{bay’s chocolate chip cookies}

While searching for a new chocolate chip cookie recipe, Bay found Picky Palate. She had a secret ingredient for THE perfect cookie. Say goodbye to flat chocolate chip cookies forever!

Although I haven’t tried one of Bay’s cookies yet, I have to say, they look amazing. Might have to do with one of her two secret cookie baking weapons? I can’t tell, but Bay has reassured me that they are the bomb.com! So, I’ll take her word for it.

Secret cookie baking weapons:

1. Instant Vanilla Pudding Mix Powder

2. Cookie scoop!

Bay uses a 1 tablespoon scoop from target. You can find lots of options here:

Target Cookie Scoops

Here’s what you’ll need:

1 stick butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups flour
3 tablespoons instant vanilla pudding mix powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup chocolate chips

Here’s what you do:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or a silpat.

In a large mixing bowl, add butter + sugar + brown sugar. Mix until combined.

Add egg + vanilla and mix well. Slowly add flour + pudding mix + salt + baking soda.

Lastly, add chocolate chips and mix with a spoon.

Using a 1 tablespoon cookie scoop, scoop dough onto prepared baking sheet. About 1 inch apart.

Bake 12 minutes.

I dare you not to eat the dough!! This was my slip up last weekend. Bay asked me to taste the cookie dough to see what I thought. So I did. Gave myself a pat on the back for not eating a cookie. Hours later realized I tried the damn cookie dough…lol! Oh well, shit happens. For the record, I still haven’t had one of those amazing smelling + looking cookies.

Bay says you can’t just have one, so make sure you grab two at a time 🙂