| 1 | This recipe is said to have come from a famous cookie maker. |
| 2 | So make, bake, and compare to see if these cookies aren"t "the real thing." one feature that distinguishes these cookies from traditional chocolate chip cookies is their perfect size. |
| 3 | It comes from using a small size ice cream scoop to drop them onto the cookie sheet. |
| 4 | preheat oven to 350? |
| 5 | in a large bowl, combine sugars; add in butter and cream together with the sugar. |
| 6 | Add vanilla and eggs; mix together. |
| 7 | in a separate bowl sift the dry ingredients and add to the creamed mixture. |
| 8 | Mix well; the dough will be stiff. |
| 9 | Add the chocolate chips and nuts (if using). |
| 10 | line the cookie sheets with baking parchment or wax paper. |
| 11 | Drop dough with a small ice cream scoop onto the sheets. |
| 12 | Bake 10-12 minutes at 350? |
| 13 | Remove from oven and cool on wire racks. |
| 14 | variation: for ice cream sandwiches, turn one cookie face down, place a scoop of ice cream on it and top with another cookie. |
| 15 | yield: 2 ?dozen. |
| 16 | Sally meddock, author of super soups (published by the american cooking guild), redondo beach, ca |
| 17 | randy shearer |
