Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Chocolate Chip Cookies

Recipe By : Betty Crocker's New Christmas Cookbook
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Chocolate Christmas
Cookies Food Gifts

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 cup {2 sticks} butter or margarine -- softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup coarsely chopped nuts
1 12 oz. pkg. semisweet chocolate chips

Heat oven to 375 degrees. Mix butter, sugars, and egg in large bowl. Stir in
flour, baking soda and salt. {Dough will be stiff.} Stir in nuts and chocolate
chips. Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto ungreased
cookie sheet. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until light brown. {Centers will be
soft.} Cool slightly; remove from cookie sheet. Cool on wire rack. Makes about
6 dozen cookies.

JUMBO CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES: Drop dough by 1/4 cupfuls about 3 inches apart
onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until edges are set.
Cool completely; remove from cookie sheet. Makes about 1 1/2 dozen jumbo
cookies.

CHOCOLATE CHIP BARS: Press dough in ungreased rectangular pan, 13 x 9 x
2-inches. Bake 22 to 25 minutes or until golden brown; cool. Cut into about 3
x 1 1/2-inch bars. Makes about 24 bars.

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NOTES : Turn chocolate chip cookies into tempting gifts by making cookie pops.
Prepare Jumbo Chocolate Chip Cookies, but flatten the dough and insert wooden
ice-cream sticks halfway into the dough before baking. These pops are nice
tied to presents, or placed in a mug or pencil holder.