Chocolate Chunk Cookies

I made these cookies right after dinner today.

I haven’t baked cookies since our kitchen extension last February. My kitchen is quite a mess even today. I told my hubby not to move those utensils until the walls and cupboard is painted. 

I decided to bake cookies because when I opened the refrigerator, I found my chocolate baking bars with sauce drippings. I was afraid the sauce will contaminate the bars even if it was protected with shiny aluminum and plastic wrap. 

So I picked up the Pillsbury “Cookies, Brownies and Chocolate Galore” book and looked for chocolate chunk cookies recipe. I borrowed this book from Nanette. (my sister)

This is the recipe.

Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Ingredients:

• 1 ¾ cup flour
• 1 egg
• 1 ½ tsp. vanilla
• 1 cup nuts, chopped
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• ½ tsp. salt
• ½ cup butter or margarine, softened
• ½ cup shortening
• ½ cup sugar
• ¾ cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 8 oz. (8 squares) semi-sweet chocolate, coarsely chopped (I used Dutch cocoa bar)

Baking Directions:

1. Heat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Combine flour, baking soda and salt in a large bowl.
3. Beat together the butter, sugar and brown sugar in a large bowl until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
4. Beat in the eggs and vanilla until blended.
5. Stir in flour mixture until well blended and dough forms.
6. Stir in the chocolate chunks and chopped nuts.
7. Using a small ice cream scoop, drop dough onto large un-greased baking sheet, spacing the cookies about 2 inches apart.
8. Bake for 9-12 minutes.
9. Remove from baking sheets to a wire rack to cool.