{"id":2011,"date":"2021-01-12T10:11:13","date_gmt":"2021-01-12T15:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pvhstiburon.com\/?p=2011"},"modified":"2021-08-26T09:38:23","modified_gmt":"2021-08-26T13:38:23","slug":"harness-the-history-of-the-chocolate-chip-cookie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pvhstiburon.com\/index.php\/2021\/01\/12\/harness-the-history-of-the-chocolate-chip-cookie\/","title":{"rendered":"Harness the history of the Chocolate chip cookie"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>By Elliot Kantor<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>   In 1938, Ruth Graves Wakefield was working in the Toll House Inn in Massachusetts, serving home-cooked meals. She invented the chocolate chip cookie, and it was an instant success. She traded her recipe to Nestle for a lifetime supply of chocolate. Fast forward to today, there are 109 million results on Google for chocolate chip cookies. The point is, every single recipe came from that original recipe (and there\u2019s a lot of controversy over which version was the original). When learning a new recipe, it\u2019s usually a good idea to start with the basics. That\u2019s why I suggest by starting with the recipe on the back of a pack of chocolate chips (or my own recipe by clicking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.notion.so\/elliotkantor\/Easy-Chocolate-Chip-Cookies-d1c80e18af974b7eb11a9f5d84d2adcf\">here<\/a>). <strong>There are two ways to influence the outcome of the cookies: the technique and the ingredients.<\/strong> Surprisingly, the technique matters just about as much as the ingredients themselves. In fact, I tested three chocolate chip cookie recipes against each other, in blind taste tests, and the results were completely inconclusive. Using the data from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chefsteps.com\/activities\/the-ultimate-guide-to-chocolate-chip-cookies-when-average-equals-amazing\">ChefSteps\u2019 Ultimate Average Cookie<\/a> spreadsheet, I tested everything from broiling cookies to melting the butter. The following is my chosen recipe for cookies, based on ease of cooking and flavor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"alignfull wp-block-ugb-blockquote ugb-blockquote ugb-5e0db44 ugb-blockquote--v3 ugb-blockquote--design-plain ugb-main-block ugb--has-custom-content-width ugb-main-block--inner-center ugb--has-block-background ugb--has-background-overlay\"><style>.ugb-5e0db44 .ugb-blockquote__quote{fill:#444 !important;width:70px !important;height:70px !important}.ugb-5e0db44 .ugb-blockquote__text{font-size:32px !important;color:var(--stk-global-color-4615,#ffffff)}.ugb-5e0db44.ugb-blockquote{justify-content:flex-start;background-image:url(http:\/\/pvhstiburon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/cookie-e1610464328324.jpg)}.ugb-5e0db44.ugb-blockquote > .ugb-inner-block{max-width:686px !important}.ugb-5e0db44.ugb-blockquote:before{opacity:0.5}@media screen and (min-width:768px){.ugb-5e0db44.ugb-blockquote{padding-top:120px !important;padding-right:35px !important;padding-bottom:120px !important;padding-left:48px !important}}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block ugb-inner-block--center\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-blockquote__item\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"ugb-blockquote__quote\" width=\"70\" height=\"70\"><path d=\"M19.8 9.3C10.5 11.8 4.6 17 2.1 24.8c2.3-3.6 5.6-5.4 9.9-5.4 3.3 0 6 1.1 8.3 3.3 2.2 2.2 3.4 5 3.4 8.3 0 3.2-1.1 5.8-3.3 8-2.2 2.2-5.1 3.2-8.7 3.2-3.7 0-6.5-1.2-8.6-3.5C1 36.3 0 33.1 0 29 0 18.3 6.5 11.2 19.6 7.9l.2 1.4zm26.4 0C36.9 11.9 31 17 28.5 24.8c2.2-3.6 5.5-5.4 9.8-5.4 3.2 0 6 1.1 8.3 3.2 2.3 2.2 3.4 4.9 3.4 8.3 0 3.1-1.1 5.8-3.3 7.9-2.2 2.2-5.1 3.3-8.6 3.3-3.7 0-6.6-1.1-8.6-3.4-2.1-2.3-3.1-5.5-3.1-9.7 0-10.7 6.6-17.8 19.7-21.1l.1 1.4z\"><\/path><\/svg><div class=\"ugb-blockquote__content\"><p class=\"ugb-blockquote__text\">When learning a new recipe, it\u2019s usually a good idea to start with the basics. That\u2019s why I suggest by starting with the recipe on the back of a pack of chocolate chips<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>   Melt <strong>one stick of butter<\/strong> (and don\u2019t let it explode). Add <strong>one cup of sugar<\/strong> and a <strong>bit of molasses<\/strong> (or almost all brown sugar). Add <strong>\u00bd tsp baking soda<\/strong> and <strong>\u00be tsp table salt<\/strong> and whisk to combine. Let it sit for a minute and whisk again until it\u2019s thickened. Add an <strong>egg<\/strong> and whisk, then add one and a half cups of flour and a cup of chocolate chips. Refrigerate, then bake at 350 Fahrenheit for 10-15 minutes or until cooked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>   That\u2019s about the easiest version I know. As long as you refrigerate the dough, melting the butter should not make the cookies flat and gross (I know from experience). You can add a tablespoon of cornstarch to make thicker, slightly cakey cookies. Add a splash of milk to make thin and crisp cookies or use less butter for thick, bakery-style cookies. And if you do all that and it still just doesn\u2019t taste like the store-bought stuff, try refrigerating the dough at least overnight for the flavors to blend together. Finally, never forget a light sprinkle of flakey (not table) salt right after the cookies come out of the oven!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Elliot Kantor In 1938, Ruth Graves Wakefield was working in the Toll House Inn in Massachusetts, serving home-cooked meals. She invented the chocolate chip cookie, and it was an instant success. 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