Almost Original Famous Amos Chocolate Chips Cookie Recipe

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After searching the internet for the best original famous amos recipe I finally tried two recipes. The first recipe does not smell nor taste like FA but it was delicious and crispy. Definitely a keeper. It is also not too sweet and has a more nutty aroma. Kind of taste like digestive biscuits. 




The only change in the first recipe that I added was desiccated coconut which I think is important and missing in most of the recipes found in the internet. How can there be NO coconut when at the back of every FA bag coconut is listed as one of its ingredient.

Another ingredient some say is a must is coffee oil. Still curious to know what is the secret ingredient inside a FA cookie, I decided to give coffee oil a try but since there is no coffee oil here I substitute it with coffee flavour. 

Before I attempt my second try I visited an FA booth and bought a bag of cookies. I notice the worker rolling the dough into round balls. A clue that drier mixture is a must. Then there is the smell. It was super strong. Even after munching all the cookies, you can still smell the lingering aroma inside the bag. Therefore my deduction is whatever essence I add into my second recipe it must be doubled. Another note from the ingredient listed behind the FA bag is vegetable oil. NO butter at all. So out with the butter and in goes the margarine. Then a fourth clue, those FA dough were not made yesterday but a few days old so no baking on the same day. 

The second hunt online goes out to look for an ingredient that fits the new clues above. Since aroma is an important ingredient I played around with three flavour vanilla, coconut and coffee. The coffee is very strong therefore only a drop is enough. More than that will overwhelm the other flavour and turn it into a coffee cookie.

The result from 2nd recipe was that the texture was closer to FA. Crispier. The aroma stronger and sweeter better than 1st Recipe but still not as close to FA aroma. The taste was still not near to a FA cookie but the sweetness was the same. 


Using my two taster - hubby and daughter, they both concluded that they prefer the 1st recipe. They claim it is even better than a FA cookie because it was less sweet. 

Look we are here looking to copycat a Famous Amos cookie in texture, taste and smell. So definitely, 2nd Recipe is closer to FA. No way is 1st recipe near to it. However having said that, I will have to admit that 1st Recipe has its own unique taste which is also very delicious.

With two tries and still far from reaching an almost Famous Amos cookie, so I have attempted Recipe 3 and to me, personally I prefer this recipe. It still does not match FA in taste and smell but its still pretty good. All woof up within a week.
Ingredients 1st Recipe

- 250g butter
- 1/4 cup desiccated coconut
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
- 1 1/2 cup plain flour
- 1 1/2 cup grounded oatmeal
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 200g Chocolate chips
- 200g Cadbury Milk Chocolate bar, grated

Method
  1. Preheat oven at 200 degC.
  2. Cream the butter and both sugars with an electric mixer.
  3. Add eggs and vanilla essence, mix well.
  4. Fold in flour, oatmeal, coconut, salt, baking powder, and soda.
  5. Add chocolate chips, grated chocolate bar. Mix well with a spatula.
  6. Spoon dough by teaspoon, leave 2 inches apart to allow to spread. (rolling is not possible ; dough wet)
  7. Bake at 200 degC for 12-15 minutes, or until golden brown.
Ingredients 2nd Recipe
250g salted margarine,softened ( I used unsalted butter )
150g light brown sugar 
50g Caster Sugar
1/4 tsp salt ( to omit if using salted butter )
1/2 tsp coconut milk
A drop of coffee extract
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract 
1/4 cup oats, processed to bits in a chopper ( I used rolled oat and grind into bits )
1/4 cup ground almonds
200g Cadbury Milk Chocolate bar, (chopped into small pieces)
200g cooking chocolate (grated)
300g flour 
1/2 tsp of baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
Method
  1. Beat egg with vanilla extract and coffee/vanilla/coconut let it infuse before baking.
  2. Preheat oven to 160C.
  3. Beat butter, sugar and salt to combine.  Beat in the egg and stir in the processed oats, ground almond, chopped nuts and the chocolate chips.  Fold in the sifted flour.
  4. Scoop a teaspoon of dough and roll it.
  5. Line the baking tray with baking sheet.
  6. Put ball space apart on the baking tray and bake for 15-20  minutes or until done.
Notes : If you want a really chocolaty taste, replace 30g of flour with cocoa powder. Below is a picture of one chocolate chip macadamia cookie.
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