Stoichiometric Chocolate Chip Cookies
December 10, 2011 § 19 Comments
How’s that for a post title?! 
This past week in Chemistry we’ve been learning about Stoichiometry.
Stoichiometry, for those of you not scientifically inclined, is a branch of Chemistry that deals with the relative quantities of reactants and products in chemical reactions.
Sounds like a total yawn fest, right?!
Well, for the most part it is, but when you get to bake a dozen cookies, get a grade for them, and then have a giant cookie party (complete with hot chocolate!) in your period 3-4 Chemistry class it’s totally worth it.
Believe me.
I made Jennie’s Chocolate Chip Cookies and even though I’m not a “Chocolate Chip Cookie Connosuier” by any means, I had to admit that they were absolutely blissful.
Chewy cookies with a gooey, chocolate-y center. The key is that you actually underbake them a bit! Jennie suggests baking them for 15 minutes (and not a minute more!) but my oven tends to run hot so I took them out after 12 and they were fabulous!
I’m filing these under the “Old Stand-bys” tab in my recipe book.
They may not be the “perfect” Chocolate Chip Cookie, but I’ll say that they’re pretty darn close! I’m already planning on making them for Christmas… 
You know you’re a chem geek when you loved stoichiometry. I find it fun. Speaking of chem, I can’t get over this: “Two guys walk into a bar. One guy asks for H2O, the other guy says I’ll have some H2O too. The second guy died.” hehehe get it!? Like, hydrogen peroxide?! I know, I need help.
I love that that recipe uses molasses! My favorite chocolate chip cookies are chocolate chip cookies made by my friend, and I know the secret ingredient is pudding mix… I’ve never tried making them myself though!
Ohmygoodness, I love that! I’ve been seeing SO many Chem jokes on Pinterest lately. I’m obsessed!
popping out of my general lurkdom to tell you that that joke straight up made my day. also, i love stoich. prob the only thing i liked about general chemistry…
High school Chem is fun. And so are chocolate chip cookies. These look good but my favorite ones are chocolate peanut butter cookies (also made with molasses). Heaven!
Haha love the title. I’ve never heard of molasses in cookies but will definitely try!
hahahaha….okay, i’m in love with this, i just had a nightmare flashback to my chem class!!! i love science EXCEPT for chem, i’m sorry! but u can convert me any time u add cookies to the textbooks…i’m sold.
These look so cute! I love the blue background you used….really makes the cookies pop! You are such an amazing photographer !
Mmmm, these look great-as usual with all of your food
Your chem teacher deserves a high five. And teacher of the year recognition.
I love Jessica’s (How Sweet Eats) double chocolate Oreo fudge cookies. I know those aren’t traditionally plan choc. chip, but they are to die for.
We did this when I learned chemistry in High school too! They didn’t turn out very well, though. Don’t get me wrong, we got all the stoich right, but we were given a standard recipe determined by the teacher and I don’t think that it was selected for its tastiness.
Also, for mole day (10/23) one year I baked a cake and literally iced on a full portrait of Avogadro. It was super B.A.
Chem jokes:
Little Willie was a chemist.
Little Willie is no more.
For what he thought was H2O,
Was H2SO4.
Why do white bears dissolve in water? Because they’re polar.
Whoa, why didn’t I know about mole day?! Next year I will definitely have to bake something to celebrate!
And those jokes are hilarious! I love the polar bear one!
These look perfect for snacking whilst studying.
Yay for chemistry! What do you do with a dead chemist? Barium! Get it??
Also, those cookies look delish
LOL! My brother told me that one the other day! Love it…
Ha gross man, I hate chemistry…but only because I am just so darn bad at it! I remember learning about stoichimetric chem… it actually was a more interesting unit!
What a great snack and oh boy, I wish you the best of luck with chemistry. Never was my favorite subject…nor was it my strong suit.
Haha, that is so crazy! I never took chemistry in high school. I’m bad in math and science so I took the bare minimum
boy i miss when i used to only do stoich in chem. now its a whole new story with university chem. a nightmare actually LOL
What a cute name for cookies.
Stiochiomestry is a VERY good reason/excuse to make cookies.