Tuesday, February 22, 2011

will's dirty thirty birthday cookies

 (aka chocolate cookies with white chocolate chips)




my friend and co-worker will recently turned thirty.  he loves sweets and requested something with white chocolate in it.  i thought chocolate cookies would be the perfect vehicle... it is dirty thirty after all!


start by adding flour, cocoa, baking soda, & salt to a medium bowl

mix well and set aside

next add butter and sugar to a large mixing bowl

beat until light and fluffy

add 2 eggs & 2 tsp vanilla extract
beat well

gradually add flour/cocoa mixture
beat until fully combined
add 10-12 oz white chocolate chips
stir in.
drop rounded teaspoons of dough onto ungreased cookie sheet.  bake 8-9 minutes

cool on cookie sheet for 2 min, then transfer to wire rack


will's dirty thirty birthday cookies (aka chocolate cookies with white chocolate chips)

ingredients.
2 cups flour
3/4 cup cocoa
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt

1-1/4 cups (2-1/2 sticks) butter, softened
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 pkg white chocolate chips (package sizes vary between 10-12 oz depending on the brand)

method.
preheat oven to 350
stir together flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt.  set aside.
in large mixing bowl, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
add vanilla and eggs, beat well.
gradually add flour/cocoa mixture, beating until fully combined
stir in white chocolate chips
drop rounded teaspoons onto ungreased cookie sheet
bake 8-9 minutes.  (will puff while baking, and flatten while cooling)


you know what else i noticed after i made these cookies?  the white chips kind of stand out the same way grey hairs do!  happy birthday will, you old geezer!

1 comment:

  1. These look great! Have a couple of birthdays coming up, cookies are always a fun gift. Will try to make them!

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