Our Admin. Assistant spoiled us with candies and sweet treats. We already miss her, and there is a sharp drop in people getting (sugar) high. I wasn't in the office for this, but several people kept going on and on and on about these perfectly chewy crispy cookies. She was kind enough to give us this recipe. THANK YOU!!! Too bad we don't have church coffee hour. They were usually my test group for recipes (now you know!) I realize now that's the primary reason I do a lot less baking!
Brown Sugar Chocolate Chip Cookies aka "Those chewy-crispy chocolate chip cookies Leslie made"
1 pound (4 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for baking sheets
3 cups packed light-brown sugar - You MUST use LIGHT BROWN sugar. Dark brown won't work!
1 cup granulated sugar
4 large eggs
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 cup best-quality chocolate chips
1 cup Heath Bar pieces
Directions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line two baking sheets with Silpat baking mats or parchment; set aside. Cream butter until smooth; add sugars, and beat until smooth. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Into a large bowl, sift together dry ingredients. Slowly beat dry ingredients into wet mixture. Fold in chocolate chips and Heath Bar chips.
Drop 2 to 3 tablespoons dough per cookie onto prepared baking sheets; space dough at least 2 inches apart to allow for spreading. Bake until golden, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove cookies from baking sheets, and allow to cool on baking racks.
Photo: Romulo Yanes
