LEVAIN BAKERY CHOCOLATE CHIP CRUSH COOKIES

I’ve got issues.

I am a cookie junkie of epic proportions.

There’s probably a support group somewhere for people like me.

When I was a teenager, I would go to the library and thumb through cookbooks to find every single chocolate chip cookie recipe and would beg my Mom to try out the recipe creations almost daily. Issues, I tell you.

I started off by following recipes and then I thought….let’s take a walk on the wild side and start experimenting by throwing stuff in and see what happens. What’s the worst that can happen? Well, that’s another story. Little tweaks here and there were the difference makers – browning the butter, raising or lowering the temperature of the oven, and trying out some interesting ingredients.

When I won a trip to NYC to film a perfect cookie segment for the Cooking Channel’s Perfect 3 Show in the Food Network studios, I went online to seek out the best bakeries in Manhattan.  The highest rated cookie was awarded to Levain Bakery and I knew that it had to be mine. Pronto.

Ingredients

• 1 cup Cold Butter cut into small cubes
• 1 cup Brown Sugar
• 1/2 cup Sugar
• 2 Eggs
• 1 1/2 cups Cake Flour*
• 1 1/2 cups Flour
• 1 teaspoon Cornstarch
• 3/4 teaspoon Baking Soda
• 3/4 teaspoon Salt
• 2 cups Chocolate Chips
• 2 cups Walnuts roughly chopped

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 410 degrees.
2. In a large mixing bowl, cream together cold cubed butter, brown sugar, and sugar for 4 minutes or until creamy.
3. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each one.
4. Stir in flours, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt. Mix until just combined to avoid overmixing. Stir in chocolate chips and walnuts.
5. ...............................

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