ALICE MEDRICH'S CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

ALICE MEDRICH'S CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES image

Number Of Ingredients 10

2-1/4 cups (10.125 oz) a-p flour
1 tsp baking soda
½ pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter, melted and still warm
¾ cup (5.25 oz) gran sugar
¾ cup (5.25 oz) packed brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp salt
2 large eggs
2 cups (12 oz) choco chips or chunks
1 cup (3.5 oz) coarsely chopped walnuts or pecans

Steps:

In large bowl combine melted butter w/sugars, vanilla and salt. Mix in eggs. Stir in flour mix just til all ingreds moistened. Stir in choc and nuts. Let dough stand 1-2 hours or (best) overnight. Oven to 375. If in fridge, dough should soften. Scoop rounded tbsps of dough 3" apart on unlined sheets. Bake 9-11 mins, til golden at edges and no longer wet looking on top. Rotate pans. Remove from oven and let firm up on pan 1-2 mins. Cool completely. Keep several days. Alternative: Whole Wheat - substitute equal measure of whole wheat pastry flour for a-p and increase nuts to 1-1/2 cups (5.25 oz).