Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

chewy chocolate chip cookies

3 cups flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened 3/4 cup granulated sugar 3/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 teaspoon water 2 eggs 18 oz (3 cups) semisweet chocolate chips

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Sift the flour before measuring, then resift with soda and salt. Set aside. (I don't have a sifter, so I measure less in the measure cups and belnded it with the baking soda and salt with my hand mixer, which I accidentally burned out this morning trying to mix bread dough... lol) 2. In a large bowl combine the butter, sugars, vanilla and water. Beat with an electric mixer about 2 minutes, until creamy. Add eggs and beat until fluffy. 3.Gradually add the sifted ingrediants. Beat with an electric mixer about 2 minutes, until very well blended. Stir in the chocolate chips. 4. Drop by heaping teaspoon fulls onto a lightly greased cookie sheet. Bake on the middle rack of the oven for 10-12 minutes. Do not over-bake. Remove from the oven when the cookies are lightly browned and crisp on the bottom; they may seem slightly undercooked. Cool 1 minute on the baking sheet, then remove to paper towels to cool completely. Yeilds: About 4 dozen 500 Treasured Country Recipes

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