Chocolate Chip Cookies

Makes about 29 cookies

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup butter + 2 tbsp, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup light brown sugar
• 1 large egg
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup whole wheat pastry flour
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 1 cup dark chocolate chips

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. In a stand mixer fitted with paddle, add softened butter, sugar and light brown sugar. Cream on medium speed, until fluffy for 3 minutes.
3. Add one egg and vanilla extract. On a low speed, stir just to combine.
4. Sift all the dry ingredients (whole wheat, all purpose flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder) in a large bowl. Add it all into the stand mixer.
5. Cream cookie dough on medium speed until combined. Sprinkle in dark chocolate chips. Stir to combine on low speed.
6. Scoop cookie dough with a small ice cream scoop onto baking sheets, leaving enough room between scoops. Using the back of a measuring cup, gently press down onto scooped cooked dough to form a disk.**
7. Bake between 10 to 12 minutes. Remove cookies from oven and allow to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes, before cooling it off completely on cooling racks.
8. Enjoy cookies with a side of hot tea or coffee. Milk too, if you insist 😉

**Note: if you love a thin and crisp cookie, use this method. if you love a thick and chewy cookie, do not flatten the cookie dough. it will spread a little and chewy to taste 🙂