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How to Make the Best Cookies
Total time65 min
Prep50 min
Cook15 min
Yield8 servings
DifficultyMedium
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ChefLoubna Fawaz

How to Make the Best Cookies

How to make the best cookies — a recipe kids will love and can take to school. Easy, quick, and made with ingredients found in every home. Try it!

How to make the best cookies, whether with chocolate or colorful candies... the kids' favorite recipe, hands down!!

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8 servings

Ingredients

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  • Flour - 2 1/2 cups
  • Softened butter - 1 cup
  • Brown sugar - 1 cup
  • White sugar - 1/3 cup
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • Baking powder - 1 teaspoon
  • A pinch of baking soda
  • 2 cups chocolate chips or small candies
  • A pinch of salt
  • Scoop about 2 tablespoons of cookie dough and place it in as round a shape as possible on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper
  • To make Maamoul Tart from Umm Taha, click the link: Maamoul Tart
  • Click the link to make papaya jam

Method

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  1. Cream the butter and both sugars for about 3 minutes in a medium bowl.
    Timers: 3 min
  2. Add the eggs and vanilla and beat again.
  3. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
  4. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, then fold in the chocolate pieces or chips and mix well.
  5. Scoop portions of roughly 2 tablespoons of cookie dough and place them as round mounds (as circular as possible) on a baking tray lined with parchment paper.
  6. Bake the cookies for about 15 minutes until golden and crisp.
    Timers: 15 min

Recipe tags

DessertsInternationalNut freeMediumLong cook

Notes and serving ideas

  • How to Make Hala Al-Balooza
  • Maamoul Tart
  • Papaya Jam

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