Chocolate chip cookies are a universal favourite. Nothing can beat the sensation of biting into crunchy, chewy, gooey, chocolaty cookies, any time of the day.

But baking the perfect chocolate chip cookies needs a lot of care. Professional bakers know the secret of baking perfect chocolate chip cookies. After baking them with care, one can send cookies made of chocolates by post.

Here are few super tips to bake that perfect chocolate chip cookie:

• Use high quality butter that is salted: Use salted creamy butter of top quality from good brands at the grocery store.
• Melting the butter: It is good to melt the butter, around halfway in the oven. It is good to do the melting in a pre-heated oven rather than the microwave, so as to melt the butter halfway. It takes 3 to5 minutes only.
• Butter temperature- It is vital to bring the whole butter to room temperature before beginning the cookie making.
• Beat in eggs gently; Eggs must be blended into the sugar- butter mix, gently. Over beating will make the cookies tough.
• Add enough flour: Add enough flour so the dough is smooth and not overly wet.
• Use different types of chocolate chips: Add a variety of chocolate chips to make the cookies more interesting.
• Baking small: It is good to bake cookies in small batches for better success.
• Shaping cookie: it is always better to shape dough by hand to get ideal round balls for making cookies.
• Use top quality flour: It is good to use high gluten flour to produce the right crust and chew to the cookies.
• Right size: Size is also crucial for the right chocolate chip cookie. Professionals recommend a scoop size of 4 ounces for the right crumbliness and chewiness.
• Keep away the dough: It is good to age the dough, for a day or two in the fridge for enhanced flavour r(don’t freeze).
• Use best ingredients: There are very few ingredients in cookies so it is important to use ingredients of high-quality. This is especially true of chocolate, vanilla and butter. For best results, use top quality UK chocolate.
• Fist mix a lot, then go slow: In the early stages, it is good to mix the ingredients really well. In this stage, the sugar crystals enter the butter and make air pockets to help the cookies rise while baking. But after adding flour, keep down the mixing. The flour’s gluten content will be activated by the liquid in the dough and with more stirring, the tougher will the cookies turn out.
• Use salt: Salt is called for in the recipe to downplay the sweetness and enhance the chocolate flavour such that you get a well balanced cookie. Sea salt can be used for this purpose.
• Take care of your baking pan: Avoid pan made of aluminium, which has the tendency to absorb heat and may burn the base of cookies.

These are some useful tips to help you bake the best chocolate chip cookies.

Do you run a lot? Are you obsessed with building muscles? If body building is your main focus for this year, we have just the right protein shake recipes for you. These are few shakes, which are good for health and consist of chocolates, which again everyone loves. So, read this post if you want to know some exciting protein shakes recipes: –

1. Hot cocoa shake – Hot cocoa is actually good for your health if you consume it without tons of sugar. If you have received chocolates by post, mainly dark chocolate, you can use it up for your post work out drink. Just add a little milk or have it with water. Blend the mix well so that it is easy to drink.
2. Cream orange and chocolate shake – To add a boost of vitamins, throw in some oranges to your regular chocolate shake. Make sure you add fat free vanilla cream as it has a lot of protein. Blend these ingredients before you drink it. 30 grams of this drink has about 280 calories, which is incredible for building muscles.
3. Chocolate almond brownies – If you don’t have to have milkshake, you can switch to brownies. Just add milk, good amount of chocolate and chopped almonds on top to finish the dish. This rich and delicious recipe serves about 500 calories with a good amount of protein too. If you are a fan of brownies, then this is perfect for you. Anyways, who can ever say no to brownies?
4. Chocolate milk – Do you Nutella at home at all times? You can simple use it to make a shake post a vigorous workout session. Just take a scoop of Nutella and add some milk to the mixture. Now put in a little vanilla and blend it in a food processor until the shake is ready. Add chopped almonds and walnuts on top for nutrition. One scoop of Nutella has about 100 calories which is great for you if you want to build muscles quickly.
5. Chocolate and peanut butter – A shake made with peanut butter and chocolates? Who doesn’t like that! Take 2 cups of whipping cream, add peanut butter, ice cubes, chocolates, water, and flax seeds and blend this mixture. You can also use a little milk if you don’t have flax seed in hand.
6. Banana shake – This recipe was quite an expected one. Bananas are packed with proteins, calcium and all that goodness. Use unsweetened almond milk, chopped bananas and chocolate to make this delicious smoothie. You can also add some cinnamon and other fruits if you want a healthier version of this recipe. If the banana is not sweet enough, which is barely the case or you want a sweeter drink, then add honey instead of going for sugar. Honey has various antioxidants, which will give your body more than just calories.

So, what are you waiting for? Get chocolates delivered or cocoa powder at your place right now to make this delicious protein and muscle building drinks.