I find that if I cream the sugar and butter to long I will end up w/ cake
like cookies.

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> Hi, I Tivoed Alton Brown's Cookie episode a while back and just tried
> his recipe for chewy chocolate chip cookies. I did everything exactly
> like he said. I promise. I did it as the tape rolled and have watched
> it several times before and took notes also.
>
> The cookies turned out cakey, more like bread than cookies. They
> tasted good, but they were not chewy at all.
>
> 2 sticks melted butter (unsalted)
> 2 1/4 Bread flour
> 1 tsp kosher salt
> 1 tsp soda
> 1/4 white sugar
> 1 1/4 dark brown sugar
> 1 whole egg
> 1 egg yolk
> 2 tbsp milk
> 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
> two cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
>
> chilled, used #20 disher and 375 13 - 15 minutes
>
> I did all this and exactly like he said. cakey. I did some research
> and saw most everyone used All Purpose Flower for chewy. Any hints on
> how to make the cookies chewy? Thanks.
>