Double chocolate chip cookies

original recipe by BS via JdG

(photo shows Variation Two)

Preheat oven to 350-375 F

Mixture 1: (use a large mixing bowl)

Ingredients:

• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 0.5 cup white sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

• beat the butter and add the brown sugar gradually to make a mixture
• incorporate the white sugar
• add 1 egg and mix into the batter
• add the vanilla

Mixture 2: (use a medium sized mixing bowl)

Ingredients:

• 2 cups flower (all purpose or cake and pastry)
• 1 tsp baking soda (optional)

• add the baking soda to the flour and mix
  

Mixture 1 and 2:

Ingredients:

• 1.5 cups chocolate chips (for variety add 0.75 cups white chocolate and 0.75 dark chocolate chips)

• add mixture 2 to mixture 1, gradually incorporating the flour to make the batter
• incorporate the chocolate chips

• line baking sheets with waxed paper
• make little balls with the dough and press to flatten a bit on the sheet
• bake until golden -- won't take long in a hot oven (10 min) -- try not to overcook
• makes 4 dozen medium sized cookies

Variation One:

• substitute 13 tablespoons of canola oil for one cup of butter
• substitute 1 cup of white sugar for 1 cup brown and 0.5 cup white sugar
• substitute 2 egg whites for 1 egg
• substitute whole wheat flour for white flour

Variation Two (half-recipe of Variation One):

• 7 tbsp canola oil
• 0.5 cup white sugar
• 1 egg white
• 0.5 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 0.5 tsp baking soda
• 0.5 - 0.75 cups of chocolate chips
• makes about 40 small sized cookies