dessert recipes

Chocolate Chip Cookies - Van Houten


cookies

1 cup butter or margarine; softene
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoon vanilla
2 1/3 cup flour; unsifted
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
12 oz chocolate chips
1 cup walnuts; optional
1 cup coconut; optional

Preheat oven to 375F. Cream together softened butter or margarine, sugars, eggs, and vanilla until fluffy. Combine unsifted flour, salt and baking so and stir into creamed mixture. Stir in one 12 oz. package of chocolate chi One cup of chopped walnuts or 1 cup of shredded coconut may be added if desired. Drop from teaspoon 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for 10 minutes. Makes 6 dozen cookies.