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Recipe: Super Large Turbo Charged Chocolate Chip Cookies

June 28, 2012 · Narrative

counter - cooling cookies

When it comes to eating dinner, Madeline is all about the art of negotiation.

“Did I eat enough for dessert?”

“If I eat one more bite is it enough for dessert?”

“Two more bites?”

“How much do I have to eat for two desserts?”

This child has a pretty solid sweet tooth, taking after my mom, for sure.

Knowing that they were going to be with their Dad for the week, I wanted to make another batch of Madeline’s favorite cookie before she left.

Nick wasn’t forgotten.  While he likes the cookies just fine, his last-thing-before-he-leaves perk came from savoring the dregs from the can of sweetened condensed milk I used in another recipe.  That hankering he gets from The Ex and his dad.  Nick’s grandfather (on his dad’s side) used to eat an entire can of sweetened condensed milk.  I’m all for a finger swipe (or in Nick’s case, I leave a teaspoon or two), but a whole can?  Yikes.  The sister-in-law and I read the label Sunday night.  Yikes indeed.

Anyway, these cookies.  Hands down, Madeline’s favorite.  I created the recipe some months back, but it wasn’t until this past weekend that they got a name.  It just popped into my head during my kitchen time, and it couldn’t be more fitting.

The cookies are super large, with the recipe making about 14 in total.  Of course, you could make them smaller, but we choose not to.  Because sometimes a gigantic cookie is just what you need.  A teensy bit of salt in every bite via the potato chips.  A little bit of hmmm, what is that by way of the espresso powder.  And the all ’round taste?  Pretty scrumptious.

Extremely simple to make.  I mix everything in one bowl, so start to finish, including baking time, it’s under 25 minutes.  We love them best fresh out of the oven, when the chocolate is still melty and warm.  Letting them cool off just enough so that no tongues are burnt in the process, of course.  Days later?  The chocolate and the inside of the cookie is still soft.

Which I really love.

Need something to fill your cookie jar or to drop off at a neighbor?  A sweet treat for your kiddos who eat just enough dinner for dessert?  These are perfect.  Another batch will be hitting our counter this weekend, waiting for Madeline when she comes home on Sunday.

I cannot wait.

Super Large Turbo Charged Chocolate Chip Cookies
Recipe courtesy of Cate O’Malley

Ingredients:
1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
10 tablespoons butter, softened
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
1/4 cup dark brown sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon instant espresso powder
1 cup crushed potato chips
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350.  In large bowl, combine flour and baking soda.  Add in softened butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 1-2 minutes.  Beat in egg, vanilla, and salt until combined.  Fold in potato chips and chocolate chips.  Using large ice cream scoop, put onto greased baking sheets.  Bake 12-14 minutes or until golden.  Cool 5 minutes on cookie sheets.  Transfer to rack; cool completely.  Makes approximately 14 large cookies.

*If you tend to like your cookies on the crispier side, then make them a bit smaller and thinner than the below recipe indicates.

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  1. patsy says

    June 28, 2012 at 9:27 pm

    Those sound like amazing cookies!! I love that the chocolate stays soft and melty!
    patsy recently posted..Broccoli Parmesan Fritters

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  2. Joanne says

    June 29, 2012 at 6:24 am

    Well I must take after BOTH your kids because I can’t get enough of either cookies or sweetened condensed milk. Maybe I’ll make these this weekend and satisfy all my cravings.
    Joanne recently posted..Recipe: Spanish White Bean Tortilla with Piri Piri Sauce {eat.live.be}

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  3. Ramona says

    June 29, 2012 at 12:41 pm

    i’ve never tried, but i think i could eat a whole can myself

    Reply

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It didn’t take much to get me to @mikespastasand It didn’t take much to get me to @mikespastasandwichshoppe when a friend texted me a screenshot of their cheese butter. Up until last week I had never even heard of cheese butter but just two days later, I’m driving an hour round trip to get some. 😂 I was never one to succumb to peer pressure (I didn’t have my first drink until I was 21!), but when it comes to food finds, I am very easily intrigued. After all, that’s how I’ve discovered some of my favorite bites over the years … lardo from @butlerandtheboard, a spicy Italian sausage, and my love of chicharron. If you haven’t visited Mike’s in Nutley, it’s worth a visit. While there, I also got a small tray of meatballs (a bargain at $10!) and a delicious mortadella sandwich that is worth a round trip. ✨
The long, dreary and grey months of the Winter nee The long, dreary and grey months of the Winter need a little bit of color, so here you go. 😍 Love this chest of drawers. Discovered it buried in a local shop and bought it specifically for the green color (one of my favorites). Vintage Coke crate was a $10 score from a garage sale place on Facebook some ten years ago. And the assorted markers in Roy G Biv order (natch) that aren’t used anymore because my kids have sadly left that phase. 🙃
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I haven’t had a bagel in ages, but when I saw th I haven’t had a bagel in ages, but when I saw that @njdotcom had picked six bagel shops at the “best in the state,” and one was reasonably local, all the sudden I needed one. I was never one to fall prey to peer pressure, but I’m very definitely a marketer’s dream. 😂 Alfa Bagels is on Route 10 in Randolph and has a good assortment of bagels, including all the usual suspects, but with a few others like rainbow, Asiago and French Toast throw in for good measure. Their bagels always seem to have a nice chew, which I appreciate and I love their sesame one. My go-to order lately is a double toasted flagel with lox spread and tomato. Their lox spread is a little ho hum, but the bagel is delish. Check them out next time you’ve got a craving (or get motivated by a local news story 😝). What’s your bagel order?
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