Brittany's Favorite Cookies

Total Time: 23 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups butter, softened (can use margarine)
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons molasses
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/3 cup water
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 5 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 (18 ounce) package semi-sweet chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 cream the butter, eggs, molasses, vanilla, and water with a kitchen mixer in a glass mixing bowl.
• 2 in a large bowl, sift together the sugars, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and flour.
• 3 combine the moist mixture with the dry mixture.
• 4 stir in the chocolate chips.
• 5 shape the dough into 1-inch balls, and place them 1 inch apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• 6 bake at 350 for 8 minutes, or until light brown around edges.
• 7 make sure not to overbake.
• 8 cool on a wire rack.
• 9 makes about 4 dozen cookies.