Thursday, March 22, 2012

amazing chocolate chip cookies


so a little tidbit about me...i used to pull all-nighters all the time in high school to study...and when i did stay up all night, i would take "breaks" and bake cookies.  i have baked hundreds of batches of cookies in the last 20 years, so when i say this chocolate chip cookie recipe is amazing, i mean it!  it took a lot of trial and error to get to this recipe...so bake a batch and enjoy!


ingredients:
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 cup butter @ room temperature
- 3/4 cup white sugar
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 2 cups blend of chocolate chips: semi-sweet, milk, dark, bittersweet, etc
- 1/2 cup chopped nuts, totally optional
- 2 tablespoons dry milk powder, also totally optional

directions:
- preheat oven to 325 degrees; prepare a cookie sheet with a silpat or foil
- mix flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon in a bowl 
- in a separate bowl, cream butter with white and brown sugars and vanilla extract until well blended
- add eggs, one at a time and blend until incorporated
- stir in flour mixture and mix well; add chocolate chips and nuts/milk powder and mix
- drop rounded tablespoons of batter on prepared cookie sheets
- bake for 7 to 9 minutes until golden brown; cool on baking sheet and enjoy!

xoxo,
kara

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