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Travis Kelce's Mom's Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
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Donna Kelce’s Best Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

These bake up pretty flat and chewy. Don't skip the 4 minute creaming of the butter and sugar.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Chocolate Chip, Donna Kelce, Travis Kelce
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Chilling Dough 3 hours
Servings 48 Cookies
Author Anna
Cost 5

Ingredients

  • 3 sticks unsalted butter (aka sweet cream butter) (342 grams)
  • 1 ½ cups packed light brown sugar (300 grams)
  • 1 cup white sugar (200 grams)
  • 1 large egg (48 grams without shell)
  • 1 large egg yolk (18 grams without shell)
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda plus 2 teaspoons hot water (I use teaspoons, not tablespoons)
  • 2 cups all purpose flour (280 grams)
  • 1 cup cake or pastry flour (120 grams)
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon I'd go with ½ teaspoon or even less
  • 1 ½ teaspoons salt (Morton kosher)
  • 2 cups chips (1 cup each Ghirardelli white and milk chocolate
  • Optional: 1 cup pecans

Instructions

  • Melt butter lightly in the microwave using one of the lower power settings or do it on high and stir every 20 seconds. Pour into a mixing bowl or the bowl of stand mixer. Let cool for 15 to 20 minutes.
  • Add brown and white sugar to the melted butter and beat with an electric mixer for 4 minutes. This is a long time, so it helps to have a stand mixer. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and add egg, then yolk., Add vanilla and mix for 30 seconds.
  • Dissolve the baking soda in hot water and add to the mixture.
  • Whisk together both of the flours, the baking powder, cinnamon and salt.
  • Add flour mixture gradually, scraping down sides of the bowl. Add all chocolate chips and nuts (if using) and stir until blended.
  • If you can, chill for at least 3 hours. Note: I scooped the dough balls onto a plastic wrap-lined plate, covered and chilled the preformed dough balls. I also baked some cookies immediately.
  • Before baking, let the dough come to room temperature.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Drop dough (or just arrange the dough balls) on un ungreased baking pan spacing at least 2 inches apart.
  • Bake small cookies for 10 minutes. Bake larger cookies for 13 to 15 minutes or however long it takes for the cookies to appear set.