[Posted by Chris]
THE STORY:
In church last week, I decided to spend a few minutes teaching my class that just because a recipe is called "World's Best Chocolate Chip Cookies", this doesn't necessarily mean what you are eating are the world's best chocolate chip cookies. Particularly if the recipe was not followed or ingredients were left out. (I'll let you decide what sort of analogy I was trying to make.) So after showing everyone the recipe and leading them to believe I followed it, I shared with them some other "cookies", which I shall call "World's fastest measure-free toaster-oven-baked spongy cookie-like product." They had some ingredients in the recipe, and other ingredients that I'm sure can be found other recipes. Needless to say, most of my class never got past the first bite. (Although one guy who showed up late and missed the analogy ate several.) I then passed out cookies that had been made following the recipe, and these actually were eaten in their entirety.
Are they really the world's best? Perhaps. My class seemed to think so, but who wouldn't after being forced to eat the baked nastiness I passed out? They are certainly good, which is why I am sharing them here. (This recipe is supposed to make 6 dozen cookies. I managed to get 7 dozen out of it, but mine were smaller than most.)
THE INGREDIENTS:
3/4 cup white sugar
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup softened butter
1 tablespoon vanilla
2 large eggs
3 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt
3 cups chocolate chips (I used both milk and semi-sweet)
1 cup chopped walnuts
THE STEPS:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Cream together butter and sugars
3. Add vanilla and eggs and beat together
4. In a separate bowl, mix flour, baking soda, and salt
5. Stir dry ingredients gradually into wet ingredients
6. Add chocolate chips and walnuts and mix
7. Roll dough into balls and place on non-stick cookie sheet
8. Bake for 12 minutes (may vary depending on oven and altitude)
Please enjoy with a tall glass or two of cool milk.
