Cookie Recipes: Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

Cookie Recipes: Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

Cream together
1 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar

Add
2 eggs
1 tsp. real vanilla extract

Mix together

2 cups all-purpose flour
2½ cups oatmeal (blended into a fine powder)
½ tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda

Mix all ingredients well, then add one 24-ounce bag of milk chocolate chips and 1½ cups chopped walnuts (or pecans). Drop 1” balls on ungreased cookie sheets, two inches apart, and bake at 375° for 6-8 minutes. Makes approximately 60 cookies.

Tips for success:

*Always use real butter, not margarine. It DOES make a difference.

*Use melted butter instead of room-temperature softened butter, which improves both the consistency of the dough and the texture of the baked cookies.

*Double the amount of vanilla specified in the recipe. (Real vanilla extract, not “vanillin,” which is a cheaper substitute that doesn’t taste nearly as good the genuine article.)

*Add a tablespoon or two of milk when mixing the dough. The cookies will come out softer and less crunchy.