Chocolate Chip Cookies | Merry Christmas

As we get ready to welcome Santa Claus to tonight, I thought this was an apt recipe to post. It's kid friendly, quick, delicious.  Making these cookies is as easy as counting 1 2 3!  It's a child's play (under adult supervision, of course).  These are eggless, and remember, Santa's coming to town tonight.

So bake it once; 

check it twice;

leave it near the chimney with a glass of milk; 

for Santa's surprise!

These are eggless cookies. Made 3-4 batches so far in last few days and these disappeared in no time.  Barely saved a few for taking pics (and of course for Santa - or have I?)

The recipe is the same as I posted yesterday for the Cookies in a Jar.  Here it is, one more time - with minor changes, in case you aren't making it from the ingredients out of the jar.

Recipe:

All purpose flour - 1 cup + 2 tablespoons

Sugar (white) - 1/4 cup

Sugar (dark brown) - 1/4 cup 

Butter - 1/2 cup

Milk - 2 tablespoons

Baking soda - 1/2 teaspoon

Salt - a pinch

Chocolate chips - 1/2 cup - I used Ghirardelli baking chocolate chips

• Sieve the all purpose flour, baking soda and salt.  

• Take 1/2 cup butter at room temperature.  Whisk it.
• Add both sugars, 2 tablespoons of milk. Whisk till light and fluffy. 
• Add the flour.  Mix well.
• Fold in chocolate chips, keeping a few aside. Mix. Refrigerate the dough for about 30 minutes.
• Pre-heat oven at 350 degrees. Line 1 or 2 cookie sheets / baking trays with parchment paper.
• Roll the dough into 12 balls. No need to flatten these.  Place these on the lined cookie sheet, very far apart from each other.  These will need a lot of space as the mixture will spread into cookie shape as it bakes.  Bake it for about 5 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and gently press the rest of the chocolate chips on these cookies. Bake it again for about 5-7 minutes.  The sides will start browning and that is when you know the cookies are baked.

Remove from oven - enjoy it warm or cold - making sure to leave some aside for Santa with a glass of milk!

Merry Christmas!