Thursday, October 2, 2008

Cookies!!

I made these cookies last night and I brought half of them into work, I put them out at 8:15 and its 8:36 and they are all gone...Two things could be going on here.
1. My work people are pigs
2. There really good cookies

I'm hoping its two but you make them and be the judge of that.

8 ounces (2 sticks) unsalted butter, cold – cut into chunks
¾ cup granulated sugar
¾ cup packed brown sugar
2 large eggs- I realized 2 isnt enough so I mixed 2 & the egg white of a third one
2 teaspoon vanilla
3 ¼ cups all purpose flour (13 ½ oz)
¾ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
12 ounces (2 cups) good quality semisweet chocolate chips or chopped chocolate
1 cup nuts (pecans or walnuts)

If using dough right away, preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

In a mixing bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter and both sugars just until creamy. Don’t overbeat. Add the egg and vanilla and beat just until incorporated.

Stir together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. When thoroughly mixed, add to batter and stir just until blended. Stir in chips and nuts. Dough should be neither too sticky, nor too dry.

Divide dough into 12 big 4 oz lumps. Bake on ungreased cookies sheets (one sheet at a time).
Bake times:

Put the cookies in a 375 degree oven and set timer for 8 minutes. When timer rings, without opening oven or removing cookies, reduce heat to 325 degrees and bake for another 8-10 minutes or until cookies appear set.

Otherwise, you can bake at 350 for 18-22 minutes or until done




1 comment:

KRiSTY said...

Those cookies look yummy! I bet they were delicious. :)