S'mores Experiments

Cookie Base

The Toll House chocolate chip cookie the s'mores experiments are built on top of.

Cookie Base — illustration
Illustration — a stand-in until there's a photo of the real thing.

Source Toll House, by way of Mama T

Ingredients

  • 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 cups chocolate chips

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
  2. Mix flour, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. Set aside.
  3. Beat butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until creamy.
  4. Add eggs and vanilla to butter mixture and beat well.
  5. Gradually mix in flour mixture.
  6. Stir in chocolate chips.
  7. Drop rounded tablespoons onto ungreased baking sheets.
  8. Bake 9-11 minutes or until golden brown.
  9. Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes, then transfer to wire racks.

Notes

  • Makes about 5 dozen cookies.
  • This is the base the s'mores build starts from - the experiment log calls it Mama T's base choco cookies.
  • The source page is a photo of Mama T's cookie card; the photo is not in R2 yet.