Chocolate Chip Cookies

This may seem like a basic recipe to post, but I have been making tons of chocolate chip cookie recipes and adjusting them to find a cookie recipe I REALLY liked...and I finally found one.

Chocolate Chip Cookies

1 cup butter (2 sticks), softened at room temperature
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
2 tsp vanilla
2 tsp molasses
2 1/2 cups (325 grams) all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions
Preheat oven to 350°
In a large bowl cream together butter and both sugars
Scrap down the sides of the bowl with a spatula
Blend in egg, vanilla, and molasses until combined
In a separate bowl stir together flour, baking soda, and salt
Add a third of flour mixture to butter/sugar mixture
Blend until just combined and repeat once with another third of flour mixture
Pour in chocolate chips and stir until incorporated throughout dough
Add remaining flour mixture and combine completely
Place parchment on a cookie sheet
Scoop cookies about 2 Tbl in size
Place cookies on parchment about 2 inches apart
Bake for approximately 12-14 minutes or until edges are lightly browned
(For a smaller cookie, only bake 10-12 minutes)
Allow to cool slightly and then transfer to a cooling rack

Red Velvet Cake Cookies

I am all for short cuts!  Don't get me wrong.  Sometimes it's great to make a mess in the kitchen and bake from scratch.  But having four little ones means that 9 times out of 10, I don't have the time.  This is one of those easy ones, and as a bonus, you can change up the combinations and make all sorts of yummy flavors.  I typically makes these every year for Valentine's Day to give our friends and neighbors.

Red Velvet Cake Cookies

1 pkg red velvet cake mix
1 stick butter, melted
2 eggs
1 Tbl vanilla
2 cups white chocolate chips

Directions
Combine cake mix, melted butter, eggs and vanilla until well blended.
Stir in chips
Drop onto cookie sheet with cookie scoop
Bake at 350 degrees for 9 to 10 minutes