The house is currently suffering under a cookie drought, and I sort of lagged on making Peanut Butter cookies last week because my cookie press hasn't arrived yet. So, I grabbed my trusty old recipe book from 1990-soemthing (I'm guessing 1995), and proceeded to make my favorite recipe for quickie cookies full of sweet, nutty goodness. Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you Darrell's "Forget-the-Cookies-Just-Give-Me-That-Batter" Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe!
The recipe in question comes from this book. I'm not sure if it's changed since my father bought it for me ages ago, but if you ever want the book, the recipe is on page 62-63 of the dessert section. I'm going to ad-lib the recipe in the way I did it but you can always go along with the original, if you'd like. Before you begin, you will need the following ingredients:
1/2 Cup of brown sugar
1/2 Cup of white sugar
1 1/8 Cups flour
1/4 Teaspoon salt
1/2 Teaspoon baking soda
Couple of shakes of Cinnamon (I added this. ^.~)
1 Teaspoon vanilla extract
1 egg
1/2 Cup walnuts (optional, but what I used)
1/2 bag (standard size) of chocolate chips (didn't have....*frowny face*)
Step 1: First, you need to melt your butter. While it is hot, combine it with the two sugars in your first mixing bowl. Stir and let cool.
Step 2: Mix the flour, soda, and salt in the other mixing bowl.
Step 3: Beat the egg lightly with a fork (in a cup or something, duh.) and add with the vanilla into the butter mixture. Stir everything together.
Step 4: Combine the wet and dry ingredients together. Add your chocolate or walnuts and cinnamon shakes. Make sure everything is combined well and store in the fridge for an hour. 5 to 10 minutes before you're ready, set your oven to 375 degrees.
Step 5: DO NOT grease the cookie sheet. (Actually a little Pam wouldn't hurt. These things stuck like the dickens to my cookie sheet. I had to wiggle with them.) Roll your cookie dough (I took the 1/2 Teaspoon measuring spoon to roll the dough.) into walnut-sized balls and bake for ten minutes. No more, no less. They WILL burn if you leave them for a minute longer.
Step 6: When they're done, let them cool for about 5 minutes. They're so nice and chewy and sweet! Enjoy!
The recipe in question comes from this book. I'm not sure if it's changed since my father bought it for me ages ago, but if you ever want the book, the recipe is on page 62-63 of the dessert section. I'm going to ad-lib the recipe in the way I did it but you can always go along with the original, if you'd like. Before you begin, you will need the following ingredients:
Baking Gear:
2 mixing bowls--One for your dry ingredients, one for the wet ingredients.
Cookie Sheet
Spatula
Making Gear (hee hee. ^.^) :
1/2 Cup of butter (I used margarine)1/2 Cup of brown sugar
1/2 Cup of white sugar
1 1/8 Cups flour
1/4 Teaspoon salt
1/2 Teaspoon baking soda
Couple of shakes of Cinnamon (I added this. ^.~)
1 Teaspoon vanilla extract
1 egg
1/2 Cup walnuts (optional, but what I used)
1/2 bag (standard size) of chocolate chips (didn't have....*frowny face*)
Step 1: First, you need to melt your butter. While it is hot, combine it with the two sugars in your first mixing bowl. Stir and let cool.Step 2: Mix the flour, soda, and salt in the other mixing bowl.
Step 3: Beat the egg lightly with a fork (in a cup or something, duh.) and add with the vanilla into the butter mixture. Stir everything together.
Step 4: Combine the wet and dry ingredients together. Add your chocolate or walnuts and cinnamon shakes. Make sure everything is combined well and store in the fridge for an hour. 5 to 10 minutes before you're ready, set your oven to 375 degrees.
Step 5: DO NOT grease the cookie sheet. (Actually a little Pam wouldn't hurt. These things stuck like the dickens to my cookie sheet. I had to wiggle with them.) Roll your cookie dough (I took the 1/2 Teaspoon measuring spoon to roll the dough.) into walnut-sized balls and bake for ten minutes. No more, no less. They WILL burn if you leave them for a minute longer.Step 6: When they're done, let them cool for about 5 minutes. They're so nice and chewy and sweet! Enjoy!
