Chocolate Chip Cookies by "Bake it with Mel" TikTok

Chocolate Chip cookies

By “Bake it with Mel (TikTok)/Baking Boss Babe (Instagram)

2022

 

Mix together

 

170 g Soft butter 

100 g White Sugar

160 g Brown Sugar

 

In separate bowl combine:

 

300 g AP Flour

20 g Cornstarch

10 g Baking Soda

Add the dry ingredients to the butter & Sugar and mix until a small amount of flour is still visible 

 

Add in:

 

1 whole egg

1 yolk only

Vanilla

Pinch of salt

240 g of Chocolate Chips or mix ins

 

Pinch off dough and weigh each piece to 60 g, then place on cookie sheet (leave plenty of room for them to cook/spread)

 

Bake @ 350°F for 12-15 minutes

*Notes:  I will decrease the sugar next time 

Cap'n Crunch Chocolate Walnut cookies

Cap’n Crunch chocolate chip cookies

1 Cup Butter (2 sticks)

½ Cup Brown Sugar

2 Large Eggs

2 teasp Vanilla extract

3 ½ Cups Flour

1 teaspoon Baking Soda

1 Cup Walnuts – chopped

4 Cups Cap’n Crunch Cereal

¼ Cup Semi-sweet chocolate morsels or to your liking

Mix butter, eggs, sugar & vanilla.

Blend in dry ingredients, stir into moist ingredients. 

Stir in Cap’n Crunch, nuts, and semi-sweet cho. chips.

Using a Tablespoon or larger drop onto a parchment lined cookie sheet. 

Press each cookie down slightly.

Bake at 375 degrees F for 15 minutes or until nicely browned.

Oatmeal Walnut Cookies

Crispy, Chewy Oatmeal Walnut Cookies

1 c. butter, room temperature
1 c. brown sugar
1 c. white sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
2 eggs, room temperature
1 1/2 c. flour
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
3 c. quick-cooking rolled oats
1 c. walnut pieces
Handfull of Craisins if desired

Combine dry ingredients; set aside. Cream butter and sugars together until fluffy, 2-3 minutes. Add vanilla and eggs and mix until well combined. Add dry ingredients and mix until just combined. Stir in oats and walnuts. Bake at 350 degrees on greased or lined cookie sheets 10-12 minutes

*add more Oats for a thicker more dense cookie.

Madeleines

Madeleines

From Martha Stewart

Ingredients

15 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted, plus more for pan
3/4 cup all-purpose flour, plus more for pan
3/4 cup cake flour ( not self-rising)
1 1/2 pinches table salt
3 large eggs
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1 1/2 grated lemons, zest of
1 1/2 to taste confectioners' sugar, for dusting

Directions
Preheat oven to 375°. Butter and lightly flour madeleine pan.

In medium bowl, whisk both flours and salt together.

In bowl of an electric mixer with whisk attachment, beat eggs and sugar together.

Add vanilla and lemon zest, then flour mixture; beat until just combined.

On low speed, pour in melted butter in a steady stream; mix until incorporated.
Spoon rounded tablespoon batter into each form.

Bake 5 minutes; reduce oven to 350°; bake until golden, 8 to 10 minutes more.

Let cool slightly; remove from pan.

Dust with confectioners' sugar, and serve.

Horshshoe Cookies

Horseshoe Cookies

4 cups Flour
½ cup Sugar
1 cup ground Nuts
1 lb Butter-salted
3 oz Rum or Brandy


Blend all of the above together.
Use 1 teaspoon full of batter & shape like horseshoes.
On an ungreased cookie sheet, bake @ 350F for 30-35 minutes until slightly browned.
When warm, sprinkle with powdered or regular sugar.

Buttle

Grammy DePerry’s Buttle

*This is an Italian breakfast cookie, goes well with coffee, milk or hot tea.
4 Cups Flour
2 ½ teasp. Baking Powder
3 ½ Tablespoons Sugar
3 Tablespoons Cornmeal
1 ½ teasp. Salt
½ - ¾ Cup Oil
2 Eggs
Raisins & Milk as needed to moisten

Make a well with the first 5 ingredients.
Add in oil and eggs.
Mix by hand or wooden spoon.
Add raisins & milk as needed to moisten. (Should be wet enough to hold the dough together, not dry)
Roll out by hand small log shapes and place on a greased cookie sheet.

Bake @ 350 F Degrees
for 15 to 20 minutes or until lightly browned.

My cousin Emily & I grew up on these, Gram would send them to us where ever we lived. She would wrap them up and send them to us in a coffee can...me in Florida and Em in Colorado. What a treat!

Scotch Shortbread

Scotch Shortbread

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.

1 Cup butter softened
1/2 Cup sugar
2 1/2 cups of flour

Cream butter, gradually add sugar creaming until light & fluffy.
Stir in flour.
Chill for 1 hour.

On lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/4" to 1/2" thick.
Cut with cookie cutter into desired shapes.
Baked on UNgreased cookie sheet @ 300 for 25-30 minutes until light golden brown.

Cool completely before frosting.



Royal Icing

1 box of confectioners sugar
3 Tablespoons Meringue powder
6 Tablespoons warm water
*Can add food coloring for desired color.

Add more or less water depending on what thickness you desire to frost with.

Add all ingredients into a mixing bowl and mix on high for 10 - 15 minutes until small peaks form.

Fill decorating bag with icing and frost.

I would suggest piping a line around your cookie, letting it dry then come back and fill with frosting.

Oatmeal-Cherry Cookies

Oatmeal-Cherry Cookies

1 cup Butter, softened
1 cup Packed Brown Sugar (dark or light)
½ cup Granulated Sugar
1 ½ teasp. Baking Powder
1 teasp. Cinnamon
½ teasp. Salt
½ teasp. Baking Soda
2 Eggs
1 teasp. Vanilla
2 cups All-purpose Flour
2 cups Rolled Oats
1 cup Dried Cherries (about 6 oz)

In a large bowl, beat butter with an electric mixer on medium to high for 30 seconds. Add brown sugar, granulated sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, salt & baking soda. Beat until combined. Beat in eggs & vanilla until combined.
Add flour and mix well. Stir in oats & dried cherries.

Drop by rounded teaspoons approx 2 inches apart on un-greased cookie sheets.

Bake @ 350 F for 12-13 minutes until edges are lightly browned.
* Cookies will not look done in the centers-this is OK, just make sure the edges are browned.


Cool on cookie sheet for at least 1 minute before transferring to wire racks.

Biscotti Cookies

Biscotti Cookies
(Holiday cookie)

5 Cups Flour
5 teasp Baking Powder
1 teasp Cream of Tarter
1 teasp. Baking Soda
½ teasp. Salt
1 Cup Sugar

Sift the above in a large bowl-make a well & add 4 eggs, ¾ Cup oil & ½ Cup milk.
Mix together well.
Dough may be sticky but DO NOT add any more flour.
Wet hands in oil & roll in desired shapes (make small-will double in size when baking)
Grease a cookie sheet.

Bake 350F for 10 minutes (very lightly browned).
Let cool.

Frosting: Confect. Sugar, flavoring, coloring & water.

To frost, dip tops only of cookie in frosting, can add sprinkles while still wet, let dry on wire racks or wax paper