IF I am given enough notice and IF I am not overwhelmed with essential "stuff to be done now" I make sure my pilot son takes bags of cookies to his crew when he flies through El Paso. OK, it's only happened twice now, but I like to think it's the beginning of a tradition! And IF I get the special bags that are in every front seat pocket of every plane, that is what I use to send the cookies along.
ps - Kelly, you know I'll do the same for you!
This is the basic Nestle's chocolate chip cookie recipe, I just use the chunky chocolate chips and double the quantity of nuts (Keven's requirement), and I only chop the nuts slightly. They are really chunky cookies. I also use the guidelines for higher elevations because even though we have lots of sandy beaches around here we are not at sea level!
The Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookie
2 ¼ cups unsifted flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup margarine (2 sticks, softened)
¾ cup sugar
¾ cup brown sugar, packed
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups chopped pecans
2 cups chocolate chips
1. Heat oven to 375.
2. Stir flour with baking soda and salt; set aside.
3. In a large mixing bowl cream together butter, sugars, eggs and vanilla. Gradually blend dry mixture into creamed ingredients. Stir in nuts and chocolate chips.
4. Drop by tablespoon onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for 9 to 11 minutes or until golden brown. Cool slightly before removing to cooling racks.
Makes about 4 dozen cookies.
For higher altitudes: Increase flour to 2 ½ cups; decrease sugars to 2/3 cup; add 2 teaspoons water with eggs and vanilla.
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