The Traveling Epicurean

Eileen’s Famous Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Eileen’s Famous Chocolate Chip Cookies

Eileen’s Famous Chocolate Chip Cookie will undoubtedly become one of your favorite cookie recipes after first bite! This scrumptious cookie has 3 kinds of chocolate, stands tall and is slightly chewy in the middle. The recipe makes 30 plus cookies and believe me, you’ll be lucky to have any left over if you’re making these for a party.

My kids and I have been devouring Eileen’s cookies for years and getting you this recipe was on my bucket list! Eileen herself, receives cookie requests throughout the year for parties, benefits, fundraisers and backyard BBQ’s. This is an easy and uncomplicated recipe as you saw in the “how to” video above where Eileen’s daughter, Molly, has mastered the recipe!

If you are making Eileen’s Famous Chocolate Chip Cookies for a summer BBQ or party you may want try your hand at the most delicious and easy Homemade BBQ Sauce Ever, Pulled Pork While You Sleep, Homemade Guacamole, 101 Salsa, or my incredible Green Goddess Sauce that goes with grilled steaks, swordfish, chicken, and pork…you name it!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ingredients:

  • 3 heaping cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 sticks softened butter (not melted)
  • 2 jumbo eggs
  • 1 cup light brown sugar
  • 1 cup granulated white sugar
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cups Ghiradelli semi sweet chocolate chips
  • 1 1/2 cups m&m’s – what ever color you want
  • 1 bag Hershey Chocolate Kisses

Directions:

  1. Pre-heat oven to 375º (this is not on convection)
  2. In a small mixing bowl add salt and baking soda to the flour, whisk to combine and set aside
  3. Cream softened butter with light brown sugar, granulated sugar and vanilla extract in a mixer bowl with a paddle attachment
  4. Add in 2 eggs and mix until a fluffy consistency like marshmallow
  5. Then begin to slowly add this flour mixture to the creamed butter, mix to combine only
  6. Stir in the chocolate chips and m&m’s
  7. Drop onto ungreased cookie sheet, rounded tbsp., about 2″ apart
  8. Bake 9 minutes until golden brown
  9. Remove from the oven and gently place a chocolate kiss onto the tops of each cookie, DO NOT PRESS
  10. NOTE: if you press the chocolate kisses into the hot cookie it will melt all over the cookie
  11. After placing all the kisses on top remove to a cooling rack