Famous Chocolate Chip Cookies ...p101

Ok, I'm prejudiced.  Of all the cookies I've ever had these are my main weakness...so this was Wedding Cookie #3.  Equestrian and friend, Donna Glanville, gave me this recipe years ago so to her, I will always be grateful both for my time with her horses and eating these cookies in her kitchen....

Spend the time beating the cream; it makes a difference to the texture.  And you don't have to use the ice cream scoop unless you're indulgent!  I make up for down-sizing them by having twice as many......

And, incidentally, if you've already tried to make these and wondered at the small amount of flour - your instincts were right - the recipe in the book has a typo.  Be sure to correct it (recipe follows).

Hardy Appetit!

FAMOUS CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

1 lb. butter (don't substitute margarine)
2 cups dark brown sugar
2 T vanilla
3 eggs
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
5 1/2 cups flour
4 cups chocolate chips
2 cups chopped nuts (pecans or walnuts)
1 1/2 cups sugar

Cream butters, sugars, add vanilla and eggs.  Beat 3-5 minutes.  Stir in dry ingredients, chips and nuts.  Use an ice cream scoop and drop onto waxed paper lined (I use parchment paper) cookie sheets.  Bake at 350° for 8-10 min.  Cool 5 minutes.  Remove and discard paper.  Follow recipes exactly - no substitutions (except maybe the size you make them!).

Makes 6 dozen large cookies.