- Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookies

ULTIMATE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES


1 c. (250 mL) butter
1 c. (250 mL) granulated sugar
1 c. (250 mL) packed brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 tsp. (5 mL) vanilla
2 c. (500 mL) all-purpose flour
2½ c. (625 mL) quick-cooking oats
½ tsp. (2 mL) salt
1 tsp. (5 mL) baking powder
1 tsp. (5 mL) baking soda
2 c. (500 mL) semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 (100 g) bar milk chocolate, grated ( I use Toblerone)
1½ cups (375 mL) chopped nuts (optional)

Preheat oven to 375°

Cream together butter and both sugars. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Mix together flour, oats, salt, baking powder and baking soda. Place small amounts in blender and process until mixture turns into powder. Add flour mixture to butter mixture, a third at a time, until such blended. Add chocolate chips, grated chocolate and chopped nuts. Using two level tablespoons dough for each cookie, shape dough into balls.

Bake at centre of oven for 14 minutes (see note ii). Immediately remove cookies to rack and allow to cool.

Yield: 26 good size cookies

Notes:

(i) These are my favorite cookies and are a re-print from my cookbook.
(ii) Do not overbake. The secret to crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside is to underbake them. As soon as the outsides looked cooked and the insides look mostly cooked, take them out!