It was only a matter of time until the monthly purging activity hit the kitchen pantry. I could no longer tolerate the accumulation of ziplock bags containing leftover bits of chocolate chips and such. This week I opted to clean up these bits of ingredients and see what could be created.
The cookie base for Tollhouse Chocolate Chip Cookies seemed a good place to start. My brother's chocolate chocolate chip cookie recipe twirled around in my head and I decided to melt 3/4 cup dark chocolate chips, and I added this to the dough before all the little bits. My collection included about 1/4 cup heath bar bits, 1/4-1/3 cup milk chocolate chips, 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips, and 1 cup vanilla chips. A total of 2 cups of "chips" were added to my chocolate cookie base.
As I look back, I can see that I should have added a bit more flour to prevent the spreading that occurred as the cookies baked. What was produced was a thin cookie, rich in chocolate flavor and perfect for dunking in a cold glass of milk. Mmmm, delish. Today I found that 10 seconds in the microwave warms the cookie enough to be enjoyed without the milk.
These cookies aren't in our family cookbook, and I couldn't really reproduce them without creating bags of leftover bits again. Suffice to say, the cookies will be enjoyed and my pantry is a bit cleaner.
These cookies lost one star just because they were hard rather than soft.
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