Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies By: Beth Anne Scharle Ingredients: • • • • • • • • •
2¼ c flour ¾ c brown sugar 2 sticks butter 1 tsp. salt (sea salt preferable) 1 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. vanilla 2 eggs 1 bag semi-sweet chocolate chips Optional: To make chocolate chocolate-chip cookies, add ½ c cocoa and additional ¼ c each sugar
Instructions: 1. Preheat the oven to 375ºF. 2. In a medium-sized bowl, sift together flour, salt, and baking soda; set aside. 3. Cream the butter, salt, and the sugars in an electric stand or hand mixer. Beat in eggs and vanilla until light and creamy. 4. Mix in the dry ingredients until just blended, being careful not to overmix. Fold in the chocolate chips with a wooden spoon. 5. Cover bowl tightly with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes. 6. Form the dough into round balls, about 2 tbsp. each. Place dough balls on a baking tray with parchment paper (or a silicone baking mat). Make sure cookies are at least three inches apart. 7. Let the dough balls chill in the refrigerator an additional 30 minutes, up to 12 hours. 8. Bake on center rack for 9-11 minutes, or until golden brown. Let cool for about 5 minutes and transfer to wire cooling rack if possible.
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