C is for Cookie

I've finally made it back on! and let me tell ya, it took awhile! So now that i'm here, i'll get down to business. Last week,  via Facebook, I saw that several of my friends were having "issues" with the All-American cookie. Chocolate chip. No one was forthcoming with details, for whatever reason. It could be because a giggle slips out or that I have an affinity for poking fun at folks. *shrug* I don't know, you tell me. But i digress! I'm gonna give you a recipe that came in a cookie book I got for christmas. BEST BOOK EVER!!!! Now, I've got to be honest, I can usually nail something in one try; but perfection alludes me with this one. I won't say how many times i've baked them, but I will say that the flavor has been AMAZING each time(I don't say that lightly, since I am the cookie monster)! 

              What you'll need:
                   1 3/4 cup all purpose flour
                      1/2 tsp baking soda
                   1 3/4(14 tb) sticks unsalted butter
                      1/2 cup granulated sugar
                      3/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
                        1 tsp table salt
                        2 tsp vanilla
                        1 large egg
                        1 large egg  yolk
                   1 1/4 cup chocolate chips or chunks




*Go ahead and preheat your oven to 375. Mix your dry ingredients together in a bowl and put it off to the side.

*(tip #1-use real butter/ no substituting!) Take 10 tablespoons of your butter and melt them in a saucepan at medium/high heat. It'll take about 2 minutes. Once your butter is melted, keep it on the heat and swirl the pan(constantly), until it has a nutty aroma and is dark golden brown. This part is tricky, so I rely more on the smell. It may smell a little different to you, but  I keep getting a hazelnut smell (Could be the hormones ; )). 

* Once butter is melted, transfer butter to your stand mixer or a heatproof bowl and stir in the remaining four tablespoons of butter. Until melted

* Add your sugars and vanilla to butter. WHISK, until incorporated. Add the egg and your yolk and whisk until smooth. About 30 seconds

*(Here's the fun part) Let the mixture stand for three minutes. NO MIXING! Then whisk for 30 seconds. Repeat the stand and whisk process two more times. You want your mixture to look thick, smooth, and have a shine to it. Similiar to a taffy. 

* Grab a spatula, mix in your flour, add chocolate chips and bake! 10 to 11 minutes (my oven does 12 minutes)

Goin' for the Gold

What is up! My name is Jawana, and it rhymes with "you wanna". Go ahead and laugh, it's OK. but you can't ask me where the name came from, because even I don't know. I think they just made it up on the spot. At any rate, i like to eat. Alot. We all do, I'm just too prideful to hide it. For just about every emotion, I find an excuse to go and whip something up. It gives my life balance(along with my waistline). So, you get to hear about all that good stuff! Along with dive restaurants we've checked out, and "happy helpers" that i've found useful. ENJOY!!!!