So, I'm not much of a baker because I like salty/savory food rather than sweet. However, there are times that I start craving just a tiny nibble of something sweet. Well, tonight was one of those nights.
As I was searching our apartment for something sweet, I kept trying to figure out exactly what I wanted..but nothing came to mind. Finally, I decided I would bake some easy, chocolate chip cookies. That may not seem like a big decision to you, but the last 3 times I've baked chocolate chip cookies, I didn't like them. They tasted like dough, but not cookie dough, more like...shortbread or something..I don't know, I just didn't like the flavor. All those cookies went bad, and my taste buds were left disappointed.
Side note: I've been using the Trader Joe's chocolate chips bag recipe...tonight I decided to use Nestle's chocolate chip bag recipe...What a HUGE difference!
My chocolate chip cookies turned out scrumptiously perfect! They didn't look pretty on the outside, but the flavor was pure bliss to my taste buds. It struck me curious that the Nestle recipe tasted soooo much better, so I investigated.
I looked at the nutritional content on both of the chocolate chip bags, and both recipes...Everything was exactly the same! The recipe, the calories, the sugars, the fat, everything. Okay not everything...I kept investigating and literally the ONLY difference between the Trader Joe's bag recipe and the Nestle bag recipe is that Trader Joe's asks for 1 cup of brown sugar & 1/2 cup of granulated sugar, whereas the Nestle Bag asks for 3/4 of a cup of brown sugar & 3/4 of a cup of granulated sugar.
I'm not very good at math, but altogether those numbers equal the same amount of sugars!...So what makes the Nestle bag recipe better? I'm convinced that it's the type of sugar used. There is 1/4 of a cup more of granulated sugar in the Nestle bag recipe, and therein lies the evidence & answer.
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Okay, so I know that this all seems so silly, but, you have to understand, I don't normally like sweets. Not only that, but the last few times I baked chocolate chip cookies, they were gross. Last but not least, these cookies were amazing!!! My taste buds are SO happy, and I am SO happy. I now know that I will never use the Trader Joe's recipe again.
Sorry Trader Joe's, I love you, but not your chocolate chip cookie recipe.
Love, Em
Best cookie recipe ever: Buy a thing of Quaker Oats (the kind that comes in the cylinder cardboard thingie). On the inside is the ultimate oatmeal cookie recipe. Use the basic recipe then add a bunch of chocolate chips, about a cup more oats, coconut, take away the raisins, add nuts they freeze great! I do cranberries and pecans, or health toffee and pecans. Yum! You can also do macadamias and white chocolate - but I have a better recipe for those. Mmm.
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