Help! Chocolate chip cookie recipe needed!

[wiseheart]

Hi, dear ladies in the good old US of A! *waves*

I'm looking for a chocolate chip cookie that I can actually bake. Meaning, all recipes on the Internet give the ingredients in cups and sticks and other odd measures of which I haven't got the faintest how much they are. Can anyone give me a really good recipe in the metric system?

Cross-posted like whoa, because I really, really need a working recipe!

Edit: Already got very useful links, thanks!
Additionally, can someone enlighten me what the measures mean in this recipe:
http://www.marthastewart.com/326616/soft-chocolate-chip-cookies ?
This one is for soft cookies, which would be better for Mum, and I mean I know how much a tablespoon or a teaspoon is supposed to be, but these cups???

Comments

[songfire3.livejournal.com]

Well I'm not in the US, but maybe these will help: ;)

- "USA kulinarisch
- Chefkoch.de
(it's all in german, so the measurements should work! ;)

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Thanks, that's helpful - in German I can recognize the ingredients. *g*
Plus, chefkoch has printable versions of the recipes, joy!

[elmey.livejournal.com]

There's an Estonian food blog I follow (written in English--and I was curious since my mother was Estonian). She has a lot of baked stuff, I don't bake anything more complicated than a clafoutis, but I've tried some of her other dishes, and they're excellent. In any case, she uses metric measurements and here's two chocolate chip cookie recipes. I would say the first one is typical American style, the second looks good too though:

http://nami-nami.blogspot.com/2009/07/david-leites-chocolate-chip-cookies.html

http://nami-nami.blogspot.com/2011/06/baking-with-whole-grain-flours.html

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Thank you, they sound doable, too. :)

[sammydragoncat]

I happen to be making some this weekend - here is a link to Nestle's Toll House Cookies http://www.verybestbaking.com/recipes/18476/Original-NESTL%C3%89-TOLL-HOUSE-Chocolate-Chip-Cookies/detail.aspx - at the bottom right hand side under bakers tools they have a conversion calculator.

I hope this helps:

Original NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Chocolate Chip Cookies
Prep: 15 mins
Cooking: 9 mins
Level: Easy
Cooling: 15 mins
Yields: 60
This famous classic American cookie is a treat no matter what the age or occasion. Enjoy it with a glass of cold milk.

Ingredients
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour (540 ml or 18 oz or 504 grams)
• 1 teaspoon baking soda (5 ml or .5 oz or 14 grams)
• 1 teaspoon salt (5 ml or .5 oz or 14 grams)
• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened (240 ml or 8 oz or 224 grams)
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar (180 ml or 6 oz or 168 grams)
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar (180 ml or 6 oz or 168 grams)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (5 ml or .5 oz or 14 grams)
• 2 large eggs
• 2 cups (12-oz. pkg.) NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels (480 ml or 16 oz or 448 grams)
• 1 cup chopped nuts (240 ml or 8 oz or 224 grams)
Directions
PREHEAT oven to 375° F (191° C).

COMBINE flour, baking soda and salt in small bowl. Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla extract in large mixer bowl until creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in morsels and nuts. Drop by rounded tablespoon onto ungreased baking sheets.

BAKE for 9 to 11 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.

PAN COOKIE VARIATION: Grease 15 x 10-inch (38.1 x 25.4 cm) jelly-roll pan. Prepare dough as above. Spread into prepared pan. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool in pan on wire rack. Makes 4 dozen bars.

SLICE AND BAKE COOKIE VARIATION:
PREPARE dough as above. Divide in half; wrap in waxed paper. Refrigerate for 1 hour or until firm. Shape each half into 15 (38.1 cm)-inch log; wrap in wax paper. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.* Preheat oven to 375° F (191° C). Cut into 1/2-inch (1.27 cm) -thick slices; place on ungreased baking sheets. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely. Makes about 5 dozen cookies.

* May be stored in refrigerator for up to 1 week or in freezer for up to 8 weeks.

FOR HIGH ALTITUDE BAKING (5,200 feet): Increase flour to 2 1/2 cups (600 ml or 20 oz or 560 grams). Add 2 teaspoons (10 ml or .333 oz or 9.324 grams) water with flour and reduce both granulated sugar and brown sugar to 2/3 cup (150 ml or 5 oz or 56 grams) each. Bake drop cookies for 8 to 10 minutes and pan cookie for 17 to 19 minutes.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Oooh, I'll have to try these, too! Thanks for the recipe!

[sammydragoncat]

Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies
Martha Stewart Living, August 2007
• Prep Time 20 minutes
• Total Time 35 minutes
• Yield Makes about 2 dozen
Ingredients
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour (300 ml or 10 oz or 280 gr)
• 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt (2.5 ml or .083 oz or 2.324 gr)
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda (1.25 ml or .042 oz or 1.176 gr)
• 7 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature (3.5 ml or 105 oz or 2940 gr)
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar (60 ml or 2 oz or 56 gr)
• 1/4 cup packed light-brown sugar (60 ml or 2 oz or 56 gr)
• 1 large egg, room temperature
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract (5 ml or .167 oz or 5 gr)
• 3 tablespoons sour cream (45 ml or 1.5 oz or 42 gr)
• 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips (180 ml or 6 oz or 168 gr)
• 3/4 cup milk-chocolate chips (180 ml or 6 oz or 168 gr)
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 (177 C) degrees. Whisk together flour, salt, and baking soda. Beat butter and sugars with a mixer on medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes. Beat in egg and vanilla. Reduce speed to low. Add flour mixture in 2 batches, alternating with sour cream, and beat until just combined. Stir in chocolate chips by hand. Cover, and freeze for 10 minutes.
2. Using a 1 1/2-inch ice cream scoop or a tablespoon, drop dough onto baking sheets lined with parchment, spacing about 2 inches apart. Flatten slightly. Bake until centers are set and cookies are pale golden brown, 12 to 14 minutes.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! I'll give the crispy ones a try tonight (the ones I found on he Chefkoch website, but I'll definitely try the soft ones, too. Perhaps for Silvester (=New Year's Eve).