Chocolate Chip cookies

When summer winds down, I am always ready for cooler days and fall baking. Although the days aren't really cool yet, I am wanting to get back in the kitchen. (I'm already thinking of Christmas baking and decorating!)

Today I made some chocolate chip cookies from the cookbook book called "101 Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies" by Gwen Steege. The first part of the book is filled with tips on baking the type of cookie you prefer; soft, chewy, cakey, thin, crispy. Whatever you like; it's all there and quite helpful. The rest of the book covers basic to quite different twists on the good 'old Chocolate Chip Cookie. Here's the recipe I tried today:

Beverly's Chocolate Chip Cookies

3 C flour

1 t baking soda

1/2 t salt

1 C butter, softened

1 C brown sugar (I used dark)

1/2 C white sugar

2 t vanilla

2 eggs

1 1/2 C chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350. Sift together the flour, baking soda and salt; set aside. In a large mixing bowl cream the butter, vanilla and sugars until light. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Slowly add sifted mixture and mix until combined. Fold in chocolate chips. Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls onto greased baking sheet. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned for a chewy cookie or darker for a crisp cookie. Let stand for 1 minute before removing to a cooling rack.

Yield: 6 - 7 dozen

~Andy and Michele

PS: We had hoped to share shots of Friday night music, a "Pancake Breakfast Fly-In" at our local small airport, and a Pow-Wow. BUT, the weather and a couple of urgent issues got in the way of each of these events. It happens!   ;->   Andy