Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookies

[Lexis Mom]

Okie dokie, here the last recipe for the Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookies

* This recipe came from the cookbook, DEATH BY CHOCOLATE COOKIES by Marcel Desaulniers

4 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 lb (2 sticks) unsalted butter at room temperature
2 cups tightly packed dark brown or light brown sugar
2 lrg eggs
2 Tbsp dark rum (I use Bacardi Select or Bacardi Gold)
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
24 ounces chocolate chips (I prefer the new Nestle Chocolatier 62% Cocoa Bittersweet Chips)

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

Sift flour, baking soda & salt together, set aside.
Beat butter & brown sugar together until soft, approx. 4 minutes.
Scrape bowl & add eggs, dark rum, & vanilla. Beat for 1 minute until combined.
Add flour mixture gradually & mix to combine well. (Be careful when adding the flour as overmixing the dough will cause the cookies to get tough).
* Note: I've found that mixing half the flour in with the mixer and the balance stirred in by hand helps prevent over-mixing.
Add chocolate chips & blend in well.

Measure dough out in heaping 2 Tbsp portions (if you want to use a food scale, weigh them into portions of 3 ounces).

Bake cookies at 325 degrees for 20 minutes, rotating the cookies sheets half-way through baking. If you prefer crispy cookies, lower oven temp to 300 & bake for 28-30 minutes.

After cooling, keep sealed in a plastic container. For longer storage, they can be frozen for up to several weeks. In my family, they never last that long.

[WeHeartLabs]

Thanks!!!!!!!

Everyone, I can vouch for these cookies and Deb's not exaggerating. They ARE the ultimate. They are so so good...I can just taste them now. They were GONE that next night, Deb. I think I managed to save one for myself and one for Katie. The men folk finished the rest off.

[AbbyandMolly]

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh the cookie recipie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! love love love love the cookies deb!