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Recipe: Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies - Bread flour in cookies
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Janet/MO 2-16-2006
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 MSG ID: 0218306
Hi Brenda!
Bread flour is high in gluten content, which produces chewiness. While this might be a good quality in sturdier cookies - like oatmeal raisin or chocolate chip - it definitely would not be good in delicate butter cookies - like spritz or pecan sandies - where tenderness is the desired goal.

Here's a recipe from the Food Network's Alton Brown for a chewy chocolate chip cookie using bread flour.

CHEWY CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

2 sticks unsalted butter
2 1/4 cups bread flour
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 cup sugar
1 1/4 cups brown sugar
1 egg
1 egg yolk
2 tablespoons milk
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

Heat oven to 375 degrees F.

Melt the butter in a heavy-bottom medium saucepan over low heat. Sift together the flour, salt, and baking soda and set aside.

Pour the melted butter into the mixer's work bowl. Add the sugar and brown sugar. Cream the butter and sugars on medium speed. Add the egg, yolk, 2 tablespoons milk and vanilla extract and mix until well combined.

Slowly incorporate the flour mixture until thoroughly combined. Stir in the chocolate chips.

Chill the dough, then scoop (from a #20 disher) onto parchment-lined baking sheets, 6 cookies per sheet. Bake for 14 minutes or until golden brown, checking the cookies after 5 minutes. Rotate the baking sheet for even browning. Cool completely and store in an airtight container.

Yield 2 1/2 dozen

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  ISO: Question about Bread Flour
  Brenda, Mississippi - 2-15-2006
 
MSG ID: 0218304
1 Recipe: Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies - Bread flour in cookies
    Janet/MO - 2-16-2006
   
MSG ID: 0218306
  2 Thank you, Janet!
    Brenda, Mississippi - 2-16-2006
   
MSG ID: 0218311
  3 You're welcome, Brenda! (nt)
    Janet/MO - 2-17-2006
   
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