Mini Chocolate Chip Cookies

When I make cookies, I use the ice cream scooper. So, the cookies tend to be very large. The kids like it but I think it is a little much. I've tried several times to make mini cookies but I just couldn't get it right. I would burn the edges and the middle wasn't cooked right. Well, I finally figured it out. The kids were surprised they could eat the cookies in one bite. It didn't stop them from eating several of them. I love chocolate chip cookies so this recipe is great. Plus with Halloween here, it is great to eat less cookies.

Mini Chocolate Chip Cookies

2 sticks unsalted butter, softened

1 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup sugar

2 large eggs

1 tsp vanilla

2 1/2 cup all purpose flour

2 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

1 cup semi sweet mini chocolate chips

Direction:

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. 
2. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside. 
3. In a large bowl, cream the butter with the brown sugar and sugar. 
4. Add the eggs one at a time. Mix until incorporated. 
5. Add the vanilla and mix well. 
6. Add the flour, baking soda, and salt. Mix until incorporated. 
7. Fold in the chopped chocolate chips. 
8. Refrigerate for 1 hour.  
9. Scoop the chilled dough into about 1 Tbsp balls onto the cookie sheet spaced about 3 inches apart.
10.  Bake the cookies for about 15 minutes or until the edges are golden brown. 
11. Remove from the oven and allow to cool on the pan for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

 Recipe adapted from Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookies.

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Two years ago........................I made Pirate Cookies.
Three years ago......................I made Chocolate Brownie Cookies.
Four years ago........................I made Mummy Cake Pops.

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-Almost half of Americans celebrate Halloween. 
-Americans will spend over $2 billion on candy for Halloween.
-Americans will spend almost $2 billion on Halloween decorations.

Jumbo 4 Chip Cookies

My daughter purchased me a cookie cookbook. She came home from school and showed me what she got me from the book fair. I was pleasantly surprised. I was also impressed how thoughtful she was to me. So, we spent some quality time making these cookies. They are exactly a cookie should be with a gooey center. Since I had peanut butter chips in the cabinet, I added them to the mix. My daughter was happy with these cookies.

Jumbo Four Chip Cookies
4 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 cups unsalted butter, softened
1/4 tsp salt
1 1/4 cups sugar
1 1/4 cups brown sugar, packed
2 eggs
1 Tbsp vanilla extract
1 cup milk chocolate chips
1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
1/2 cups white chocolate chips
1/2 cups peanut butter chips

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
2. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
3. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Mix well.
4. In a large bowl, cram the sugar, brown sugar, and butter until fluffy.
5. Add the eggs and vanilla extract to the creamed butter.
6. Slowly, add the flour mixture. Mix until just incorporated.
7. Fold in all the chips.
8. Scoop about 1/4 cup of the dough onto the baking sheet. Space the dough 2 inches apart.
9. Bake the cookies for 6 minutes. Rotate the pan.
10. Bake the cookies for another 6 minutes or until light golden brown.
11. Remove from oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack. Allow to cool completely.

Recipe adapted from Toll House Nestle Cookies Cookbook.

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-The largest book fair in the world is the Frankfurt Book Fair.
-In October, it is held every year in Germany.
-The fair is only open to the public on the last two days.

Lots of Chocolate Chips Cookies

I love chocolate chip cookies but sometimes there isn't enough chips. I wanted to make the chocolate chip cookies with a lot of chips in each bite like when you eat chocolate chip ice cream. So, I took a cup of semi sweet mini chocolate chips and chopped them. Then I chopped them some more. I didn't want to shred the chocolate since I still wanted chips just a lot smaller chips. I made this recipe and my husband family ate the whole batch. Since I wasn't able to take any photos, I made the recipe again and hid a couple of cookies. My youngest daughter still found them but she had to wait until I had taken my photos. She did not want to wait. I think her strategy was she was hoping I would make them a third time within a week. Yes, she liked them that much.

Lots of Chocolate Chips Cookies

2 sticks unsalted butter, softened

1 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup sugar

2 large eggs

1 Tbsp vanilla

2 1/2 cup all purpose flour

2 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

1 cup semi sweet mini chocolate chips, chopped several times

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
3. In a large bowl, cream the butter with the brown sugar and sugar.
4. Add the eggs one at a time. Mix until incorporated.
5. Add the vanilla and mix well.
6. Add the flour, baking soda, and salt. Mix until incorporated.
7. Fold in the chopped chocolate chips.
8. Refrigerate for 1 hour.
9. Scoop the chilled dough into about 2 Tbsp balls onto the cookie sheet spaced about 3 inches apart.
10. Bake the cookies for about 15 minutes or until the edges are golden brown.
11. Remove from the oven and allow to cool on the pan for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

Recipe adapted from Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe.

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 Did you already know..........

-Ruth Wakefield owned a tourist lodge named The Tollhouse Inn.

-She was making cookies when she realized she was missing an ingredient so she chopped a chocolate bar and created chocolate chip cookies.

-The chocolate bar that was used had been given to Ruth Wakefield by Andrew Nestle of the Nestle Chocolate Company.