Deidre's Extraordinary Chocolate Chip Cookies

* Pamela *'s Note:

I cut this recipe out from a "Woman's World" magazine. It is a great recipe that is supposed to be All My Children's Deidre Hall's favourite.

• Total Time: 25 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 48 cookies

• 4 ¼ cups flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1 cup butter , at room temp (not melted!)
• 1 cup light brown sugar
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 large egg
• 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup chopped nuts (pecans, walnuts, etc.)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. In a large bowl; beat sugars and butter until smooth.
3. Beat in oil, milk, vanilla, and egg until combined.
4. Add flour, salt, baking soda, and cream of tartar and beat until combined.
5. Stir in chocolate chips and nuts.
6. Roll into golf ball-sized balls, flatten slightly, and place 2-inches apart on baking sheet.
7. Bake 15 minutes or until slightly browned on top.

Reviews

[OhMyCurlz]

Wow. Why has this recipe not gotten more reviews? It's truly a hidden gem and will leave the local bakery envious! This is the best chocolate chip cookie recipe I have EVER made. They look perfect and take just as good as they look. Thank you SO much for this recipe. I took the advice of others and used 4 1/2 cups of flour and also added 1 tsp of vanilla extract for flavoring. I took the cookies out 2 minutes ahead of the recommended time and the cookies were a beautiful brown shade (not burnt at all) on the bottoms and just beautiful on the top. These cookies were soft in the middle with a slightly crunchy outer crust JUST like we like them. My kids thoroughly enjoyed this recipe and I will def make this a family staple. If you are looking for a perfect cookie recipe..look NO further. Highly, highly recommend.

[Wildtree Kathy]

Fabulous! The best I've made - slightly crunchy on the outside, soft center. Unbelievable taste!

I used 4 1/2 c flour, 1 tsp french vanilla creamer in place of milk, as per other reviews. I also baked for 19 minutes.

This is now my go-to recipe for chocolate chip cookies!

[Almond]

These cookies are perfection in my & my family's opinions! Seriously a must try! I followed pretty closely to the recipe except I used 4½ cups of flour as another reviewer suggested, & I used French vanilla coffee creamer in place of the milk (since I only had skim milk). I rolled the first batch into golf-ball sizes as directed, and then did the 2nd batch smaller (about Tablespoon size). They both tasted good, but the golf-ball ones are definitely preferable. This recipe has ended my search for the most outstanding chocolate chip cookies; now I am on the hunt for the best sugar cookie! :)