1/12/14
7th Period
Chocolate Chip Cookies There are many steps and ingredients when it comes to making chocolate chip cookies. Each step and ingredient that is given in the directions is important because they ensure that the cookies will be delicious and look amazing. Terms given are also important to learn the definition to so that you know exactly how to make them. To make chocolate chip cookies, you must first preheat your oven so that you can bake the cookies at a temperature that doesn’t under or overcook them. Combining brown sugar, shortening, milk and vanilla after that and creaming them in a mixer is a crucial step; this is a large part of what makes the cookie light, fluffy, and chewy. Sifting the flour, salt, and baking soda is done so that these particular ingredients are mixed together properly, and thoroughly. The last steps such as adding chocolate chips and rolling the cookie dough into balls are done so that the cookies come out pretty and round—which goes nicely with the name of the recipe, “Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies”. Baking the cookies is the next step, and is very important so that they are edible. The final step is to let the cookies cool before eating them so that you don’t burn yourself. It is very important to know every term before beginning to cook any recipe because you need to know what kind of equipment to use and how the ending result should look. Although there are a great quantity of steps to making chocolate chip cookies, following them are necessary in order to have a nice batch of baked goods. Each definition is important so that you can fully understand the recipe and follow it correctly.