As an innkeeper here at Foxfield Inn I have one New Year’s resolution that I always keep – to break all my other resolutions by the end of January. This is very easy to do. This year though I am going to follow the advice of Alton Brown from more than a year ago. My resolution is to make almost all of my own food.
On the September 6, 2013 podcast Alton and Geoffrey Zacharian are talking about quality of food versus quantity. Their discussion was that if you want a food – say french fries – go ahead and have french fries. Only make them yourself and do not buy them from a fast food joint. The flavor, quality and nutrition most likely will be much superior to what you can purchase. Studies have shown that people also tend to eat less and enjoy the food more if they make it themselves.
So what does this have to do with Chocolate Chip Cookies? Well, below is our recipe for what our guests consider to be pretty fantastic cookies. You can tell by how fast the cookie jar is emptied that they do believe what they tell us. Now to the eating less part – bake some of the dough now and freeze some for later. That way if you want a chocolate chip cookie you can pop one or two out of the freezer and bake them – no over eating!
We hope you enjoy these as much as our guests do.
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Print Recipe
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| Ingredients for the cookies – best practice is to get all your ingredients ready before you start |
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Chocolate Chips
In a large mixing bowl beat the butter, white sugar and brown sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, and beat until thoroughly mixed into batter. Stir in vanilla.
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| I use a cookie scoop which holds two tablespoons of dough |
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| Cookies out of the oven – cooling |
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| Cookie dough ready to go into the freezer |
To freeze – line a baking sheet with was paper and drop the tablespoon of cookie dough onto the sheet. Freeze until the dough balls are firm. Place is a freezer bag and store in freezer for up to two months. To bake frozen cookies, remove from freezer while pre-heating the oven. Place on parchment line sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes. They will not spread as much as the fresh cookie dough but will still be just as yummy.
We hope you enjoy!
Dan & Kathryn Bundy
Innkeepers at Foxfield Inn
