My mom (Grandma Jan) can make some mean milk chocolate chip cookies. It’s just the right softness and oh so good. Her classic move is to make the dough and put the chips on each cookie. That way, she can make some chocolate chip cookies and some butterscotch chip cookies. Or whatever chip sounds good that day (Health English Toffee Bits, M&M’s, etc.). Here is a cute pic of Grandma Jan helping my little boy make her cookies.

Well, she shared her recipe with me, and now we make them too. If you want to try her milk chocolate chip cookies recipe too, keep scrolling 🙂

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
2 1/4 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk chocolate chips (or butterscotch chips)

And of course my little guy can’t resist sneaking a few chocolate chips 😉

Directions

Set out your butter on the counter the night before to let it soften. When you’re ready to bake, preheat the oven to 350°F. Then, mix the sugar, brown sugar, and butter with hand mixer on medium speed.

Mix in the eggs and vanilla.

Next, add the baking soda and salt. (Tip: I blended the baking soda and salt with 1/2 cup of flour before adding to make sure there were no baking soda or salt clumps.) Slowly pour in the flour and mix while adding.

(You may not need to add the last 1/2 cup of flour depending on the texture of your dough–the size of your egg and other factors can make a difference in your dough texture. I added up adding all of the flour here.)

Using a spoon, scoop little cookie dough balls onto a baking sheet. Then add a bunch of milk chocolate chips or whichever chips you are using. (If you know you want the whole thing to be chocolate chips, then go ahead and mix it into the dough before scooping.)

Bake for 8-10 mins until the edges turn golden brown but the middle still looks soft and gooey. (Like in the picture below.)

Using a spatula, move the cookies from the pan to a cooling rack.

Eat at least one while they’re warm! Dipped in milk is ideal 😉 Store any leftover cookie dough in the fridge for next time. (Cookie dough usually stays good for about three to five days in the fridge. For a great guide on how to freeze cookie dough click this link.)