Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe: Based on NeemTime research
🍯 Ingredients (Home-Prepared Only)
1 cup homemade all-purpose flour (finely ground wheat)
1/2 cup homemade butter (churned from fresh cream)
1/2 cup unrefined sugar (homemade ground cane sugar or jaggery)
1 farm-fresh egg (home poultry)
1/2 tsp homemade baking soda (prepared from heating baking powder or using home chemical reaction)
1/2 tsp homemade vanilla extract (vanilla beans soaked in alcohol at home)
A pinch of salt (home-ground sea salt or rock salt)
1/2 cup homemade chocolate chips (made by setting and chopping homemade chocolate)
🥄 Detailed Preparation Guide (with Calories)
Step 1: Cream Butter and Sugar
In a mixing bowl, beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Calories:
Butter (1/2 cup): ~814 kcal
Sugar (1/2 cup): ~400 kcal
Total: ~1,214 kcal
Time: 5 minutes
Step 2: Add Egg and Vanilla
Beat in the egg and vanilla extract until the mixture is smooth.
Calories:
Egg (1 medium): ~68 kcal
Vanilla extract (1/2 tsp): ~6 kcal
Total: ~74 kcal
Time: 2 minutes
Step 3: Prepare Dry Ingredients
In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt.
Calories:
Flour (1 cup): ~455 kcal
Baking soda & salt: negligible
Total: ~455 kcal
Time: 3 minutes
Step 4: Combine Wet and Dry Ingredients
Gradually fold the dry mixture into the wet mixture until a dough forms.
Calories: No additional (already counted)
Time: 3–5 minutes
Step 5: Add Chocolate Chips
Fold the homemade chocolate chips into the dough evenly.
Calories:
Chocolate chips (1/2 cup): ~400 kcal
Total: ~400 kcal
Time: 2 minutes
Step 6: Shape and Chill the Dough
Form tablespoon-sized balls of dough and place them on a tray.
Chill for 15–20 minutes (optional but helps prevent spreading).
Calories: No additional
Time: 15–20 minutes (chilling)
Step 7: Bake the Cookies
Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
Bake the cookies for 10–12 minutes until the edges are golden but centers are soft.
Calories: No additional
Time: 10–12 minutes
Step 8: Cool and Serve
Let cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
Calories: No additional
Time: 5 minutes
⏱️ Total Preparation Time
Step | Time |
---|---|
Mixing and preparing dough | 15 minutes |
Chilling dough | 15–20 minutes |
Baking | 10–12 minutes |
Cooling | 5 minutes |
Total Time | ~45–50 minutes |
🔢 Total Calorie Count
Ingredient | Calories |
---|---|
Butter | ~814 kcal |
Sugar | ~400 kcal |
Egg | ~68 kcal |
Flour | ~455 kcal |
Chocolate chips | ~400 kcal |
Vanilla extract + others | ~6 kcal |
Total | ~2,143 kcal |
➡️ If making about 16 cookies,
Calories per cookie = ~134 kcal
Calories per person (4 persons, 4 cookies each) = ~536 kcal