Chocolate Chip Cookies

   This cookie recipe has been in my family for years and they are the most popular choice for when we are baking.
     You can add M&M's or peanut butter or just leave them the way they are. Whenever I make these I just triple the batch; now that's a lot of stirring! I've found that they don't taste right when mixed in a mixer, so for best results mix by hand.

You'll need:
2 1/4 cups unsifted flour
1 t. baking soda
1 t. salt
1 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 t. vanilla extract
2 large eggs
2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

Start by stirring together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Set this aside.

Now in a larger bowl, combine the sugar, brown sugar, butter, and vanilla. 

Dump in the eggs. As you can see here, I was making a triple batch and using goose eggs. 

One of them actually happened to be a double yolker! (That sounded dorky, I know.)

Whip this mixture together. By now, you should be a little sore in your arm, but just wait! The best is yet to come!!

Gradually dump in the flour. I like to dump in a third at a time. Seems to work nicely!

Now your arm should be hurting…

Add your chocolate chips and stir… 

Drop cookie balls onto an ungreased cookie sheet and bake at 375* for 8 - 10 minutes or until golden brown. After you pull them out of the oven, you can set them on the stove top for a few minutes to finish cooking in the center.

Cool on wire racks and store in the freezer. Enjoy!

Ashleigh

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Chocolate Chip Cookies
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You'll need:
2 1/4 cups unsifted flour
1 t. baking soda
1 t. salt
1 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 t. vanilla extract
2 large eggs
2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

 Preheat oven to 375*
 Combine flour, soda and salt in a large bowl.
 In a larger bowl, cream butter, sugars, vanilla, and add eggs.
 Gradually, add in the flour mixture.
 Stir in chocolate chips.
 Drop rounded teaspoonfuls on ungreased cookie sheet.
 Bake 8-10 minutes.
 Enjoy!