This is a recipe that has been in my family for years and years. These cookies are cake-like, light, fluffy and moist with zing from using sour milk. If you're looking for a classic chocolate chip cookie recipe, I must enunciate (due to two reviewers' comments) that these cookies ARE NOTHING LIKE A CLASSIC CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE. They are not expected to be crisp or chewy, and the flavor is much lighter. I think this is due to reduced fat content (using 1/2 cup shortening rather than the amount of butter in a classic chocolate chip cookie). I use mini chocolate chips, since regular chocolate chips tend to be too heavy for this cookie batter (but feel free to use your preference). Also, I use homogenized/pasteurized whole milk, but my grandmother always used real sour milk when we lived on the dairy farm. She didn't need to spoil the milk using vinegar. I think the type of milk makes all the diffference. These cookies are great, but they don't quite taste the same as when Grandma made them using more conventional/natural methods.
Provided by MarthaStewartWanabe
Categories Drop Cookies
Time 30m
Yield 24-36 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream together sugar, eggs and shortening.
- To make sour milk, add 1 teaspoons white vinegar to the measuring cup before adding milk. Allow vinegar and milk to sit for 3 minutes. Then add milk to mixing bowl along with baking soda, vanilla and salt.
- Stir in flour one cup at a time.
- Fold in nuts (optional) and chocolate chips.
- Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls onto a lightly greased baking sheet.
- Bake for 10-15 minutes or until tops of cookies are no longer shiny, and bottoms are lightly browned.
- Cool on a wire rack.
- Store in an air-tight container for up to 5 days.
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md albir
[email protected]These cookies are delicious! I love the crispy edges and the chewy center.
Nahom Legesse
[email protected]I'm not a big fan of cookies, but these were actually really good. The sour milk gives them a unique flavor that I really enjoyed.
Narace Gurung
[email protected]These cookies are the perfect combination of sweet and sour. I love the white chocolate chips, too.
Erebus Condon
[email protected]I love how easy these cookies are to make. I can always whip up a batch when I'm craving something sweet.
Amin ullah Rihan
[email protected]These cookies are so good! I've made them several times and they're always a hit.
Antonio Fatfat
[email protected]I've tried this recipe several times and it always turns out perfectly. The cookies are soft and chewy, with the perfect amount of sweetness.
Barbara Quezada
[email protected]These cookies were easy to make and turned out great! I will definitely be making them again.
Maxwell Olayinka
[email protected]I found that these cookies were a bit dry. I think I would add a little more butter next time.
Afia
[email protected]These cookies were a bit too sweet for my taste, but my kids loved them.
Kifayan Khan
[email protected]I'm not a big fan of sour milk, but these cookies were surprisingly good. The white chocolate chips really helped to balance out the sourness.
Nabin Dhungel
[email protected]These cookies are delicious! I love the combination of chocolate and sour milk.
Arjun Bhandari
[email protected]I've made these cookies several times now and they always turn out perfect. They're my go-to recipe for chocolate chip cookies.
MONGOL AWAJ
[email protected]These cookies are so good! The white chocolate chips add a nice touch of sweetness and the sour milk makes them extra moist.
Bikash Gautam
[email protected]I love how easy these cookies are to make. I always have sour milk on hand, so it's nice to have a recipe that uses it up.
MD Almas
[email protected]These cookies were a huge hit with my family! They're soft and chewy, with the perfect amount of sweetness. I'll definitely be making them again soon.