Bake Baby Bake

Its that time of year when I get glued to the kitchen.

I am a cookie making fiend.

I love making cookies.

The more the merrier.

So far I've made date nut pinwheels and chocolate peanut butter cookies.

Next up are apricot jewels.

I've found a lot of these recipes in old cookbooks and magazines.

Here's where I found some great recipes

I've found the older cookbooks have the best tasting recipes. All three cookbooks here are from the 80s.

Double Trouble Chocolate Chip

Prep Time 20 min
Total Time 30 min
Servings 24 cookies

This is a great make it with a mix cookie. I hate making chocolate chips straight from a package mix. It feels like cheating! That's why I went looking for something to spruce it up. I found this on the brand's website, and oooh they are so good. I'll update with my picture in a bit.

Ingredients

1 package Krusteaz Chocolate Chunk Cookie Mix
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
1 egg
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
2 teaspoons water
1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional) I used chopped walnuts in one dozen the other I left plain)
1 tsp vanilla

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Place all ingredients in medium bowl.
• Stir until dough forms, hand kneading if necessary.
• Using rounded tablespoon dough for each cookie, place 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet. Or you can use parchment paper
• Bake 9-11 minutes.