"C" is for Cookie

That's good enough for me! And are they good! Greg has spent quite a bit of time perfecting his chocolate chip cookie recipe and I am always happy to sample. The key to a great chocolate chip cookie, at least in our minds, is the chip. Our favorite is Guittard, but we can never find them. We used to find them at BJ's but they haven't carried them in years. So we wind up using Nestle or Hershey's because those are the easiest to find, but they're not the same. Ghiradelli are pretty good with a richer, darker flavor but if you're making cookies for kids, I say go with Nestle.

For "C" week at school, Greg got out the Nestle chips for a tasty batch of cookies for the little ones.

Ingredients:
2 1/4 cup flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1/2 lb butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
3 cup chocolate chips
1 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Directions:
In medium bowl combine flour, baking soda and salt; set aside. In large bowl, cream together butter, sugar and brown sugar. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Gradually add dry ingredients until blended. Add chocolate chips and nuts (if desired). Drop by rounded teaspoonful onto cookie sheets lined with parchment paper. Bake at 375 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes.

The cookies come out more evenly shaped when you use an ice cream scoop. These were made with mini chocolate chips.

I like cookies a little chewier so I bake on the shorter side, but if you like crispy, go for 12 minutes.

And if anyone has leads on where to get Guittard chocolate chips, let us know. What I wouldn't do to find Guittard chips again!