MRS FIELDS MILK CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Kathy Charles (nurse at VAMC)

Ingredients

2 1/4 c. all purpose flour
1 t. baking soda
1 t. salt
3/4 c. packed dark brown sugar
3/4 c. sugar
3/4 c. butter
2 large eggs
2 t. vanilla
1 3/4 c. milk chocolate chips (11.5 oz)
1 c. chopped nuts
●Preheat oven to 325 F.
●Combine flour, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl. Mix well with wire whisk. Set aside.
●In a large bowl mix sugar well with blender at medium speed. Add butter and mix to form a grainy paste scraping down sides of bowl. Add eggs and vanilla and mix at medium speed until well blended. (Do not over mix!)
●Add flour mixture, chocolate chips, nuts and blend at low speed until just mixed.
●Drop by rounded tablespoons onto an ungreased cookie sheet 2 inches apart.
●Bake for 12-14 minutes. Transfer to cool surface immediately with spatula.
●Cookies will be soft and moist on top but slightly crisp on the bottom. For crispier cookies, bake 1-2 minutes longer.
●Allow cookie sheets to cool between batches and wipe off each time. May use parchment paper instead of having to clean cookie sheets. If so, bake for 14-16 minutes.

●Tips:
Mix ingredients by hand to avoid over mixing. May refrigerate batter for 1 hour before baking.