Our Not-So-Secret-Anymore Chocolate Chip Cookies

Okay, so we have decided that we are tired of having a ton of ripped and food stained pieces of paper hanging all over our kitchen with all of our favorite recipes listed on them.  So for Christmas this year, we have decided to upload all of these recipes online so we have them here and not all over our kitchen. unfortunately, this means that we will have to reveal our secret recipes that we love. But why not share what we love with our friends and the world.

So here is our absolute favorite Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe. We have tried a lot of different chocolate chip recipes out there and keep coming back to this one because it is simply the best. Laura loves making small dime like cookies from this recipe while I love making huge bistro like cookies. both come out great with this recipe. These make a lot of cookies so you may want to cut the recipe in half.

Stapley Chocolate Chip Cookies

1 cup soften butter
1 cup soften margarine
1 1/2 cup white sugar
2 1/2 cup brown sugar
3 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
6 Cups flour
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
3-4 cups of chocolate chips

Pre-heat oven to 375F degrees. Cream together the butter, margarine, and sugars until smooth. Add the eggs and vanilla and mix until combined. Add the flour, salt, and baking soda. Mix until a good dough forms. Add chocolate chips and mix until incorporated

Cooking time depend on the size of the cookie you want to make, if you make the normal size cookies, it seems to be about 11 or 12 minutes. The secret is to pull them out just before the sides begin to brown. They may not look cooked all the way, but the carryover heat will cook it enough to make an awesomely soft cookie.