Chocolate Chip Cookies(Chefs Cuisiniers Club)

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Chocolate Chip Cookies (Chefs Cuisiniers Club)

Recipe By : Gourmet Magazine/Cyberealm
Serving Size : 60 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cookies Chocolate
Desserts

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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3 1/2 cups Flour
1 1/2 teaspoons Baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons Salt
2 Vanilla beans -- split length-wise
3 sticks unsalted butter -- softened
1 cup +2 T firmly packed brown
1 cup +2 T granulated sugar
3 large Eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons Vanilla extract
3 cups Semisweet chocolate chips -- or chunks, 1 lb.
1 1/2 cups Chopped walnuts

Preheat oven to 350F.

In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, and salt. Scrape vanilla
bean seeds from pods into standing electric mixer, reserving pods for another
use if desired, and add butter and sugars, beating until light and fluffy.
One at a time, beat in eggs, beating well after each addition, and beat in
vanilla extract. Add flour mixture and beat until dough just comes together.
Stir in chocolate chips or chunks and walnuts (do not overmix).

Form dough into 1 1/2 inch balls and arrange about 2 inches apart on
parchment-lined baking sheet. Flatten balls slightly with a metal spatula and
bake cookies in batches in middle of the oven until golden, 12 to 15 minutes.
Tranfer cookies with spatula to racks to cool.

Source: The Chefs Cuisiniers Club of NYC [now closed] - from Gourmet
Magazine, June 1995 Typed in MM format by Linda Fields, Cyberealm BBS
315-786-1120

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