Aunt Karen's Cookies Recipe
Tried it? Rate this Recipe:
|
Category: |
Category: |
|
Ingredients: |
Ingredients: 4 ½ cups flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons salt
2 sticks of unsalted butter, brought to room temperature
2 sticks of Imperial margarine, brought to room temperature
1 ½ cups granulated sugar
1 ½ cups brown sugar, packed
2 teaspoons vanilla
4 eggs
1 package semi-sweet chocolate chips (11.5 ounces)
1 package milk chocolate chips (11.5 ounces)
Parchment paper, cookie sheets, cookie scoop, wire cooling racks
|
|
Directions: |
Directions:Prepare:
1. In a medium bowl, measure out the flour, baking soda, and salt. When measuring, level cups or spoons with the back side of a knife. Whisk gently to mix. Set aside.
2. Slice up butter and margarine into about ½ inch slices and place in large bowl.
3. Measure granulated sugar and level with back side of knife. Add to the large bowl.
4. Measure brown sugar by packing into cups. Add to the large bowl.
5. Using electric mixer, beat until creamy, scrapping sides of bowl periodically.
6. Add vanilla. Then add eggs one at a time.
7. Slowly add flour mixture to large bowl a little at a time until well blended, scrapping sides of bowl periodically. Add chocolate chips.
8. Bake or refrigerate bowl of mix overnight. If you have time to refrigerate, it makes the cookies puff up a little better.
9. An alternative to refrigerating the bowl of mix overnight is to scoop the dough into balls, place on cookie sheet, and freeze for a few hours. Once set, put them in a Ziploc bag and back in the freezer. They are ready to bake whenever you are ready. No need to thaw beforehand.
Bake:
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. I set my oven to Convection Bake. If you dont have that setting on your oven, just set to bake.
2. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
3. Using cookie scoop, evenly place 12 balls of cookie dough on each cookie sheet.
4. If using a convection oven, you can put as many cookie sheets in the oven at the same time as it will take. Bake 10 minutes.
5. If you dont have a convection oven, just use two cookie sheets at a time. Bake 5 minutes and then switch cookie sheets. Then bake for 5 more minutes. This will help the cookies bake more evenly.
6. Make sure cookie sheets are completely cool to touch before using again.
Cool:
1. Using spatula, remove cookies from baking sheet and place on wire cooling racks.
2. Once cookies are completely cool, place them in Ziploc freezer bags and seal.
3. Freeze or refrigerate cookies. They stay fresher that way and you can take them out as needed. |
|
Personal
Notes: |
Personal
Notes: My Aunt Karen makes these cookies for every single family gathering, and if you wait until after dinner for dessert, you might just miss out on them. They are deliciously soft and tender and taste amazing. My favorite part of this recipe is that you can freeze the dough or the baked cookies and pull them out for any occasion, large or small. Amanda and Aaron, may you guys have plenty of opportunities in your future together to celebrate with Aunt Karen's Cookies. With love, Emily Robinson
|
|
This recipe for Aunt Karen's Cookies is from