Every Chocolate Chip Recipe I can find (in my cookbook collection)

 Yes, Every chocolate chip cookie recipe I can find! At least in my own cookbooks to start with. I have always liked chocolate chip cookies and I was having a "Chocolate Chip Showdown" here at one point that I could not continue. But Compiling all the various versions of Chocolate Chip cookie recipes is something that interests me also, and is a lot more cost effective than making every version of them at the moment. So I will be trying my best to compile every version I can. So here are the ingredient lists of every chocolate chip cookie recipe in the cookbooks I own:

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(note: the spreadsheet had to be altered to this to fit)

Ingredients/Source	Sweet treats recipe from Nestle booklet (2002?) p.3	Golden Desserts every recipe pictured by Carole Handslip (1984 edition) p.72	Betty Crocker's good and easy cookbook (third edition 1954) p.83	Better homes and garden's dessert cookbook (1967 printing) p.106
Flour	1c +2T	3/4c	0	1c
Baking soda	1/2t	0	0	1/2t
Baking powder	0	1 1/4t	0	0
Salt	1/2t	3/4t	0	3/4t
White sugar	6T	1/4c	0	1/2c
Brown sugar	6T	0	3/4c	1/4c
Butter/shortening	1/2c	1/2c	1/4c	1/2
Vanilla	1/2t	0	0	1t
Egg	1	1	1	1
Water	1/4t	0	0	0
Chocolate chips	1c	1c	1c	1c
Nuts	1/2	0	1/2c	1/2c
Alternatives			1 1/3c bisquick
Quantity:	50 (2inch cookies)	25 to 30	3 dozen	4 dozen
Temp	375*	350*	375*	375*
Time	10-12	15-20	10	10-12

Ingredients/Source	cook's Illustrated cookbook (2011) ultimate chocolate chip p.627	cook's Illustrated cookbook (2011) thin and crispy chocolate chip p.628	Betty Crocker's cookbook(1986) p.97	The 5 ingredient college cookbook by Pamela ellgen (2017) p.175	The joy of cooking 75th anniversary edition (2006) p.766-7
Flour	1 3/4c	1 1/2c	2 1/4c	2c	1c 2T
Baking soda	1/2 t	3/4t	1t	1/2t	1/2t
Baking powder	0	0	0	0	0
Salt	1t	1/4t	1/2t	0	1/4t
White sugar	1/2c	1/2c	3/4c	1c	1/2c
Brown sugar	3/4c	1/3c	3/4c	0	1/2c
Butter/shortening	14T	8T melted/cooled	1c	1c	1/2c
Vanilla	2t	1T	0	0	1 1/2t
Egg	1 whole plus 1 yolk	1	1	1	1
Water	0	0	0	0	0
Chocolate chips	1 1/4c	3/4	2c	1c	1c
Nuts	3/4c	0	1c	0	3/4c
Alternatives		2T corn syrup, 2T milk
Quantity:	16 large	40	6dozen	N/A	36
Temp	375*	375*	375*	350*	375*
Time	10-14	12	8-10	10	8-10

Ingredients/Source	Let's cook southern by Margaret Crawford (2003) p.141	Betty Crocker's cooky book (2002 reprint copy of 1963) p.108 easy chocolate chip	Betty Crocker's cooky book (2002 reprint copy of 1963) p.144 chocolate chip
Flour	2 1/4c	0	1 1/2c
Baking soda	1 1/2t	0	1/2t
Baking powder	0	0	0
Salt	1/2t	0	1/2t
White sugar	3/4c	0	1/2c
Brown sugar	3/4c	1/2c	1/2c
Butter/shortening	1c	1	2/3c
Vanilla	2t	0	1t
Egg	2	1	1
Water	0	0	0
Chocolate chips	3c	1c	1c
Nuts	1 1/2c	1/2c	1/2c
Alternatives	2t lemon juice, 1/2c oats, 1/4t cinnamon	2c bisquick
Quantity:	2 dozen	4 dozen	4 to 5 dozen
Temp	350	375*	375*
Time	16-18	10	8 to 10

As you can see, there are a lot of similarities and differences between the 13 recipes! I will be breaking them down in a video coming up soon, so stay tuned! If it is already out, I will have it up here too.

Please note that listing ingredients is not covered by copywrite law and by just listing the various ingredients, quantities, temperatures and times like this it is not considered unique enough to be under copywrite law. I did list the sources, although roughly, above each recipe for reference. I think it is common curtesy to let you know were each recipe came from, not to mention it shows that these are real variations on chocolate chip cookies out there! Here is an article that I have used for reference before I posted this spreadsheet.

Please let me know what you think of all the similarities and differences between these recipes and even your own chocolate chip cookie recipes!

Eggnog the way Betty Crocker Intended

 Honestly, I have a love of Betty Crocker. I studied Marketing and Betty Crocker is my personal favorite marketing fixture to look into for the rich history. So it's no wonder that because I also love to bake that I also have enjoyed the cookbooks also. So when I saw that Amazon has reproduction/reprint copies of some classic vintage 50's and 60's Betty Crocker Cookbooks, I knew I had to get them.

So now I own a reprint copy of Betty Crocker's Cookbook for Boys and Girls, and a copy of Betty Crocker's Cooky Book. I am super excited to try out recipes from both so I flipped through them and while I have a lot of ingredients for various cookies and the simple recipes, I decided to try out one that intrigued me. Egg Nog. I had never made it before and I'm the only one in the house that likes it. So I made the two serving recipe. It took no time and honestly was impressive feeling sense it was better than I expected. 

It essentially was to beat an egg with sugar, salt, vanilla, milk and to pour the fully combined mix over ice then top it with nutmeg (although I used cinnamon). Super easy and would definitely satisfy the craving for it if you didn't think you could finish a store bought carton. And very much easy enough for a child to make without worry like the book title suggests.

Here is my video I made making it and trying the recipe for the first time:

1940s Menus and Nutritional Guidance: The Joy Of Cooking (1943)

 

My Mom owns a copy of the 1943 edition of “The Joy of Cooking” by Irma S. Rombauer. It is a beautiful book and filled with recipes that are near identical to “modern” recipes but also some interesting finds that I would be hard pressed to try. But being that I love 1940s and 1950s things and love to cook, I wanted to share some of the menu ideas and the nutritional guide from the back of the book. I took the information and made these images so they would be easy to see and share. Taking photos of the book I felt would not be very clear and I’m convinced scanning would damage the spine of our book. The book gives menu ideas for each meal and some potential occasions. I simply picked menus from the more formal options and informal options and made a more full day picture of what each could have looked like. I’m sure it’s inaccurate for a real day of eating, but I just was picking from recommended menus. The nutritional guide I reworded a little for the sake of making it format nicely on this little poster. I hope you enjoy! I’m personally debating doing a fuller series on my channel making recipes or maybe trying a menu or two from this book, so stay tuned!

It's the Great Pumpkin Dinner! || October Movie Nights [Dinner and a Cocktail]

 Welcome to October! One of the best months for spooky vibes and to celebrate all things Autumn! For me that means the transition to spending more time inside getting cozy as the weather turns colder and the days even shorter. So what better way to spice up a week and to get into the Halloween spirit than a good old fashion Movie night!

Which is why I've decided to share some of my movie nights this month with you! This week's movie is a classic: "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown"! I have watched this movie every October sense I was really little, just like I always watch "a Charlie Brown Christmas" every December. It is really special to me.

So we have a movie! But what makes a movie night even more fun? A themed dinner and drink to go with it! So here is the Menu:

Dinner:

Pork Chops

Roast Squash

Baked Squash and Apples

Cocktail:

Apple Cider Ginger Beer

This is a very simple dinner, but here is how I made it:

First I halved and scooped the seeds out of a butternut squash. Then I peeled the squash. I cut one half into cubes and then cut the other half into thin slices.

The cubed squash go onto a cookie sheet. Toss them with oil, salt, pepper, and I used a no-salt seasoning.

Peel and slice an apple. Layer this in a baking dish with the slices of squash as follows: Squash, Apple, dots of butter, Spoonful of brown sugar, cinnamon, repeat until dish is full/you run out of squash/apples.

Both the baking dish and the sheet pan of squash can go in the oven together at 400f for 40 minutes, checking both and rotating the roasted squash cubes as needed.

The Pork Chops I made were simply seasoned with salt, pepper, and no salt seasoning. I then just pan fried until they were cooked through.

TADA! Dinner was made! Now honestly it doesn't look the most appealing finished, but it is one of my fall favorites.

Cocktail:

I found a recipe on Pinterest for an autumn apple cider ginger beer cocktail. It was very simply Apple cider, Ginger beer, and vodka. I think it was really nice and I think it would be perfect without the vodka as a normal drink. The ginger beer adds a slight fizz and bite that pairs nicely with the apple cider's sweetness.

Chocolate Chip Cookie Showdown Part One

Chocolate Chip Cookies to me are very homey.

When I was homesick at collage or just feeling down, it made me feel better to bake some chocolate chip cookies and relax with a movie. They are simple, easy to make, and for a while I practically had the recipe from the back of the chocolate chip bag memorized. And it always seemed like no other recipe for chocolate chip cookies, or even the premade cookie doughs or kits, seemed to compare.

Is it pure nostalgia? Or is it really that Nestle's cookie recipe, specifically found on the chocolate chip packaging, is the best recipe for them around?

Well after some very quick research, i.e. Wikipedia, to get some background insight on Chocolate Chip Cookies, I learned that the original recipe was created around 1938 and used Nestle brand chocolate(1). And not only that, but the women who invented the cookie, Ruth Graves Wakefield and Sue Brides, even gave their recipe to Nestle in exchange for a supply of chocolate (1).

This really was interesting to learn and made me want to try the original recipe for the cookies that the article had listed. How does it compare to the Nestle recipe I love so much? 

So here is what I am going to do:

So to get an idea of this, I am going to bake both the original 1930's recipe and the modern recipe and conduct a blind taste test with some people. Then to continue the Chocolate Chip Cookie Showdown, I will take whichever recipe is picked and pit it against an 'award winning' recipe, then likely a store bought cookie mix.

But in this first round, we will see which I like more and how the recipes compare, as well as what friends think. My guess is that people will choose the modern Nestle Recipe for Chocolate Chip Cookies as their favorite because it is likely the most familiar recipe to people. 

The Differences in the Recipes:

1938 Recipe	Bag Recipe	Differences
1 1/2 Cups Shortening/Butter	1 Cup Butter/Shortening	½ cups
1 1/8 cups White Sugar	¾ cup White Sugar	3/8 cups
1 ⅛ cups brown sugar	¾ cup Brown sugar	⅜ cups
1 ½ tsp vanilla	1 tsp vanilla	½ tsp
3 eggs	2 eggs	1 egg
1 ½ tsp salt	1 tsp salt	½ tsp
1 ½ tsp baking soda	1 tsp baking powder	Baking soda vs Powder
3 ⅛ cups flour	2 ¼ cups flour	⅞ cups
1 3/4 cups (chopped up nestle chocolate) chocolate chips	2 cups chocolate chips	¼ cups

I converted some measurements to make the math for the differences easier.

If you want to see me bake the recipes and compare them more in-depth, Check out My YouTube Video on these recipes!

For the taste test results, I will be sharing them in Part 2! So keep checking in here and on Instagram, were I will be announcing the results early as well as the next recipe to try!

Sources:

1. Wikipedia contributors. (2021, April 7). Chocolate chip cookie. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 18:43, May 30, 2021, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chocolate_chip_cookie&oldid=1016516473