Cookie-Off

At my work, a few of us decided it was time for a bake off, or actually a cookie-off. We decided to make chocolate chip cookies, with a spin if you choose. Three of us entered, myself, Dee and Janice. Dee did come out the winner, but all three recipes were worth sharing, all having different tastes. So here are all three-happy baking and decide for yourself which is the best. (Recipes are in order of the photo from left to right.)



Recipe #1 Dinah's Kitchen
I use the classic Nestle Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe. It is less sweet, more salt than the others, and I only use semi-sweet chips, my personal favorite.

* 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
* 1 teaspoon baking soda
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
* 3/4 cup granulated sugar
* 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
* 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
* 2 large eggs
* 2 cups (12-oz. pkg.) NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels
* 1 cup chopped nuts

PREHEAT oven to 375° F.

COMBINE flour, baking soda and salt in small bowl. Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla extract in large mixer bowl until creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in morsels and nuts. Drop by rounded tablespoon onto ungreased baking sheets.

BAKE for 9 to 11 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.



Recipe #2 Janice's Kitchen
This was her first time ever to bake cookies!! And they were great, a bit sweeter than mine, but similar. She got the recipe from ask.com and Google.

* 1 cup softened butter
* 1 cup sugar
* 1 cup brown sugar
* 2 eggs
* 1 tsp. vanilla extract
* 2 cups flour
* ½ tsp salt
* 1 tsp baking powder
* 1 tsp baking soda
* 2 cups chocolate chips

Mix together butter, sugar, brown sugar. Add vanilla and eggs. Mix in flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda. Mix in chocolate chips. Drop 1” balls on ungreased cookie sheets, two inches apart, and bake at 375 for 7-9 minutes,




Recipe #3 Dee's Kitchen
She takes the cake for the most creative additions. Lots of ingredients, but it results in a sweeter cookie with lots of surprises.

* 2 2/3 cups flour
* 1 cup butter
* 1 cup brown sugar (packed)
* ¾ cup granulated sugar
* ¼ cup powdered sugar
* 1 tsp baking soda
* 2 eggs
* 2 tsp vanilla
* ¼ tsp rum extract
* ¼ cup oatmeal
* 2 Tbsp shredded coconut
* ½ cup chopped walnuts
* 1 bag milk chocolate chips
* ¼ bag of white chips
* 2 Tbsp milk

Sift the flour, granulated sugar, powdered sugar, and baking soda together. Mix the brown sugar, eggs, vanilla, rum, milk, and butter all together then slowly added the rest of the ingredients. Bake them at 350 degrees for 8-10min until the edges turn slight brown.