vanishing raisin oatmeal cookies

[mnm'z]

Originally Posted by mommaof3

Oh please do share!!!!

Sure thing.

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Preheat oven to 375

2 1/4 C. flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt

Combine dry ingredients.

1 C. butter (I do use real butter, but have used margarine)
1/2 C. white sugar
3/4 C. brown sugar
2 tsp. vanilla extract
2 eggs
12 oz chocolate chips

Cream butter and sugars, add vanilla, mix well, add eggs, mix well. Add flour mix in 3 parts. Mix well. Add chocolate chips and mix well. Take a heaping tablespoon of dough and roll into a ball and place 2" apart on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake in preheated oven 8-10 minutes. Remove cookie sheet from oven and place cookies on cooling rack. Yield approximately 3 1/2 dozen cookies.

Now, I make mini cookies. I actually use a measuring teaspoon for scooping the dough. If you've bought the break-n-bake cookies 20-24 ct, think that button size of a cookie dough ball. I bake them for about 6 minutes and I usually end up with 8 or 9 dozen cookies.

The differences in this recipe compared to Toll House is more brown sugar and less white sugar, more vanilla, and less salt. I get so many compliments on my cookies.

[mnm'z]

I just read in my Simple and Delicious magazine about a woman who substitutes mint extract for vanilla extract in her chocolate chip cookies. Has anybody ever tried that? My recipe calls for 2 tsp of vanilla ~ wouldn't that be too much mint extract, I think I'd have to only put in 1 tsp... what do you think?