COOKIES!

If you are anything like me you have a recipe that calls for some strange ingredient, so you buy it and are left with lots of that ingredient you don't normally use that often.  Well that happened to me recently when I decided to make a pancake recipe that called for whole wheat flour (I think it only called for 1/2 cup).  Now I have what looks like 10 cups of whole wheat flour to use up.  I had noticed a recipe on the back of the Gold Medal Flour bag that I thought I might try.  Well I did not forget about it and on Wednesday I had some extra energy to blow so I baked!  To my surprise these dang cookies are very good.  I didn't tell people what the secret ingredient was until they ate one and they all thought it was oatmeal.  These cookies do taste different, but in a good way.  I figure these cookies even have fiber in them!



Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Cookies


 3/4 cup granulated sugar

3/4 cup packed brown sugar

1 cup butter or margarine, softened

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 egg

2 cups Gold Medal® whole wheat flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 package (12 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips (2 cups)


 Heat oven to 375ºF.  Mix sugars, butter, vanilla and egg in large bowl. Stir in flour, baking soda and salt (dough will be stiff). Stir in chocolate chips. Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet.  Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until light brown (centers will be soft). Cool slightly; remove from cookie sheet. Cool on wire rack.

Makes 3 dozen.

I had put away the container of flour before looking to see how long to have the cookies bake for.  I figured 13-15 min. Well according to the actual directions I was a few minutes off.  But mine were very crispy and not burnt at all.  Quite good if you like a crispy cookie.  I will be making these again.

Comments

  1. ShellySeptember 22, 2012 at 11:47 PM

    You can substitute whole wheat flour for half of regular flour in almost any recipe. Don't try more than half unless it actually calls for it. I also have a bag of whole wheat too.

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  2. PurpletoesSeptember 23, 2012 at 8:29 AM

    Most dog treat recipes use whole wheat flour....just in case you ever get a dog and bake more for them then humans.

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  3. PurpletoesSeptember 23, 2012 at 8:30 AM

    Most dog treat recipes use whole wheat flour....just in case you ever get a dog and bake more for them then humans.

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