PICNIC CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

PICNIC CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Ingredients:

1 1/4 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 package (6 oz.) semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Directions:

In a bowl stir together flour, baking soda, and salt to combine thoroughly; set aside. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In mixer bowl combine butter and sugars; beat until fluffy and well blended. Beat in egg. Add vanilla and mix well. 3. Gradually add flour mixture until just blended. Stir in  chocolate chips and walnuts (if used). Drop by rounded teaspoons, placed well apart, onto lightly greased or nonstick baking sheets. Bake until cookies are well browned (12 to 14 minutes). Cool on wire racks.

Makes about 30 2 3/4 inch cookies.


* for Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies: Bake cookies in a 325 degree oven until they are a light golden brown (10 to 13 minutes). Cool on baking sheets for 3 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely.

* Chocolate Chunk Cookies: Omit semisweet chocolate chips. Coarsely chop a 3- to  4-ounce bar of semisweet chocolate, and fold it into cookie  dough in step 3.

* Peanut Butter-Chocolate Chip Cookies: After beating butter and sugars, add 1/2 cup peanut butter (smooth or chunky). Beat well, then continue as for Favorite  Chocolate Chip Cookies. Omit chopped walnuts.

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