mom's basic comfort cookies

Name: Mom's Basic Comfort Cookies
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Ingredients: 1 cup(s) butter or stick margarine; 3/4 cup(s) granulated sugar; 3/4 cup(s) brown sugar, dark or light; 1/2 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 1 teaspoon(s) real vanilla or almond extract (2 tsp if imitation); 2 large eggs; 2 cup(s) wheat flour (or unbleached if prefered); 1-2 cup(s) chocolates chips, or m &m, or chopped up candy bar, or nothing, or?????

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Katie & Miki (mother & daughter) Dingle

Hillsboro, OR

Updated on Dec 28, 2012

I would bake these two-three times a week when my kids were little. They never lasted until the next day. My son asked for them instead of a birthday cake one year. If friends were around, theirs or mine, there were many walks into the kitchen. If the kids were sad for some reason they ask me to bake cookies. I had many variation to what I added or exchanged in the recipe but this is my most basic to start,so dress them up or down with your favorites. My kids are older and my daughter is baking, but whenever I start a mixer up they both come running to see if I'm baking cookies.

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prep time 10 Min

cook time 10 Min

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yield makes 4 dozen

Ingredients

1 cup butter or stick margarine
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar, dark or light
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon real vanilla or almond extract (2 tsp if imitation)
2 large eggs
2 cups wheat flour (or unbleached if prefered)
1-2 cup chocolates chips, or m &m, or chopped up candy bar, or nothing, or?????

How To Make mom's basic comfort cookies

Step 1

Allow butter to come to room temperature in a large mixing bowl. Add the granulated and brown sugar to the butter and blend until all incredients are creamed together.

Step 2

Sprinkle in the baking soda and allow to continue creaming until smooth.
Step 3

While mixing add the two eggs and vanilla (or almond) extract. Mix until well blended.
Step 4

Slowly add flour 1/4 cup at a time allowing each 1/4 cup to mix in before adding the next. Continue adding until both cups are incorporated.
Step 5

Measure and stir in chocolate chips. If using almond extract only 1 cup of chocolate chips are needed to enhance the overall flavor. With vanilla extra 2 cups (or a full package) may be prefered. If the chips are cold you can mix them in with an electric mixer but if soft mix in by hand.
Step 6

Preheat oven to 350.
Step 7

Lightly spray a cookie sheet or use parchment paper. Drop the cookie dough by heaping teaspoon full onto the cookie sheet, leaving about 2 inches between dough drops.
Step 8

Bake for about 8-10 minutes or until a light brown and not melty in the center. Allow to sit on the cookie sheet for about 3 minutes before removing to a cooling rack. I tend to slighly undercook my cookies and allow to cool so they're soft and chewy.
Step 9

Adjustments can be made in the baking or cooling time depending upon the butter/margarine used, adding of extra flour, the humidity or personal preference.
Step 10

Store cooled cookies in a large ziplock bag or your favorite cookie jar, if they last long enough to be stored.
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