Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Delicious chocolate chip cookies!

First, preheat oven to 350 degrees, then add butter to mixer and whip.

Add the 1 cup of sugar, and the 1 cup of brown sugar and mix.

Add the vanilla extract, mix, then the eggs, one egg at a time.

Dissolve the 1 teaspoon baking soda in 2 teaspoons hot water by stirring it in.

Add the mixture to the cookie dough.  Then, add the 1/2 teaspoon salt.

Add one cup of flour at a time, until you add 3 cups of flour.

Add the 2 cups of semi-sweet chocolate chips (gently!).

Form dough into balls on pans lined with parchment paper or pans covered with aluminum foil, sprayed with non-stick spray.  Place cookies on middle shelf of oven, and bake for about 10 minutes (mine took about 13 minutes to fully bake).

Beautiful and classic!  Everyone's favorite!

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Cooking Time:  13 minutes
Prep time: 30 minutes
Total time: 43 minutes
Makes about 4 dozen cookies (mine: 48 cookies)

Per Cookie:
Calories: 126 calories
Fat: 6 g
Sodium: 3 mg
Carbs: 14 g
Fiber: 1 g
Protein: 1 g

Ingredients:
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons hot water
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips


Directions:
1.  Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and whip up the butter in mixer until no clumps are seen.
2.  Add 1 cup sugar and mix.  Then, add the 1 cup brown sugar and mix.
3.  Add the 2 teaspoons vanilla extract , then add the eggs, one at a time, and mix very well.
4.  Dissolve the 1 teaspoon baking soda in 2 teaspoons hot water (by stirring), then add to the dough, along with the 1/2 teaspoon salt.
5.  Add one cup of flour and combine well.  Then, add the remaining 2 cups of flour, one at a time.
6.  Add the 2 cups of semi-sweet chocolate chips, gently.
7.  Form into balls on parchment covered pans, or pans covered with aluminum foil, sprayed with non-stick spray.
8.  Bake for 10 minutes, checking often afterward (mine took about 13 minutes to fully bake).


** Adapted from AllRecipes' Best Chocolate Chip Cookies recipe --  http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Best-Chocolate-Chip-Cookies/Detail.aspx?evt19=1  **

Everyone's favorite--for good reasons!  Enjoy!

**Update 12/22/2013 - Using different flavored chips works very well when baking these cookies-- especially using 1 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips and 1 cup regular semi-sweet chocolate chips! :)