Some recipes tell stories—and this one tells several. It started as a simple cookie I made “just to try it out,” and ended up becoming one of our family’s most cherished traditions. At Christmas, no one asks if I’m going to make them anymore… they ask how many boxes I’m going to bake.
Over the years, I’ve tweaked small details, added flavors, tested combinations, and created little variations that have become part of my culinary signature. It’s almost as if each batch has its own personality: some more classic, others more daring, and others made simply because I felt like trying something new.
And maybe that’s what I love most about this recipe: it’s familiar, but never the same. It’s simple, but full of soul. It’s mine—and now it’s yours, too.
Basic Cookie Recipe
Ingredients
Equipment
Method
- Add the flour, butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, egg, vanilla, and a pinch of salt, and mix using a wooden spoon or your hands.
- Add the chocolate chips (or whatever you’ve chosen to use) and mix again.
- Let the dough rest in the refrigerator for half an hour. Preheat the oven to 200°C.
- Roll the dough into balls (the smaller they are, the more cookies you’ll get; the larger they are, the fewer cookies you’ll get) and place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 200°C for 12–13 minutes, or until the edges begin to brown.
- Remove from the oven and let cool on a wire rack.
Notes
- milk chocolate chips (the classic version)
- white chocolate chips + pistachios + pecans
- white chocolate chips + cranberries
- cashews + dates
- dark chocolate chips + walnuts
