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Let's try chewy chocolate chip cookies.

Thick, Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

James Carrier

If you are of the school that thinks chocolate chip cookies should be soft and chewy, you'll love this recipe. Store these cookies airtight for up to 2 days.

Total: 40 minutes
Yield: Makes about 28 cookies

Ingredients

• 1  cup  (1/2 lb.) butter, at room temperature
• 1 1/2  cups  firmly packed brown sugar
• 2  large eggs
• 1  teaspoon  vanilla
• 2 1/2  cups  all-purpose flour
• 1  teaspoon  baking soda
• 1/2  teaspoon  salt
• 2  cups  semisweet chocolate chips (12 oz.)
• 1  cup  chopped pecans (optional)

Preparation

1. In a bowl, with an electric mixer on medium speed, beat butter and brown sugar until well blended. Beat in eggs and vanilla until smooth, scraping down sides of bowl as needed.
2. In another bowl, mix flour, baking soda, and salt. Stir or beat into butter mixture until well incorporated. Stir in chocolate chips and pecans, if using.
3. Drop dough in 2-tablespoon (1/8-cup) portions, 2 inches apart, onto buttered 12- by 15-inch baking sheets.
4. Bake in a 400° oven until cookies are lightly browned and no longer wet in the center (break one open to check), 6 to 8 minutes; if baking more than one pan at a time, switch pan positions halfway through baking.
5. With a wide spatula, transfer cookies to racks to cool. If hot cookies start to break, slide a thin spatula under them to release; let stand on pan to firm up, 2 to 5 minutes, then transfer to racks to cool completely.
Note: Nutritional analysis is per cookie.

Nutritional Information

Calories: 208 (48% from fat)

Protein: 2.1g

Fat: 11g (sat 6.3)

Carbohydrate: 28g

Fiber: 0.3g

Sodium: 165mg

Cholesterol: 34mg

Sunset, NOVEMBER 2003

How to make a Toffe-Chocolate Chip Shortbread at home? Let's check it.

Toffee-Chocolate Chip Shortbread

Photo: Ryan Benyi; Styling: Lynn Miller

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 14 minutes
Yield: About 2 dozen (serving size: 2 cookies)
Cost per Serving: $0.29

Ingredients

• 8  tablespoons  (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1/4  cup  confectioners' sugar
• 1  teaspoon  vanilla extract
• 1  cup  all-purpose flour
• 1/4  teaspoon  salt
• 1/2  cup  mini chocolate chips
• 1/2  cup  toffee bits

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 350ºF and line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Using an electric mixer on medium-high speed, cream together butter, confectioners' sugar and vanilla until smooth. Stir in flour and salt just until a dough forms. Fold in chocolate chips and toffee bits.
2. Using your hands, roll dough into 1-inch balls. Place on prepared baking sheet, 1 inch apart, pressing down lightly on each one with a moistened palm.
3. Bake until cookies are firm and just golden around edges, 12 to 14 minutes. Place baking sheet on a wire rack for 5 minutes, then transfer cookies to rack to cool. Repeat with remaining dough. Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.

Nutritional Information

Calories: 222

Fat: 14g (sat 8g)

Protein: 2g

Carbohydrate: 22g

Fiber: 0.0g

Cholesterol: 26mg

Sodium: 114mg

All You, MARCH 2010

The Seventh day in San Antonio

What I definitely would say after a week in San Antoni, it is AWESOME. I don't have so many friends here, but they are AWESOME friends. Those are who help me when I am really in need, who have been besides me since I came here and will stay side-by-side with me in the future, who drove me to Walmart and explained to me the differences between all kinds of snacks Walmart has on the shelf. The classes are second AWESOME thing, where I can meet fellows and professors coming from every walk of lives. They come here, of different races, with different intonations, wearing different clothes, but we know we share the love for Trinity and a strong academic endeavor. NSO is also an awesome event that I almost forgot to mention. Other students, staff and professors have welcomed in the warmest way I can ever expect and they are truly making an AWESOME Trinity.

Finally you found my blog

I am Hang Bui, a Vietnamese freshman in Trinity who is thinking about majoring in Business Administration and had her very first Microeconomics class tomorrow. All I have to say that I have had great college experience up to now, some very good and helpful friends, great classes with great professors, nice room and indispensably, delicious food. That's part of the reason why I really want to get involved in campus activities, including Leadership Academy, Community Excursion and Intervarsity events. Besides, I also want to improve my Computer skill, especially in PowerPoint, Website Design and Photoshop. I'm not feeling very good to reveal that it is my first computer class ever (I know it sounds so strange); however, I hope that I can make the most of it.
To tell you more about my secret, I AM A FAN OF CHEWY CHOCOLATE CHIPS. With most Americans, you eat them everyday, buy them every time you go shopping but with me, I have not eaten any American chocolate chips until I am 19. That's the reason why I think they are awesome, sweet and really delicious.
Feel free to shoot me an email at hbui@trinity.edu.
Hang.