Ultimate chocolate chunk cookies

40 Cookies

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
12ouncesSemi-sweet chocolate
1½cupAll-purpose flour
¾teaspoonBaking soda
¾teaspoonSalt
⅔cupButter, softened
⅓cupGranulated sugar
½cupFirmly packed light-brown sugar
1tablespoonMilk
1teaspoonVanilla extract
2Eggs, lightly beaten
⅔cupChopped nuts (optional)

Directions

Place chocolate in the refrigerator to chill while making the cookie batter.

Preheat oven to 375F.

Mix flour, baking soda, and salt in a medium sized bowl with a wire whisk until thoroughly blended. Set aside.

Combine butter, sugars, milk, vanilla, and eggs in a large bowl.

Cream the mixture with an electric mixer until it appears curdled.

Gradually add the flour mixture, beating well after each addition.

Chop the chocolate into ¼-inch pieces and immediately stir into cookie batter (if using nuts stir them in at the same time as the chocolate).

Drop by Tablespoonful onto an ungreased baking sheet, 2-inches apart.

Bake for 9 - 11 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack.

Makes about 40 cookies.

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