classic chocolate chip cookies.

chocolate chip cookies.
(Photos by me!)

I realize that it is kind of crazy to have two dessert recipes in one day, but that is just how many I baked today. I woke up with a major baking bug, and even though it was 96 degrees here in Portland today and not such a good idea to keep the oven on, it felt great to be in the kitchen baking with the back door open.

After finishing my tart, Alice and I took our usual walk over to Stumptown for coffee and cookies. Since I was only able to steal a small bite of my son's cookie before he completely gobbled it up, I was left wanting more. And so I baked up a batch of chocolate chip cookies from the classic Joy of Cooking cookbook and let me tell you, they were perfect. It is just such a flawless cookie recipe. The only change I made was adding white chocolate chips in replacement of the nutmeats, which ended up being quite tasty.

chocolate chip cookies.

Chocolate-Chip Drop Cookies: from Joy of Cooking

Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter (room temperature)
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sifted all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup chopped nutmeats
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease a cookie sheet.
Cream butter. Gradually beat in both sugars. Beat in egg and vanilla. Sift and stir in flour, salt, and baking soda. Stir in nutmeats and chocolate chips.
Drop the batter from a teaspoon, well apart, on cookie sheet. Bake about 10 minutes


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