The Big Kahlua Vanilla Cookies

These are a bake shop quality cookie--- I have never tried it, but I think you could replace the Kahlua for a tablespoon of pure vanilla extract and vanilla chips for chocolate:)

• Ready In: 4 hrs 10 mins
• Yields: 14-16 cookies

Ingredients

• 2  cups flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 3⁄4 cup  melted butter
• 2 -4  tablespoons Kahlua
• 1  cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1⁄2 cup white sugar
• 2  egg yolks or 1  egg, slightly beaten
• 2  cups  vanilla chips (or chunks)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Grease a foil-lined cookie sheet.
3. Sift flour, baking soda and salt.
4. Melt butter (don't let it get cool), add Kahlua.
5. Add sugars and beat well; add egg yolks, beat until very well blended.
6. Mix in flours on low speed until just blended.
7. Add vanilla chips or chunks.
8. Cover and chill for of 4 hours.
9. Drop by very heaping tablespoonfuls onto greased sheet, leaving 3" space between cookie dough.
10. Bake for 10-12 minutes, (I use a convection oven), or until cookies are brown around the edges and baked to desired doneness.
11. Note: Do not store the cookie dough in the freezer for later use, as it will upset the texture).