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“Little cookies with big milk chocolate chips that melt in your mouth”.

 

These are my new go to cookies for this holiday season. The recipe cannot be simpler. Buttery goodness with chocolate.

 

1 cup of butter, softened

1/4 cup sugar

2 cups unsifted all-purpose flour

1 cup Guittard Real Milk Chocolate Chips (you can used any brand and they don’t have to be milk chocolate)

powdered sugar for dusting – optional (I optioned out)

preheat oven to 350 F

Cream butter and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer (or stand mixer) at low to medium speed until light. Gradually add flour until combined. Stir in chips by hand. If dough seem dry or crumbly (mine were not), it will stick together when shaped with your hands. Using the palms of your hands, roll well rounded teaspoonfuls of dough into 1-inch balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheets (I used parchment paper for easy clean up) and bake 13-15 minutes. Cookies will still be pale. Let stand 2 minutes before removing from cookie sheet, and dust with powdered sugar, if desired.

This recipe was on the back package of the Guittard Milk Chocolate Chips.

 

Hands down, the best cookie recipe I’ve seen and tried this year.  Now, I need to go stock up on all the ingredients and start the holiday baking.  Enjoy!

 

 

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  • Vickie says:

    mmmm, they sound awesome :)

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  • Kimberley says:

    Chocolate chip shortbread is hands down the best shortbread there is. Now to add espresso…

    Thank you for sharing.

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  • Whitney says:

    can’t wait to try these! thanks for posting! :)

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  • Ines says:

    Sometimes simple is always the best.

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  • saj says:

    Been following you on Instagram…breakfast at yours look good

    Im due in San Francisco in March……….

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  • Sheryl says:

    Hi,
    I too,made these.cookies and loved them. Unfortunately when the chips were gone I threw the bag away and also the recipe. I am so glad to have found the recipe again. I thought the brand was Guittard, but wasn’t sure. Can’t wait to make them! Thank you!

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For one of our cooking Thursdays, we made homemade spinach lasagna in a bechamel sauce. You can read more on Nathiya’s blog.

 

Our cooking Thursdays are catching on, friends are starting to join us, helping in the cooking and of course to dine. Very much a group effort. It’s a lovely way to ease into the end of the work week. On hindsight, I’m thinking I should have gone with the larger marble table. :)

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  • jenny says:

    LOVE seeing the photos from your thursday dinners! i’m so inspired by you and nathiya to cook more! :)

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If you’re looking for a great brunch, head over to Plow in Potrero Hill.  We love that they open at 8am on the weekends, most brunch places open at 9am or later. I’m an early bird.

Great down home food.

We haven’t tried everything on the menu, but everything we’ve tried is excellent. Plus, they have awesome natural light. Win!

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  • Emily says:

    Love. :) I just ran into Pei and her husband there last Sunday! Fabulous place and Maxine did the flowers for my wedding back when they owned Stem.

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  • Alice says:

    there’s a big chance i might be going to SF in early june for a quick trip!!

    going to email you if i can confirm it. :D

    liking the wider shots here. i really want to get the 35mm.

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  • cindy says:

    Emily…that’s so cool to know that the owners owned Stem before Plow.

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  • cindy says:

    OMGosh…I love the 35mm f/2. It’s really fast and sharp. I’m so glad it’s in our arsenal of lenses. Can’t wait until June!

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  • Christina says:

    all of it looked amazing, but those home fries, yum!
    ; )

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  • Lais says:

    yummy pictures!!
    lovely bokeh in every picture :D
    i saw that you tagged this post as “Cinnamon Rose Actions and Presets”… may i ask you which one did you use to process your pictures?? thanks a lot ^_^

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  • Sean Kahler says:

    nice bag…Emma look so pretty n all grown up , very nice i like all pics and food dish making me hungry,all n all great pics, great job.

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  • Dominic Williams says:

    uber tasty looking food…..
    cool post

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  • Ruben says:

    Really like this serie and your view on it!!
    Great light and stunning captures!

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  • Jasmine says:

    That looks soooo good! I’m putting this place on my list for my next trip to San Francisco.

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  • Kelven Ng says:

    Great set of photos Cindy. When I went to SF, I went to Plow as well haha Everything you said about this place is what I thought as well. Such great, simple decor with awesome natural light. I had to be careful to not let my food get cold as I was snapping away!

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