Thursday, January 24, 2013

CKH chocolate chip cookies




1 cup WW flour
⅓ cup ground flax
1 Stick unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup light brown sugar
1 large egg, at room temperature
1 large egg yolk, at room temperature
2 tsp vanilla extract (plus a bit more to taste)
½ cup old-fashioned oats
    Variation: Grind mixed grains, flax, hemp, etc.
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon kosher salt (plus, sprinkling of salt at end of baking before cookies set)
1.5 cups semisweet chocolate chips. (3/4 shaved, ½ chunks)
a few handfuls chopped walnuts (toasted)


1) Preheat the oven to 375°F. Line several cookie sheets with parchment paper, or lightly grease with non-stick vegetable oil spray.

2) Beat together the butter and sugars until smooth.

3) Add the egg, egg yolk, and vanilla one at a time, beating well after each.

4) Whisk together the flour, oats, baking soda, and salt, and add to the butter mixture in the bowl.

5) Mix until combined.
6) Add chopped nuts when mostly cooled. 
7) Add chocolate. (Note, some of the chocolate will melt from the nuts. This is ok, I promise. It will even make the cookie look more delicious. 
8) Using snall cookie scoop, loosely scoop 4-5 on a parchment lined tray. 
9) Bake for 7-9 minutes if you like them to be gooey inside. Remove from oven and immediately sprinkle with salt (optional).
Makes 12-15.