Cream Cheese Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt

• 3/4 cup unsalted butter, at room temp
• 1/4 cup cream cheese, at room temp
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

• 2 large eggs

• 1 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

Method

In a medium bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda, salt.

In a large bowl, cream together the butter, cream cheese, sugar, light brown sugar and vanilla extract until light and fluffy.

Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well after adding each egg.

Add the flour mixture and beat until mixed.

Stir in the chocolate chips.

Cover with plastic wrap and let it rest in the fridge for at least two hours.

When ready, preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius (375 Fahrenheit). and grease two cookie sheets, or line them with parchment paper.

Roll golfball-sized balls and flatten the on the cookie sheet to just over 1 centimeter (or 3/4 inch) in height.  Space them about 4 centimeters (2 inches) apart.

Bake for about 10 minutes, or until golden brown.

Remove the cookie sheets from the oven and let them cool for about 2 minutes before moving the cookies to wire rack to cool completely.

Yield: About 3 dozen cookies