Tuesday, August 21, 2012

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!
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6 comments:

  1. This would turn anyone's week around :D

    Cheers
    Choc Chip Uru

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  2. It's amazing how one word, "cookies" can make you smile, hungry, happy, reminiscent, excited and amazed all at the same time!!!!

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  3. OMG ... These cookies are jaw-dropping and I love your luv plate :-)

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  4. I could use a giant cookie in my life right now. My week is no fun either. Where can I rent a ten year old to drop some pearls of wisdom like that?

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