throwback Thursday...chocolate chip cookies!

 

It's time for my first Throwback Thursday recipe...and it just had to be about chocolate! 

This recipe was one of many handwritten cards tucked into a little green recipe box I found in my mother-in-law's garage. It's not her handwriting, so I'll never know if it was given by a neighbor, friend, or sister.  

Whoever it was that shared the recipe, had, in our opinion, a winner...and we're pretty picky when it comes to chocolate chip cookies!  I've made this recipe several times - they're easy to mix up and ready to enjoy before you know it.  

Because I want Throwback Thursday posts to be true to the original old recipe, I'm sharing ingredient measurements, baking times and temperatures just as they were written.  

Any simple changes I made for the sake of clarification, for example listing baking soda instead of simply soda, aren't noted.

However, any changes I made after my initial testing, are noted with an asterisk and an explanation as to why. 

Chocolate Chip Cookies

2-1/4 c. all-purpose flour

1/4 c. quick cooking oats

1 tsp. baking soda

1/2 t. salt

1 c. butter, softened (no substitutes)

3/4 c. sugar

1 c. brown sugar, firmly packed

2 large eggs

2 tsp. vanilla extract

2 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips

2 c. chopped walnuts*

Heat oven to 375* degrees.

Sift together flour, oats, baking soda, and salt. Set aside. Cream together butter and sugars; about 2 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time; blend well. Stir in vanilla. Add flour mixture; combine well. Stir in chocolate chips and nuts. 

Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls, about 2 inches apart, onto an ungreased baking sheet. Bake for 13* minutes, or until golden. Let stand on baking sheet 2 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack or plate to cool completely. Makes approximately 3-4 dozen. 

*walnuts - 

I substituted pecan chips purely for personal preference

*375 degrees - 

Mae tends to bake on the warm side...I reduced the temperature to 350 degrees

*13 minutes -

because Mae bakes a little warmer, I reduced the baking time to 9-11 minutes

My end result...I hope you like them!