Saturday Sweetly: Vanilla Chip Chocolate Cookies

This recipe is a family favorite, along with most other chocolate recipes, but it is simple to make and tastes great, too!

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Now don't get all confused and think this recipe has any white chocolate in it; it does not. The white chips are actually called, and taste like, vanilla chips. The only chocolate included in this recipe is the cocoa powder required in the dough mixture. Speaking of
cocoa powder, here are the ingredients you would need to make this recipe.

• 2 cups flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 3/4 cup cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 sticks (1 cup) butter, melted
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

We usually nickname this recipe "the two recipe;" can you see why? As always, the first step to baking these cookies is to preheat the oven to 350º F. Then, do this:

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Place the ever-present eggs, butter and vanilla extract in a separate bowl, and whisk them together well.

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  Now all that's left is one of two things. I usually say here to place this cookie dough in a 9x13 dish and bake for 20 minutes. And that is the same case here...or you can make it into perfect chewy cookies that are not bars. This requires you to measure by tablespoons of dough and place them on an ungreased cookie sheet. These only require an 8-9 minute cook time.

   Just thought I would be a little more helpful by giving you the choice of which way to eat your cookies. In case you were wondering, yes, this would also work for the other cookie recipes I have shared with you previously. So, a nice simple vanilla chip chocolate cookie recipe, and a couple ways to cook it, too. Enjoy!