, just spread the walnuts in a baking sheet and bake in a preheated oven for 5-8 mins. I suggest you keep a close watch the first time, because the timing differs for diff oven.
Alternatively, if I’m in a hurry I just toast it in a non stick pan (without any oil). Just keep tossing it for a few minutes and once you start getting that roasted smell, it should be done.
Hope this helps…
Cheers
Maria
Hi Maria,
I tried these cookies!!But the bottom layer burnt!!! Even the cinnamon cake… the inside was not cooked, but the top and bottom was burned… Do advise what to do!!
Hi Kavitha
Pls try baking it at a lower temperature. Also try putting an aluminium foil first, then a layer of baking/parchment paper and then put the cookie batter. Hope this helps…
Regarding the cake, do the same thing as putting parchment paper and also cover the cake with an aluminium foil, this prevents the cake from over browning.
Hope this works out…
Thanks again for trying the recipes from here.
Cheers
Maria
@Maria, Thanku Maria… I tried these cookies again at lower temp and also put the foil on the tray.. It worked.. It was awesome…. So what is cooking in your Kitchen today?
Hi Kavitha,
Really glad that it came out well this time :). Thanks a lot dear for trying again.
New recipe will be posted soon…
Cheers
Maria
Hi,
Tried these yesterday..came out really well…crisp and soft at the same time. my daughter loved it….the only problem was my cookies were too big…guess the portion of mixture I put for each cookie was more than the required …thnx for another great recipe…
hey..tried this today n it came just as i wanted it..it was warm n soft and melted in my mouth..now that its cool its turned crunchy but soft still…i love it..appreciate ur patience in getting this recipe..totally worth it!
@ammu,
so u finally made it, eh? good :) am so happy that you liked it. Yes, this recipe is really worth trying, it wont disappoint you :)
Thank you so much for your help n the links..:)
Thanks Reena for your wishes and wish you & your family the same.
Regarding using white sugar for cookies…I haven’t tried it yet, so am not sure about it. But I did a small search and found that, it might be ok to use white sugar though it might affect the texture and flavor of the cookie. As per the details given on some sites, brown sugar makes the cookies more moist and gives it more flavor too.
Please check these links:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081029145237AAUcHIu
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080715105751AApYkVN
Please check this link for how to make brown sugar with white sugar:
http://www.joyofbaking.com/IngredientSubstitution.html
Hope this helps you.
Hi Maria,
These are great looking cookies.Can you tell me if I could substitute the sugars for the usual granulated / powdered sugar. Is it important that I need brown sugar? Thank you..
Wishing you a Merry Christmas and happy new year.
HC – very happy to know that you love them :)
Thanks Farida, Rachel & Ammu.
ya..me too liked the presentation..nice to see tht u take care to post an item for most seasonal festivities like onam, xmas..keep it up dear :)
Beautiful presentation
Chocolate Chip cookies are very popular in our family – my daughter finishes them in no time:) Yours looks great!
Like them oh NO I love them :-)
Good that you didn’t give up on your trying ti find a good recipe for chocolate chip cookie.
These look so delicious. I love chocolate chip cookies excet, if i make them i can’t keep my hands off them till they are finished.
Thankyou for sending this to my event.