Friday, December 31, 2010

Butterscotch Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Butterscotch Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Ingredients:

  • 1 c Unsalted butter - room temp
  • 1 c Light brown sugar
  • 1/2 c Dark brown sugar
  • 3/4 ts Vanilla (optional)
  • 1 Egg
  • 1/8 ts Salt
  • 1 1/2 c Unbleached all purpose flour
  • 2 c Semisweet chocolate cut into coarse chunks


Instructions:


Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with parchment
paper.


Cream the butter with both sugars until very well blended. Mix in the
vanilla and egg, then fold in the salt, flour and chocolate chunks.
Form into small (walnut sized) or large (golf ball sized) balls as
desired.


Place on the baking sheets and press down slightly. Bake until done
about 10 to 12 minutes. Cool on racks.


Makes 2 dozen large cookies or 4 dozen small cookies.