Chocolate Chip Cafe Cookies

I've made lots of different chocolate chip cookie recipes.  It's not because I'm at all dissatisfied with the chocolate chip cookie recipes that I have, it's simply because I really like trying new and unique recipes. (I think it's really a sickness.)

Let's review the chocolate chip cookie recipes that I have blogged in the past.







Betty Crocker's Chocolate Chip Cookies

Browned Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolate Chunk Oatmeal Cookies with Pecans and Dried Cherries













Toasted Coconut Chocolate Chunk Cookies














Ghiradelli Chocolate Chip Cookies
















Double Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies







I love to experiment by adding unusual combinations of ingredients to make cookies that really stand out from the ordinary chocolate chip cookies.  These cafe cookies feature a unique combination of dark and milk chocolate to create chocolatety goodness.  I used a bag of Ghiradelli dark chocolate chips and a coarsely chopped Cadbury milk chocolate bar - how could these cookies possibly be bad with all that delicious chocolate? 

All of the rich and creamy chocolate is balanced out by the crunchy, salty pecans in the cookie.  A perfectly delicious combination.

 
Lindsay's Chocolate Chip Cafe Cookies
2 1/2 cups oats
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
12 ounces dark chocolate chips
3.5 ounce milk chocolate bar, chopped
1 1/2 cups chopped pecans

Combine flour, oats, baking powder, baking soda and salt.

 
Cream butter and sugars.

Add eggs and vanilla.

Beat in dry ingredients.

 
Stir in nuts and chocolate.

Drop by cookie scoop onto silpat lined baking sheets.

Bake 10 minutes at 375.  

I think that you will agree,these cookies are plain old delicious.  They really are just as yummy as they look.  Skip the bakery and whip up your own batch of cafe cookies.  You'll be glad you did.

Ciao!

Lindsay's Chocolate Chip Cafe Cookies
2 1/2 cups oats
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
12 ounces dark chocolate chips
3.5 ounce milk chocolate bar, chopped
1 1/2 cups chopped pecans

Combine flour, oats, baking powder, baking soda and salt.  Cream butter and sugars.  Add eggs and vanilla.  Beat in dry ingredients.  Stir in nuts and chocolate.  Drop by cookie scoop onto silpat lined baking sheets.  Bake 10 minutes at 375.