Sally Ayotte's South Pole Chocolate Chip Cookies (Antarctica)

Submitted by GiddyUpGo

"This recipe is from week 10 of my food blog, "Travel by Stove." I am attempting to cook one meal from every nation on Earth, and Antarctica is my 10th stop (yes I know Antarctica is technically not a country, but I do love a challenge). These cookies are so famous that Air National Guard pilots have been known to detour to the South Pole just to get some."

 

• Ready In: 27mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Yields: 3-4 dozen

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup margarine
• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 3⁄4 cup packed brown sugar
• 3⁄4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 1⁄2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 2⁄3 cup chocolate chips
• 2⁄3 cup white chocolate chips
• 2⁄3 cup butterscotch chips
• 1 cup nuts, chopped (I used peanuts and cashews)

directions

1. First, cream the butter and the two kinds of sugar:

2. Now add the eggs and the vanilla.
3. In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda and salt. Then add to the sugar/butter/egg mixture and blend until a soft dough forms.
4. Add the chips and the chopped nuts.
5. Drop the dough by teaspoons onto a baking sheet, about two inches apart. The recipe doesn't say to grease the baking sheet, but my cookies stuck pretty badly so I would definitely put a little butter on the pan next time I make these.
6. Bake at 375 degrees for 12 to 14 minutes, or until the bottom edges are lightly browned.