Customizing Your Chocolate Chip Cookie

Ever wonder why some chocolate chip cookies are gooey, some are crunchy, and others are cakey? We all have our own cookie preference (personally I like a combo of all of these) so next time you bake chocolate chip cookies, don't leave it up to chance... get your version of the perfect cookie!

Let's start with the most well known Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe: Nestle Toll House
-2 1/4 cups of flour
-1 tsp baking soda
-1 tsp salt
-1 cup or 2 sticks of unsalted butter, softened
-3/4 cup granulated sugar
-3/4 cup brown sugar
-1 tsp vanilla
-2 large eggs
-2 cup chocolate chips

Now we need to change the ratios of sugar, butter, and baking soda to make the cookie you desire.

To make gooey/chewy cookies follow the recipe above but change the amount of baking soda, and sugars:
-only use 1/2 tsp of baking soda
-use 1/2 cup granulated sugar
-use 1 cup brown sugar
-bake 8-10 minutes

To make crunchy cookies follow the recipe above but change the amount of baking soda, butter and sugars:
-only use 1/2 tsp of baking soda
-use 2 1/2 sticks of unsalted butter
-use 1 1/4 cup granulated sugar
-use 3/4 cup brown sugarr-add 1/4 cup water to the wet ingredients when you mix.
-bake 12-15 minutes

To make cakey cookies follow the recipe above but change the amount of baking soda, butter and sugars:
-only use 1/2 tsp of baking soda
-use 1 3/4 sticks of unsalted butter
-use 3/4 cup granulated sugar
-use 1/4 cup brown sugar
-bake 10-12 minutes