Chocolate Chip Cookies

 These are my favorite cookies.  They're tasty and let's be honest, who doesn't have a nice, warm, memory about chocolate chip cookies and their Mom?  Here's the recipe I grew up eating and now make for my two babies.  Enjoy.

 CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

1 lb butter (2 cups)

1 1/2 cups white ugsar

2 1/2 cups packed brown sugar

3 eggs

2 T vanilla

6 cups flour

1 1/2 tsp. salt

1 1/2 tsp. baking soda

2 cups chocolate chips

Cream butter and sugars.  Mix in vanilla, salt, and soda.  Mix in eggs.  Mix in flour.  Stir in choclate chips.  Drop spoonfuls onto greased chookie sheet.  Bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes.

This batch makes between 8-10 dozen (depending on size)

I make a big batch, freeze some cookies or refrigerate leftover cookie dough.  It stays good in the fridge for about 3 weeks.  Then you can have warm cookies anytime!



Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies & Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween! 

What are you doing today?

I'm taking my children trick or treating and to a church party!
They might not sleep after all the sugar.

I made their costumes - Peter Pan and Tinkerbell.
So I need to show them off more than once.

In case you're looking for a last minute treat for this evening,
(because I'm sure no one has enough sweets in their house already!)
here is my favorite Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe!

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

1 1/2 c. sugar

1/2 c. butter

1 egg

1 1/2 c. canned pumpkin

(if you have a large can of canned pumpkin,
measure out into 1/2 -1 cup portions and freeze in sandwich bags for later!)

1 tsp. vanilla

2 1/2 c. flour

1 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp. nutmeg

1 tsp. cinnamon

1 c. semi sweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Cream butter and sugar.  Beat in egg, then pumpkin, then vanilla. 

Combine flour, baking powder and soda, salt, nutmeg, and cinnamon in a separate bowl.
Gradually add to creamed mixture.

Stir in chocolate chips.

Drop teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheet. 

these are definitely NOT teaspoonfuls.  I like a BIG cookie!

Bake for 12-14 minutes or until light brown.  Cool or wire racks.

ENJOY!  
And Happy Halloween!

Great Harvest Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread

I'm sure you've all craved the Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread from Great Harvest.  When summer starts to wind down, it's one of the first things I think of.  Great Harvest will be selling that bread soon!  I found this recipe and I promise, it tastes exactly like their bread!  Try it, tell me what you think.

 

*This isn't my picture.  I made it and then we ate it literally in a day.  I forgot to take pictures.

 

 

 

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread

2 1/2 cups white flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
3 cups sugar
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon salt
16 oz cooked or canned pumpkin puree (not pie filling)
1 cup oil
4 eggs, beaten lightly
2/3 cup water
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

 

 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Grease two 9x5 loaf pans or three 8x4 loaf pans.  Mix dry ingredients together and set aside.  Mix pumpkin, oil, eggs, and water in another bowl.  Combine dry and wet ingredients.  Mix unil smooth.  Add chocolate chips.  Pour into pans.  Bake for about 60 minutes.  ENJOY!!