Who doesn’t love a good chocolate chip cookie? It really is the cookie that all other cookies are compared to. It makes a lot of sense. Chocolate, butter and sugar, well, it is pretty much perfect.

Everyone has a basic chocolate chip cookie recipe that they stand behind. I have mentioned before that my favourite cookie recipes involve rolled oats, but this recipe isn’t my tried and true chocolate chip cookie recipe. I tried this one after my Mom gave me a pile of cookbooks when she cleaning out her kitchen.

The name of the cookbook caught my eye when I was unpacking them back in our apartment. Pillsbury Complete Book of Baking. Does this mean that each recipe starts with a can of cresent rolls? If so then sign me up, I love Pillsbury cresent rolls 🙂

I was surprised when I started going through this cookbook that it really is a baking book. Who knew that Pillsbury isn’t just pre-made cookies, rolls and doughs found in the dairy aisle?

When I saw this recipe for Chocolate Chip Cookies, I did a double take. Wow, there is a lot of flour in here, it is going to make a big batch of cookies. (it yields 6 dozen cookies)  This is a good thing, as my collegues at work really enjoy when I whip up a batch of baked goods and end up with leftovers. They are the ones who win out in these baking situations:)

When I started gathering up my ingredients, I noticed that I didn’t have enough chocolate chips. Gasp! And really, when a recipe calls for one cup of chocolate chips, I think that is code for one and a half or two cups of chips. As I searched the pantry, I came across some milk, semi-sweet and white chocolate chips. If one kind of chocolate is good, then three kinds will be awesome!

This cookie recipe passed the cookie dough test (always a true testament of a great tasting cookie). I am sure I ate about the equivalent of 6 cookies in dough.

Since this recipe made a huge batch of cookies, our kitchen looked like a bake shop with cookies cooling on every clear surface.

While I waited patiently for them to cool, I imagined all the wonderful things I will do the next time I make this cookie. I think I will make them a bit bigger and make ice cream sandwich cookies out of them. Yum, the perfect summer combination of baked goods and ice cream!

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Adapted from:
Pillsbury Complete Book of Baking
Soft and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients:

• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1 1/4 cups packed brown sugar
• 1 1/2 cups softened butter
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 3 eggs
• 4 1/4 cups all purpose flour
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 cup milk chocolate chips
• 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 3/4 cup white chocolate chips

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
2. In large bowl, beat sugar, brown sugar and butter until light and fluffy.
3. Add vanilla and eggs; blend well.  Add flour, baking soda and salt; mix well.
4. Stir in chocolate chips.
5. Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls two inches apart onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
6. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until light and golden brown.