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.

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

> wrote in message
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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.
>

On 23 Nov 2005 22:19:54 -0800, wrote:

>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

What in Bob's name is "#20 disher"?

--
-denny-
"Do your thoughts call ahead or do they just arrive at your mouth unannounced?"

"It's come as you are, baby."

-over the hedge

EMOVETHIS writes:
>On 23 Nov 2005 22:19:54 -0800, wrote:
>
>>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
>
>What in Bob's name is "#20 disher"?

an ice cream scoop

Probably a cookie scoop. Mine have numbers on them, but haven't paid
attention to them. I'll have to look.

Lynne

"Denny Wheeler" > wrote in message
...
> On 23 Nov 2005 22:19:54 -0800, wrote:
>
>>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
>
> What in Bob's name is "#20 disher"?
>
> --
> -denny-
> "Do your thoughts call ahead or do they just arrive at your mouth
> unannounced?"
>
> "It's come as you are, baby."
>
> -over the hedge

On Fri, 25 Nov 2005 17:59:39 +0000 (UTC), tert in seattle
> wrote:

>>>chilled, used #20 disher and 375 13 - 15 minutes
>>
>>What in Bob's name is "#20 disher"?
>
>an ice cream scoop

That NEVER would have occurred to me. (the meaning of the term, not
the use of one for the purpose.) Another learning experience.

--
-denny-
"Do your thoughts call ahead or do they just arrive at your mouth unannounced?"

"It's come as you are, baby."

-over the hedge