Monday 23 March 2009

Carolynn's chocolate chip cookies


This was the name written in The martha Stewart book which I got from my sis when hubby went to visit her and her family. It seeme Martha got her recipe from a famous food writter Carolynn and that is why she named them after her.
Must admit this is one of the best chocolate chip cookies i have ever had, they were really yumm.

Before I go to the recipe, I have to mention that few of my blogg reading friends have mentioned that when ever they come to my bog there is a add popping up. I have no idea why it is , I have not joined up in any add programmes, If any one have a clue how to get ridd of this problem just mention in the comment section.
Funny thing is when i go to my blog from my computer it doesn't happen.



Makes 30.
2 cups plus 2 tbsp of all purpose flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 cup ( 2 sticks) unsalted butter
1 cup plus 2 tbsp of firmly packed dark brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar ( I didn't use as I thought if i add too much sugar the cookies will be too sweet)
1 large whole egg
1 large egg yolk
1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
1 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chip ( I used chocolate which i cut into chunks)
1 cup toasted walnuts broken into large pieces ( optional)

1. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour , salt and baking soda, set aside.
In a medium sauce pan over medium heat , melt the butter. Turen off the heat and add both teh sugars, whisk untill combined.


Transfer the mixture into a medium bowl and let it cool to room temperature.

2. Whisk the egg, egg yolk and the vanilla into the butter mixture. Fold in the reserved flour mixture untill just combined.
Fold in the chocolate chips and nuts. Wrap the dough in plastic and chill untill firm about 30 minutes.

3. Preheat the oven to 325°F . Using 2 large spoons ( iused a ice cream scoper) place golf ball size mounds of dough 3 inches apart on baking sheet.
Bake untill the cookies are golden brown and the tops no longer look wet almost 12 to 15 . minutes.

Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet 5 minutes, transfer to a wire rack.
Let cool completly before serving.




Edited later
A big thankyou to Cham of
Spice club for figuring out what the trouble was. She told me too remove all the widgets which i did , i removed all of them and now there is no more pop up.

Sending this to which is hosted by Porrnima in her place Tasty Treats.

74 comments:

indosungod said...

HC that is true, the ad. popped up when I entered the comment section.

Those cookies sure are delicious. I am addicted to anything with choclate in them.

Raks said...

Even I am having a pop-up when I visit ur blog for long time,though I dont know any solutions! Hope you fix it!

Cookies looks as usual great :)

FH said...

YUP! Pops up EVERY TIME!! Ad makes me mad! :D

Cookies are so plump, my kids love them. I made one too, flatter nutty ones, will post next week. S must be having a great time eating all those cookies and cakes! :)

KonkaniBlogger said...

Yet another chocolate dish from you, you really love it, don't you ?? Cookies lookind delish!

Finla said...

Indisungod hi hi me too am addicted to anything with chocolate.

Raks kitchen i have no idea what to do about the pop up.

Asha looking forward to you cookie next wedek.
I have no idea how to get rid of this add which is popping up.
I just hope someone can give me some help in this add trouble.

Chef Jeena said...

These cookies look so so good I wish I could have a whole plate of them in front of me now! :-D

Cham said...

As far I know about popping ads, It is from long time.
I may suggest something: Try to remove all ur widgets. And test by adding one by one.
But as u cannot see any pop up in ur syst, It gonna be little difficult. But not really sure if it will works.
The cookies with choco chips are really yummy!

Anonymous said...

Not a choco,but looks yummy..wonderful photograph !!

Anonymous said...

thats just Awesome.......yum yum...I loveeeee chocolates :D any form :P

can i ask u a small doubt, can we make cookies without using eggs?

Ashwini said...

I am too having that pop up when I click for the comment.
That cookie looks so delicious and gooey. The chocolate in there is making me drool

Deepthi Shankar said...

lovely cookies there .. Hey whenever I visit your blog, I too get a pop up. Not sure why

Finla said...

Cham thankyou for the help, i will remove all the widget now and then when i have time i will add one by one and see which one is giving me this problem.

Cham said...

U know what nothing is popping out. I ve checked on the net, some ranking widget bring some pops up! So other widget would fine. Hey it works!

Sara said...

These really do look like the ultimate chocolate chip cookie!

Manju said...

wow..i love the look of those choc chips all melted in the cookies..yummy!!

Finla said...

Cham thankyou so much for your help.I am glad the add is not popping up now.

Anonymous said...

No add popping up anymore :) The cookies look absolutely delicious with chocolate - yum!

Snooky doodle said...

oh delicious. these cookies are surely a diet breaker :) I don t receive any pop ups when i visit your blog :)

Priya Suresh said...

Prefect cookies for chocoholic like me..looks delicious!!

AnuSriram said...

These cookies looks awesome! Love them!
Hope u solved the ads problem! I usually get them when i click on post comment. But today it did not pop-up!

Finla said...

Anusriram yeah good news is it is fixed now.

A_and_N said...

Anything with chocolates is great!

Vikis Kitchen said...

Martha stewarts recipes are really inspiring and authentic. Glad to see her carolynn's cookies. It came out picture perfect and delicious.

Usha said...

Those cookies look absolutely fantastic !

Anonymous said...

Lovely lovely cookies.. i have not been baking anything sweet at all since we are trying to eat healthy.. these look so tempting.

u r right.. nothing popped up today!! but some of posts are getting updated really late in my reader.. & my posts seem to be not showing up at all in some places.

Poornima Nair said...

The cookies look awesome. Very tempting. Send it over to my event. Would love to have it. You can also link some of those lovely archived entries.

Teresa Cordero Cordell said...

Happycook, great cookies. Did you use chopped chocolate instead of chips? If you did that's great! It made some beautiful swirls in the dough. You are so smart!

La Cuisine d'Helene said...

Those cookies look so delicious. My boys would enjoy.

amna said...

the num of choc chip cookies out there is mind boggling. i wouldn't know where to start or which one to use.

jayasree said...

Delicious cookies..Glad you could fix the ad problem.

Bunny said...

These cookies are calling my name they look so good!!

TBC said...

Yeah, those pop-up adds were real annoying...saw it every time I came here...glad you got rid of them.:D
The choco-chip cookies look good.

Pooja said...

cookies are looking delicious...

Mahimaa's kitchen said...

everytime u come with such lovely desserts.. wonder where u get these recipes from... cookies look awesome.

Lakshmi said...

Cookies looks tempting HC wanted to grab few for myself :D

Arundathi said...

fantastic looking cookies!! love the chocolate swirls!

suvi said...

yum yum yum, pls pass me some HC!

delhibelle said...

congrats on getting rid of the nuisance.
I am having a big mug of Hot choc right now and can happily have some of those awesome cookies!

Purva Desai said...

HC I ve not experienced any adds popping up on my screen when I visited ur comment section. I feel the problem is not with your site but with the visitors Internet Browsers, suggest the visitors to block the Pop up window, there is an option in all the browsers to block the pop up windows.

Cookies look gorgeous and lip smacking dear

Indian Khana said...

Gosh that is just fab...looks so gr8

Sunshinemom said...

Great that your problem is fixed. Now I too know whom to turn to:). How nice to receive that book!! Good for you:). Cookies look very good but then so do most of your other recipes. Blow torch must be making so many things easy. Creme brulee etc.!!

notyet100 said...

cookies look delicious,..:-)wish u coud pas me some,..

Dewi said...

Goodness, this cookies look so scrumptious. I can see the chocolate chunks too.
Cheers,'elra

Finla said...

Poornima will surley send this to your event.
Teress indeed i chopped my own chocolate as i like the quiet chunky and if you used the buttons i think it is not that same.

Finla said...

Thankyou all I am so glad that the add is not popping up anymore.

vandana rajesh said...

Yummm yummm choclate chip cookies and all the chocolate looks so very good. Love chocolate so this one is for me.

Rajesh &Shankari said...

You are a baking queen :)

Varsha Vipins said...

Great yummy cookies HC..They looks just perfect..!!:)

The Blonde Duck said...

You can't beat a good chocolate chip cookie!

Laavanya said...

glad to hear that the pop-up problem has been fixed :)

I like the pretty swirls you have on your cookies.. looks delicious.

Cilantro said...

My daughter has been asking me to make them. I am yet to make them. Chocolate chip cookies looks great. Thanks for reminding.

Jescel said...

oh my these are some good looking cookies.. maybe we can swap since I made some cookies too... :o)

Dori said...

Hmmm, chocolate chip cookies are a classic, and when they are made better, they become irresistible!

Gloria said...

Happy Cook, this is absolutely nice and yummy!xxGloria

Anonymous said...

These cookies look great. Lots of chocolate-yum!

Anonymous said...

these look so nice and chocolatey!!
no ad here...weird!

Vibaas said...

can i have those cookies, pls? Yummo!

Cate said...

They look so rich and chocolatey - yum!

Ivy said...

They sound delicious. No add popped up when I visited.

eldivenlerim said...

these cookies with chocolate look very delicious;)

Anonymous said...

These look fabulous! Some of the best chocolate chip (swirl?) cookies I have ever seen. I must make them next time the sons ask for cookies!

Chitra said...

nice cookies HC:)delicious!!

Malar Gandhi said...

Yummy love it. Nice pile of cookies, who wudnt like chocolate chip cookies, right!

Cham said...

Did u had sitemeter? If yes, u can add that widget which is really helpful to track down who comes and goes...sometimes to track down some nasty comments!
They are pretty safe to use :)

Cham said...

www. sitemeter.com I don't know if u ve already had it in ur widget! But I would recommend it to place it! All bloggers have it! It is free & safe!
About the pop up I guess only one widget should have done it!

bee said...

they looks so so delicious!!!

Finla said...

Thankyou cham that is the one i have added too, .

sra said...

Today, there is no ad popping up but every other time, there was, I guess you've fixed the problem.

Those cookies - aah!

Raaga said...

these cookies look great.

I wish I had a sister in the US who could send me stuff when I need it :)

Priyanka Agrawal said...

drool

Shella said...

These cookies look great. I was looking for some cookie recipie and I think i will surely try these out, but after the navratras are over.....till then i can drool look at these pics

Sia said...

HC, those cookies look fantastic!

Aparna Balasubramanian said...

Boy, I am late here.:) The 74th commenter!!
But I have to say this. Chocolate chip cookies are the best and I love yours, too. I also realised I have made them so many times and never blogged about them.

Chutneytales said...

Your chocolate chip cookies look soo tempting..i don't get the chocolate buttons here.I like the idea of using chocolate chunks.Thanks for sharing..
I just love your space here..there is soo much to learn from you..Enjoying your recipes,dear :)