Slow Down And Smell The Cookies {Mrs. Field's Chocolate Chip Cookies.... sorta}



Mrs. Field's Chocolate Chip Cookies

When it all seems CRAPPY and not only crappy but SWIRLING CRAPPY, it's good to have a ten year old say "Let's Make Cookies."  It's even better when you have the sense to stop yourself from saying.... "I really need to __________" Insert any verb.... wash dishes, work, fold laundry, pay bills and instead say....  "YES, LET'S!"

And so, we prepared... I saw a recipe for Mrs. Field's on YUM SUGAR that I imagined would be superior and it was, I've noted my differences which were purely out of necessity.  12 thumbs up from the Webb House!

WHAT YOU NEED:

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 cup C & H dark brown sugar (firmly packed) {I only had a 1/2 cup dark so I did 1/2 light & 1/2 dark}

1/2 cup white sugar

1 cup cold salted butter, cut into cubes {I only had unsalted so I added a 1/2 tsp salt}

2 large eggs

2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

2 cups (12 oz.) semisweet chocolate chips {I used a 2 cup combo of large chips, white chips, dark chips and mini morsels.... it's what I had as my kids are always into my morsels :)}

WHAT YOU DO:

• Preheat oven to 300° F.
• In a medium bowl combine flour, baking soda, and salt. Mix well with a wire whisk.
• In a large bowl, with an electric mixer blend the sugars at medium speed.
• Add the cold butter and mix to form a grainy paste, scraping down the sides of the bowl. Add eggs and vanilla extract and mix at low to medium speed just until blended. Do not over mix.
• Add the flour mix and chocolate chips and blend at a low speed just until mixed.
• Drop by rounded tablespoons onto an ungreased cookie sheet, two inches apart.
• Bake 20-22 minutes until golden. Transfer cookies immediately to a cool surface with a spatula. You can line sheets with parchment and transfer to a cold surface to do it faster.

 

Makes 30-36 cookies, depending on the size of your scoops.... we did some BIG SCOOPS because it was Tuesday and up until that GIANT cookie my week was NO FUN!