Half and Halfs

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup sall-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• pinch salt
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• egg
• teaspoon vanilla extra ct
• cup milk chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup sall-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• salt
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• egg
• teaspoon vanilla extra ct
• cup milk chocolate chips

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
2. In a medium bowl, cream together 1/2 cup butter, 1/4 cup white sugar, and 1/2 cup brown sugar. Beat in 1 egg and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Combine 1 1/2 cups flour, 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda, and a pinch of salt, stir into creamed mixture until well blended. Fold in chocolate chips.
3. In another medium bowl, cream together 1/2 cup butter, 1/2 cup white sugar, and 1/2 cup brown sugar.
4. Beat in 1 egg and 1 teaspoon vanilla.
5. Combine 1 1/2 cups flour, 1/4 cup cocoa, 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda, and a pinch of salt, stir into creamed mixture until well blended.
6. Fold in chocolate chips.
7. Scoop a small amount of each dough onto a large spoon, drop cookies 2 inches apart onto an unprepared cookie sheet.
8. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Tips

Please note differences in servings and total time when following the magazine version of this recipe.