Thin and Crispy Chocolate Chip Cookies @vmburns #recipe

 VMBurns: Most people want soft, ooey, gooey cookies, and I get it. But, I like thin, crispy, chocolate chip cookies. Add nuts to those chocolate chips and I'm hooked. I have tons of recipes for chocolate chip cookies. I have chocolate chip, oatmeal chocolate chip, white chocolate chocolate chip, etc., etc. But, what makes them flat? I realize that baking powder will make the dough rise, so you would think leaving it out would make a flat cookie. But, is that it? Well, no because I want thin and crispy cookies, not hockey pucks. So, I went on a recipe hunt for thin and crispy chocolate chip cookies and I found this recipe from Handle the Heat. I also learned a lot about baking soda and baking powder in my research. This recipe provided good spread and good color (baking soda) without the puffiness (baking powder). I made a couple of minor changes (nuts). But, this recipe created just the cookie I was looking for.

THIN AND CRISPY CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES WITH PECANS

INGREDIENTS

• 1 1/3 cups all purpose flour
• ▢1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• ▢1/4 teaspoon salt
• ▢1 stick butter, melted and cooled
• ▢1/2 cup granulated sugar
• ▢1/3 cup light brown sugar, packed
• ▢2 tablespoons light corn syrup 
• ▢1 large egg, room temperature
• ▢1 tablespoon milk
• ▢2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• ▢1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350 F.
2. Whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl.
3. Beat the melted butter, sugar, brown sugar, and corn syrup until well combined.
   
   
   
4. Add the egg, milk, and vanilla to the sugar mixture and beat until well combined.
   
   
   
5. Gradually add the flour mixture and stir until just combined (DON'T OVERMIX). Gently stir in the chocolate chips and the nuts if using.
   
   
   
6. Drop balls of dough onto a parchment lined baking sheet spacing 2 inches apart. There's baking soda in this recipe and these cookies will spread!
   
   
   
7. Bake for 12 minutes. Rotate the baking sheet midway.
8. Let the cookies cool.
   
   
   

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