You should know by now that Kate and I are all about everything in moderation. I still like to eat treats when trying to eat healthy, and I’m not about to make some whole-wheat chia seed kale chunk protein “cookie”. When I want a cookie, I want a COOKIE.
Enter the small batch. This little recipe makes just 10 perfect cookies, and you can whip it up in a matter of minutes with just one bowl and a mixing spoon. No KitchenAid, no hand mixer, no big bowls, no big mess, no 4 dozen cookies to binge on.
It’s perfect for those times you’ve got a cookie craving, or if you live alone or with a small family. This batch is perfect for my whole family to have 1 or 2 and then they’re gone and not tempting me anymore!
To make them you can pop your butter in the microwave straight from the fridge. You only need 3 tablespoons. That’s it! You’ll want it soft enough that you can easily stir it with a spoon, but the good news is that if you try to soften it and end up completely melting it, you’re good! It works great both ways, and the finished texture is slightly different depending on whether your butter was just softened or melted. Try it both ways and see what you like. Mine is just super soft here in the photos.
Add some brown sugar, and a little white sugar to the butter and mix it well. You’ll want to beat it with a rubber spatula or wooden spoon till it gets nice an fluffy, about one minute. (If your butter is melted, just stir it together.)
Add in egg yolk and vanilla, and then a little flour, baking soda, and salt. You can use chocolate chips here, or any other add-ins you like. I always have a zip-lock with a random assortment of half-used bags so that’s what I always reach for.
Today that means mini semi-sweet chips, white chips, and mini M&M’s.
Scoop them onto a cookie sheet and bake until perfection. Oh- while we’re talking baking sheets, every time I bake cookies I think about how I need to tell you about my favorite thing ever: the jumbo cookie sheet.
The pan on the right is a standard rimmed half-sheet, and the one on the left is an awesome jumbo sheet. It saves so much time by fitting just a few more baked goods on each sheet, I am seriously in love with these big pans. They also make great trays and cooling pans for things like caramel corn. You probably need one. Anyway, back to cookies.
Satisfy your sweet tooth without going crazy!
These really are perfection. So quick and easy it’s almost dangerous. You can put on your PJ’s and whip up a batch during the opening credits of a movie and eat the whole batch before said movie is finished.
It’s cool, just eat a salad the next day for lunch 😉
