Best Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients
1 cup butter (or margarine)
1 cup sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 cups chocolate chips



Directions
Mix together butter (or margarine) and both sugars until creamy.
Add eggs and vanilla and mix well.
In a separate bowl, combine dry ingredients, then add to cookie mixture and mix well.
Stir in chocolate chips.Drop by spoonfuls onto cookie sheet.
Bake at 375 degrees for 8-10 min. Cool slightly in pan before removing to cooling racks.


A Few Notes:

Make sure the butter is soft but not melted in any way. (I would leave it to soften to room temperature instead of sticking it in the microwave.) Whole wheat flour can be substituted; I would only do half and half, though. You can easily decrease the chocolate chips, since 3 cups is a little much. I love these cookies, and I think I would eat all 36 cookies in the batch! :) Enjoy!

Makes 36 cookies

142 cal
6.3g fat
19.5 carbs
1.7g protein
(per cookie)

A huge thanks goes to my friend Aubrey for giving me this recipe. :)

Super Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened (If you put it in the microwave, make sure that the power isn't set on high. Otherwise, the butter will melt completely, and your cookies will be flat. 50% for 30-40 sec. is good.)
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2/3 cup cocoa powder (I use a little more than this...)
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). 
2. In large bowl, beat butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla until light and fluffy. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt; stir into the butter mixture until well blended. Mix in the chocolate chips. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets. 
3. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or just until set. Cool slightly on the cookie sheets before transferring to wire racks to cool completely. 

Makes a little over 4 dozen.

These cookies are no-fail for me! I have made them several times with no burning or any horrible consequences. They stay moist for several days, but just make sure that if you leave them out, put them in a Ziploc bag or something. These are amazing... I think I'm going to make some soon!

Think sweet thoughts! :)