I made some terrific chocolate chip cookies today.
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I used the new beater blade on the mixer. Dang, is that thing slick
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I didn't have to scrape down the sides of the bowl once. It does it
all itself.
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I just might bake cookies more often.

Here's the recipe I used. They are moist and chewy.
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Chocolate Chip Cookies

cookies

1/2 pound (2 sticks) sweet butter; softened
1 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon Salt
1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 325°F. for giant cookies; 350°F for regular cookies.
Grease a cookie sheet.
Cream butter and both sugars together until light and fluffy. Add eggs
and vanilla and mix well.
Sift dry ingredients together and stir in, mixing thoroughly. Add
chocolate chips to batter, and form cookies according to method for
giant cookies.
Bake on the prepared cookie sheet, on the middle rack, for 15 to 17
minutes for giant cookies; 8 to 10 minutes for regular cookies. Remove
from oven while centers are slightly soft. Cool on the baking sheet
for 5 minutes before transferring cookies to a rack to cool
completely.
25 cookies, 5 inches across, or about 80 regular cookies.

Variations:
Add 1 cup chopped walnuts
Add 1 cup unsalted peanuts
Add 1 cup shredded coconut
Substitute 1 teaspoon mint extract for the vanilla extract.

Notes: The Silver Palate Cookbook


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updated 03/15/10