We truley thought that it was absolutely impossible to mess up a basic chocolate chip cookie (Especially when following a recipe), until I came in contact with one in particular. Today, We were looking through our million and one baking books trying to get some ideas for the day, when we came across a recipe that clearly called for not enough flour and a 10-12 minute bake time. Absurd, we know. So we decided to "experiment." We followed the recipe perfectly for the first 12 cookies, and then tweaked it for the next 12. Without a doubt (In our neighbors mind), our tweaked cookie not only tasted better, but looked better. With this experiment we realized that baking is a true gift, small tweaks work wonders, and following recipes can leave you with some unpleasant cookies. It takes time and dedication to perfect a recipe, along with TONS of experience. So all you non bakers or recipe followers out there, BEWARE!
Ours is clearly on the left
Original Recipe
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 package semi sweet chocolate chips (6 oz)
Baking directions: rounded tablespoons 2 inches apart for 10-12 minutes @ 375 degrees
The only possible "fix" was to add items because the mix was already made
Tweaked Recipe
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Baking directions: rounded tablespoons 2 inches apart for 10-12 minutes @ 375 degrees
9 1/2 minutes. MAX
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