Name: Chewy Chocolate, Chocolate Chip Cookies
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 22 min
Ingredients: 1 cup sugar; 1 cup brown sugar; 1 cup butter; 2 eggs; 2 tsp vanilla extract; 2 2/3 cups all purpose flour; 1/3 cup cocoa powder; 1 tsp baking soda; 1/2 tsp baking powder; 1/2 tsp salt; 1 tsp cinnamon; 1 tsp ground ginger; 1/2 tsp nutmeg; 1/4 tsp cayenne powder; 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

Chewy Chocolate, Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Our “Out of the Norm” Holidays

Well friends, it’s a new year with new goals and new adventures ahead of us! The past few weeks have been a mixed bag of happiness, laughter, activity, and some sadness in our house, so I am very excited to be getting back into some normalcy (and back at the keyboard).

I love the holidays…the decorations, the food, the music…but this holiday season was a bit different from our norm. Our son’s college graduation was smack in the middle of the month so, with family coming for the celebration, my husband and I spent some time updating an empty bedroom (paint, new flooring, etc.), deep-cleaning the house, shopping…I know you know what I am talking about! Which means I did not spend nearly as much time as I normally do decorating, baking, planning.

And Why They Were Still Perfect

But the wonderful trade-off was getting to visit with family I hadn’t seen in some time (most of my family is back home in Texas), watching my son cross that stage and achieve one of his goals, having all the kids under one roof for a minute, and spending some time in the kitchen with my daughter Kat, who is away at grad school.

“There are two lasting bequests we can give our children
One is roots, the other is wings.” – Hodding Carter

Being away from home and fending for herself, Kat has become quite the cook, and has even started venturing into baking. She made dinner for the family one night, and she baked several batches of cookies, including her Five C cookies below.

Seeing your babies doing grown-up stuff is somewhat bittersweet…there is pride in the amazing, self-sufficient adults you helped them become, tinged with a little sadness that they will need your help less and less as they move into their own lives. But enough nostalgia…let’s get to those cookies!

Kat’s Chewy Chocolate, Chocolate Chip Cookies (lovingly nicknamed the Five C cookies)

These delicious cookies come together quickly, and disappear just as fast! They have a surprise kick that comes from the ginger and the cayenne, but it is not at all overpowering and even the kids will want more!

You simply cream together the sugars and butter with a mixer (stand or hand-held) until they are light and fluffy. Add the eggs and vanilla and blend well. In a separate bowl mix together the dry ingredients (except the chocolate chips). Gradually add the dry ingredients into the sugar mixture, mixing until it is well incorporated and forms a dough. Stir in the chocolate chips.

Drop by teaspoonfuls (or tablespoonfuls if you want larger cookies) onto a parchment-lined cookie sheet about 2 inches apart. Bake for 8-10 minutes (9-11 minutes for larger cookies). They will look soft when you take them out, but they will get firmer as they cool. Allow to cool about 2 minutes before you move them to a wire rack to finish cooling. Then enjoy!