Mrs. Field's Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

Haven't been on in about a week (will write more later) but wanted to share an oldie but a goodie - one of my favorite chocolate chip cookie recipes.  My family had the Mrs. Field's Cookbook (back in the day) and I have always liked the chocolate chip cookie recipe.  I love Mrs. Field's cookies and who doesn't love chocolate chip cookies!





Verdict: The key to this recipe is to bake low & slow but I do think the next time I will bake a few mins less.  These came out a little crunchier that I would have liked but still good!! I am used to baking in a convection oven and now our apartment has a regular oven so bake times vary depending on the oven.

Preheat oven to 300 degrees
Yield 3 1/2 doz
Bake 22-24 mins

Ingredients:

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 cup dark brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1 cup (two sticks) salted butter (softened)
2 large eggs
2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips (12 oz. package)

In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt

In a large bowl, blend both sugars, softened butter, eggs, and vanilla (don't over mix)

Add flour mixture a little at a time to the sugar/egg/butter bowl but do not over mix.  Stir in chocolate chips.

Drop rounded tablespoons of dough onto cookie sheet.

Bake 22-24 mins.  (next time, I may try only 20 mins or so and see.  The cookies continue to bake when you let them set on the baking sheet and cool.)

Enjoy!!!

UPDATE: I have started refrigerating the dough (few hours to overnight) and even freezing some of it before I bake it.  I am also baking at 350 for 8-10 minutes.  The cookies come out A LOT softer/chewier which is what we like better.