There is something about the winter weather that makes me want a nice plate of cookies, some hot chocolate and a warm fire crackling in the fire place. Well, I don't have the warm fire but I definitely can enjoy the milk and cookies thanks to this recipe. And I don't have to go to the mall to get them either!!
MRS. FIELDS CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
INGREDIENTS
- 2 1/4 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup real butter, melted
- 3/4 cup white sugar
- 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1 overflowing teaspoon vanilla
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups chocolate chips (I love white chocolate chips but milk chocolate chips work great too)
- 1 cup nuts (optional)
METHOD
In smaller bowl, mix flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside. In a larger bowl, mix sugar, brown sugar, melted butter and eggs until completely combined. Add the vanilla. Mix well and then add the flour mixture. You may need to add another 1/4 cup - 1/2 cup flour if the mixture is too runny for cookies.
Stir in the chocolate chips and nuts.
Cover a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Using a scoop, drop cookies onto cookie sheet. If you want the large cookies, use an ice cream scoop. If you want smaller cookies, use a cookie scoop. For the cookies pictured, I used an ice cream scoop. They were huge!!!
Bake in 325 degree oven. Large cookies take 15-18 minutes. Small cookies take 13-15 minutes. Take them out before the edges get brown. Leave them on the tray for 5 minutes then transfer to a cooling rack.
This recipe makes 4 dozen small cookies and about 2 dozen large cookies. Grab yourself some milk and enjoy !!
