The Barefoot Contessa star discovered that the same dough can make a delicious bar cookie but can also be scooped onto a baking sheet for cookies. While making the chocolate chip cookies recipe on the Barefoot Contessa show, Garten pointed out how the cookie dough is so versatile.
In fact, Ina Garten just shared a giant crinkled chocolate chip cookie recipe that uses a technique so bizarre, it’s almost too strange to believe – but the results don’t lie. Our mission at SheKnows is to empower and inspire women, and we only feature products we think you’ll love as much as we do.
Ina’s cookies take fairly standard ingredients, with special touches coming in the recommendation for Lindt chocolate and the fleur de sel at the end. Then, after mixing together the various ingredients, you scoop them onto a pan, freeze the dough for exactly 15 minutes, then bake four cookies on each sheet to give each cookie enough space.
She describes them as “chocolaty, crisp, and a little salty, and the perfect after-school treat with a glass of milk.” Ina’s cookies take fairly standard ingredients, with special touches coming in the recommendation for Lindt chocolate and the fleur de sel at the end.