Cookies with Karen

I have officially turned into my mother. This morning I baked chocolate chip cookies for my coworkers while rocking out to the Carpenters.

Most people have no clue I even know who the Carpenters are because I'm definitely a closet groupie. I must admit, the Carpenters were a huge part of my childhood because we listened to their tracks on repeat every morning in our mini van on our way to school. To say the very least, I know every lyric by heart...including all of the "ooohs" and "ahhs." So to cure my nostalgia of Karen Carpenter's rich, alto voice, I decided to sing along to my "Carpenters" playlist on Spotify while I baked some delicious chocolate chip cookies from scratch. (Think Susan Sarandon singing "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" in Stepmom.)

My roommate's sister, Kashi, actually discovered this cookie recipe with me and it's absolutely to die for. We initially found this recipe on Pinterest and I was quite surprised when the cookies turned out exactly like the posted picture. Hurray! Although they look rather lightly toasted, they are baked to perfection!

Apologies for the poor quality of this photo...I promise they look delicious in person!

Posted below is the recipe from the blog I found on Pinterest.

Best-Ever Chocolate Chip Cookies

barely adapted from Anna Olson, Food Network Canada

Ingredients: 

3/4 c. unsalted butter, softened 

3/4 c. brown sugar 

1/4 c. granulated sugar 

1 egg 

2 tsp. vanilla extract 

2 c. all purpose flour 

2 tsp. cornstarch 

1 tsp. baking soda 

1/2 tsp. salt 

1 c. bittersweet chocolate chips

Directions:

1.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

2.  In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream together butter and sugars until fluffy and light in color. Add egg and vanilla and blend in.

3.  Mix in flour, cornstarch, baking soda and salt. Stir in chocolate chunks.

4.  Using a standard-sized cookie scoop or tablespoon, drop dough onto a prepared baking sheet.  Bake for 8-10 minutes, until barely golden brown around the edges.  (The tops will not brown, but do NOT cook longer than ten minutes.)

5.  Let cool, on the sheet, on a wire rack for five minutes.  Remove from baking sheet and let cool completely.  Makes approximately 3 dozen.  Try not to eat them all.

Enjoy!

-L