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Monday, October 13, 2008

"Everything" Cookies

This is a great cookie dough for chocolate chip cookies or your favourite variation thereof. I like to mix different flavours of chips, with some shredded coconut as described in this recipe.

Ingredients:
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • peanut butter chips
  • white chocolate chips
  • shredded coconut

Directions:

Cream butter and sugar together.
Beat in eggs until mixture is light and fluffy.
Sift baking soda and salt into flour.
Fold flour mixture into egg mixture until well blended.
Stir in chips, coconut and/or other goodies as desired.
Drop spoonfuls of batter onto a greased (or non-stick) cookie sheet, allowing space between each spoonful for batter to spread as it cooks.
Bake for 10-12 minutes at 375°F.

These cookies are delicious hot out of the oven.
If you have any leftovers, allow them to cool at room temperature on cookie sheets or wire racks. Then store at room temperature in airtight tins.

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