Slice And Bake Chocolate Chip Cookies

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups butter
• 1 1/3 cups granulated sugar
• 1 2/3 cups packed brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 4 eggs
• 5 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup chopped pecans

Recipe

• 1 cut four 14 inch by 12 inch pieces of waxed paper and set aside. cut four 14 inch x 12 inch pieces of heavy duty aluminum foil and set aside.
• 2 in a large mixing bowl cream together the butter and sugars; beat in vanilla and eggs until light and fluggy.
• 3 in a large container mix together the flour, salt and baking soda; gradually add the flour mixture into egg mixture until blended.
• 4 stir in chocolate chips and nuts; divide the mixture into 4 equal pieces, with lightly floured hands shape each into a 8 to 10 inch roll.
• 5 wrap each in sheets of waxed paper and then in a piece of heavy duty aluminum foil.
• 6 label and date each package, place in freezer. these will keep for 6 months in the freezer.
• 7 to prepare the cookies: preheat oven to 350 degrees, cut frozen dough into 1 inch thick slices and cut each slice in fourths.
• 8 arrange cut pieces on an ungreased cookie sheet about 1 1/2 inches apart; bake 10 minutes or until lightly browned around the edges.
• 9 allow to cool slightly on the cookie sheets then transfer to wire racks to finish cooling.