COOKIES: I don't think cookie-monster can resist these nice chewy cookies which taste even better after being stored in a tin for a day or two.

BIG CHEWY CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES:

 

 

 

 

2 cups + 2 tbsp. all purpose flour                   

½ tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. salt                                                        

¾ cup unsalted butter, melted

1 cup brown sugar + ½ cup white granulated sugar

1 egg + 1 egg yolk

2 tsp. vanilla extract                                        

1 ¼ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

½ cup chopped walnuts (optional)

 

 

 

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Grease 2 baking sheets or line them with parchment paper.

 

Sift flour, baking soda and salt together onto a large sheet of wax paper.

 

Use a hand-held electric beater to cream butter and sugar together. Add in egg, egg yolk and vanilla extract and beat together to mix well.  Add flour in batches, mixing in with a wooden spoon. Fold in chocolate chips and chopped nuts if using.

 

Drop by ¼-cupful of dough onto baking sheets, patting each one out lightly to even thickness and allowing room for cookies to spread during baking. Transfer both baking sheets to oven if has convection baking feature. If not, bake cookies in batches, 15-17 minutes baking time for each batch, or until cookies are just turning light brown all over.

 

Remove from oven and sit baking sheet(s) on wire-rack. Cool before removing cookies from baking sheets.