Soft and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

Prep Time:       Bake Time:     Amount:

15 mins         8-10 mins      20 cookies

Ingredients 

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature

1/2 granulated sugar

1 cup packed light-brown sugar

1 teaspoon salt 

2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract 

2 large eggs 

2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

Usually, I have to double the recipes I find but this one is perfect! Not too many cookies but not too little either! Soft and chewy just how I like it! 

Recipe

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a small bowl, whisk together the flour and baking soda; set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the butter with both sugars; beat on medium speed until light and fluffy. Reduce speed to low; add the salt, vanilla, and eggs. Beat until well mixed, about 1 minute. Add flour mixture; mix until just combined. Stir in the chocolate chips.
2. Drop heaping tablespoon-size balls of dough about 2 inches apart on buttered baking sheets.
3. Bake until cookies are golden around the edges, but still soft in the center, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from oven, and let cool on baking sheet 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack, and let cool completely. Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature up to 1 week.

Original recipe: http://www.marthastewart.com/344840/soft-and-chewy-chocolate-chip-cookies

Banana Bread Recipe

  Prep Time:       Bake Time:           Amount: One Loaf

  10 mins            55-60 mins                                           

Easy to make! Simple! Easy to clean up! 

Best bananas for this recipe is over ripe bananas. The yellow should be mostly brown and the banana should be starting to brown on the inside.

Ingredients

4-6 ripe bananas 

2/3 cup melted butter

2 teaspoons baking soda 

2 pinches of salt

1 cup sugar (2 cups if you want more sweetness) 

2 large eggs, beaten 

2 teaspoons vanilla extract 

3 cups all-purpose flour 

Recipe

1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C), and butter a 9 5/8 X 5 1/5 X 2 3/4 inch loaf pan
2. In mixing bowl, mash the bananas with a fork until smooth. Add butter, mix well
3. mix in baking soda, and salt. Stir in the sugar, and beaten eggs, and vanilla extract. Mix in flour. 
4. Pour the batter into your prepared loaf pan. Bake for 50mins to an hour at 350°F (175°C), or until a tester comes out clean. 
5. Remove the banana bread from the oven. Let cool completely on rack. Remove from pan, slice and serve. 

Original recipe: http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/banana_bread/

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