Chocolate Chip Cookies
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
If you’re like me it’s hard to resist fresh baked cookies and a batch disappears pretty quickly at my house. Here’s a tip: The dough can be formed and frozen. When you want just a cookie (or two) pull some out and bake them. Add several minutes to the bake time for frozen dough.
Sometimes I make these with both white and semi sweet chips. Use any chip and nut combination you like. My kids don’t like nuts in their chocolate chip cookies- my husband does. How to get around it? Shape some cookies before adding nuts. Peace will prevail!
Finally, you can turn these into really good ice cream sandwich cookies, too, just under-bake them a bit and fill with softened vanilla ice cream. Wrap them and toss them back in the freezer until ready to serve.
Directions
Heat oven to 325°F. Adjust oven racks to upper and lower middle positions.
Whisk flour, salt and baking soda together in medium bowl; set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat butter and sugars until thoroughly blended. Beat in egg, yolk, vanilla and almond extracts. Add dry ingredients; mix on low speed until just combined. Stir in chips and optional nuts. Chill dough for 15 minutes.
Drop dough by scant ¼-cupfulls onto parchment or silicone- lined cookie sheets, leaving 2 - inches between each cookie.
Bake 15 to 18 minutes or until the outer edges start to harden but the centers are still a bit soft. Transfer to cooling racks; cool completely. Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature.
| Yield: | 18 (3-inch) cookies |
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What's Needed:
2 cups plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon baking soda
¾ cup unsalted butter (1-1/2 sticks), melted and cooled until warm
1 cup brown sugar
½ cup sugar granulated sugar
1 large egg plus 1 egg yolk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon almond extract
1½ cup assorted chocolate chips or chunks (I use ½ cup each of semisweet, white and milk chocolate chips)
½ cup nuts, optional
Recipe brought
to you by Amy Tobin
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