Aunt Stella-Style Chocolate Chip Cookies

Name: Aunt Stella-Style Chocolate Chip Cookies
Yield: About 24 cookies
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 100 g butter (unsalted or salted); 50 g sugar; 1 egg; 100-110 g all-purpose flour; 100 g chocolate chips (or chopped chocolate bar); Vanilla extract or vanilla essence, to taste (optional)

りらっくまん号 @cook_40069784

I reduced the all-purpose flour to make cookies closer to Aunt Stella's style. These are crispy chocolate chip cookies where you can really taste the butter.
The story behind this recipe
The chocolate chip cookies I usually make were quite dense with 100g of butter to 200g of all-purpose flour. I wanted to create cookies that were crispy and buttery like Aunt Stella's, so I boldly reduced the flour!

りらっくまん号 @cook_40069784

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Ingredients

About 24 cookies

100 gbutter (unsalted or salted)
50 gsugar
1egg
100-110 gall-purpose flour
100 gchocolate chips (or chopped chocolate bar)
Vanilla extract or vanilla essence, to taste (optional)

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Steps

1

If using a chocolate bar, chop it into pieces. Larger pieces taste great!
2

Let the butter sit at room temperature or soften it in the microwave (about 30 seconds at 500W).
3

Mix the softened butter with a whisk until it becomes pale.
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Add the sugar and mix well until fluffy.
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Add the egg and mix well. It's okay if it separates a bit! If using vanilla extract or essence, add it here!
6

Sift in the all-purpose flour and gently fold with a spatula.
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Once the flour is incorporated, add the chocolate chips and mix until evenly distributed.
8

Using two spoons, drop the dough onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, shaping as you go. Leave space between them as they will spread when baking.
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Bake in a preheated oven at 340°F (170°C) for 10-15 minutes. Once cooled, they're ready! (If not crispy, increase to 355°F (180°C) or bake for an additional 5 minutes.)
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For matcha white chocolate chip cookies, replace 5g of flour with matcha powder and use white chocolate chips. It's the perfect combination!