C Is For Cookie

Today I decided to be (kinda) productive and to treat myself (for packing up most of my stuff for my dorm), I made chocolate chip cookies! Yay!

I've been trying to finish The O.C. (yes, I'm still watching that show..I took a break from it for awhile, but I want to finish it before I go back to school), so I decided to watch (mostly listen) to an episode while I baked! I used this cookie recipe, and my sister taste tested (as always).

INGREDIENTS

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1 cup packed light-brown sugar

1 teaspoon salt

2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

2 large eggs

2 cups (about 12 ounces) semisweet and/or milk chocolate chips

*I'm lactose-intolerant, so I substituted the butter for these vegan butter sticks, and the chocolate chips for Trader Joe's chocolate chips.

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a small bowl, whisk together the flour and baking soda; set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the butter with both sugars; beat on medium speed until light and fluffy. Reduce speed to low; add the salt, vanilla, and eggs. Beat until well mixed, about 1 minute. Add flour mixture; mix until just combined. Stir in the chocolate chips.

Drop heaping tablespoon-size balls of dough about 2 inches apart on baking sheets lined with parchment paper.

Bake until cookies are golden around the edges, but still soft in the center, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from oven, and let cool on baking sheet 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack, and let cool completely. Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature up to 1 week.

Make a batch for yourself while dancing around the kitchen and singing the wrong lyrics to Shake It Off..

"bakers gonna bake bake bake bake bake"

Happy baking! :)