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Mickey Shaped Chocolate Chip Cookies

The Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough

This is the best chocolate chip cookie recipe with a hint of maple syrup
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Servings: 24 Cookies
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup softened butter
  • 1 1/2 cups light brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup
  • 3 ¼ - 3 ½ cups all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups chocolate chips

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°
  2. Cream butter and sugar together. Make sure the butter is room temperature but not melted or the dough will be runny.
  3. Add eggs, vanilla, and maple syrup.
  4. Add dry ingredients- flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. If the dough seems runny, add a bit of extra flour.
  5. Mix in chocolate chips.
  6. Roll dough into balls (or mickeys) and place them on a GREASED cookie sheet or a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
  7. Bake cookies for 8-10 minutes. (I prefer my cookies “underbaked” so I never have them cook longer than 8 minutes.
  8. Press in extra chocolate chips on top of the cookies if desired. Let the cookies cool before removing them from the tray. (If the Mickeys are picked up while still hot, the ears may fall off.)

Notes

Optional: Melt a cup of chocolate chips and dunk the tops of the cookies in melted chocolate. Using a piping bag or a sandwich bag with the tip cut off, pipe a chocolate squiggle on the main part of the cookie.
Important: This cookie dough is SO good when chilled! If the cookies are dipped in melted chocolate, they taste extra yummy when chilled.