Chocolate Chip Cookies



Friday night Rich made chocolate chip cookies.  He came up with the recipe by mistake a few months back and now it is our all time favorite.  Here is the recipe:

Daddy's Chocolate Chip Cookies

2 1/4 cups unsifted flour

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp baking powder

1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened

3/4 cup sugar

3/4 cup brown sugar, packed

2 tsp vanilla extract

2 eggs

2 cups chocolate chips

1 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.  Stir flour with baking soda, baking powder and salt and set aside.  Beat butter with sugar and brown sugar at medium speed until creamy.  Add vanilla and eggs, one at a time, mixing on low speed until incorporated.

Gradually blend dry mixture into creamed mixture.  Stir in chocolate chips and nuts (if desired).  Drop by tablespoon onto ungreased cookie sheets.  Bake for 9 to 11 minutes or until golden brown.

Rich was using a recipe off the back of a chocolate chip bag.  By accident he put in 1 teaspoon of baking powder then realized it was supposed to be baking soda, so he added that too.  The cookies came out so yummy and light.  They are kind of like a shortbread cookie and chocolate chip cookie blend.   We just love them.

We had a busy and fun weekend.  The weather has warmed up.  It has been a long winter and we are finally getting to enjoy some warmer weather.  We ordered a swing set from Walmart for Mary.  Rich went and picked it up on Saturday and started assembling it.  He got the main frame and slide done and then we quit to make dinner.  Mary had so much fun on that slide.  She must have gone up and down it 50 times!  Sunday evening he put up the swings and see-saw swing.  So she was thrilled again.  I know she will get so much fun and good exercise out of it.  I will be posting pictures some time this week of her playing on it.