I got a new Kitchen Aid® stand mixer!! I am so excited! Lee and I went to do a little clothes shopping on Friday and they were on sale. He mentioned that if I didn't want any clothes, we could count that as my birthday present and get one. I was not happy. He knew how much I wanted it, but I really did need at least a couple of new shirts. We talked about it and decided that it would also count as part of a "Congratulations on your Promotion" gift because it is a lot more expensive than what he got. I also put back a couple of things I planned to get and only bought three shirts.
Well, because of report cards and being so tired, I hadn't gotten to play with my new toy until Wednesday night! I decided to try a new recipe for chocolate chip cookies, the one that came with my mixer.
They weren't as soft as the ones I usually make, and they tasted more like Chips Ahoy® than my Nestlé Toll House. I don't really like Chips Ahoy®, so that wasn't a good thing for me. I even did my usual trick of using half butter and half shortening and it still didn't help them stay chewy! Lee thought these were just OK too, and I won't plan to make these again.
Kitchen Aid® Chocolate Chip Cookies
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margerine, softened
2 eggs
1½ teaspoons vanilla
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
3 cups all-purpose flour
12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
- In a medium bowl, mix baking soda, salt, and flour.
- In a separate bowl mix sugars, butter, eggs, and vanilla.
- Gradually add the flour mixture.
- Add chocolate chips.
- Drop rounded teaspoons onto baking sheets and cook for about 10-12 minutes at 375°F.
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