Jennifer’s Favorite Chocolate Chip – Mix In Cookies

Temperature

350ºF

Baking Time

8-10 minutes

Yields

64

Cookies

Ingredients

2 C cake flour (250g)
3 ⅓ C bread flour (400g)
1 ½ tsp baking powder
1 ½ tsp baking soda
2 tsp coarse salt
12 oz butter (3 sticks)
1 ½ C packed brown sugar (310g)
1 ⅓ C granulated sugar (265g)
1 Tbsp vanilla bean paste
3 eggs
1 ⅓ lbs chocolate chips
Or pieces like:
Mini Chocolate Chips
Mini M & M’s
Chopped Nuts
Rice
Cereal
Caramel Balls
Dried
Fruit Pieces
White
Chocolate Chips
Butterscotch Chips

Directions

Combine both flours, baking soda, baking powder and salt and set aside.

Cream butter and both sugars together.

Add the vanilla and then the eggs one at a time mixing until smooth before adding the next egg.

Slowly add flour mixture and mix until flour is fully incorporated.

Fold in the chocolate pieces.

Wrap dough in plastic and place in the refrigerator for at least 24 hours and up to 72 hours.

Preheat oven to 350 F.

Scoop out in Tbsp size balls, flatten slightly and place on parchment lined baking sheet about 2 inches apart.

Bake until browned around the edges 8-10 minutes. Larger cookies will take longer to bake.

Makes approx 64 Tbsp size cookies, 30 3” cookies or 1 12” round cookie cake

Other options instead of chocolate chips — any combination of: Mini M&M’s, Rice Krispies, caramel balls, butterscotch chips, dried fruit, nuts etc , etc !