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CHOCOLATE CHUNK COOKIES

Chocolate Chunk Cookies

This recipe was in the Detroit News last fall and I tried it this summer. I have baked it several times and it is a big hit. I made a sample batch for

my husband's office to taste test before I ent.. Read More

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INGREDIENTS

Cooking Time: 12 to 13
Servings: 28

1/2 cup butter or margarine -- softened

1/2 cup sugar

1/4 cup brown sugar

1 egg

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 cup flour

1/2 teaspoon soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

8 ounces Baker's German's Sweet chocolate

3/4 cup chopped nuts

1 1/2 cups flaked coconut

DIRECTIONS

Cut up chocolate into chunks or just use 8 ounces purchased chocolate chunks.

Beat butter, sugars, egg and vanilla until light and fluffy.

Mix flour with baking soda and salt; blend into butter mixture.

Stir in chocolate chunks, nuts and coconut.

Chill 1 hour.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Drop dough 2 inches apart form heaping tablespoons onto ungreased baking sheets (dough will spread during baking).

Bake for 12-13 minutes.

Watch carefully to avoid overbaking on bottoms. Let cool 2 minutes; remove from sheets and let cool completely on wire rack.

RECIPE BACKSTORY

This recipe was in the Detroit News last fall and I tried it this summer. I have baked it several times and it is a big hit. I made a sample batch for

my husband's office to taste test before I entered it in a fair. They declared it a winner. Well, I entered it in the Ionia Free fair and it won

grand champion cookie! This recipe doesn't make many - the recipe said 2 dozen but I usually get about 28.