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Early last week I gave my daughter the option of regular chocolate chip cookies or Cranberry White Chocolate Chip cookies. In typical Joy fashion, she ignored the choices and created her own.  Once she tasted these she exclaimed “These are better than the ones at Subway!” – which apparently was her inspiration for asking for chocolate cookies. Chocolate White Chip Cookies Recipe by Annette Holland Adapted from the Chocolate Chip Drop Cookies recipe in the Joy of Cooking Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 10 minutes Total time: 30 minutes Yield: About 45 2-inch cookies Ingredients 1/2 cup butter or margarine 1/2 cup brown sugar 1 egg 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 cup white chocolate chips 1/2 cup Ghirardelli chocolate powder Cooking Directions Preheat oven to 375. Grease cookie sheet. Cream butter and sugar until creamy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Stir in flour,...

I made these from a recipe I modified from Allrecipes . My version has less sugar and a combination of chips. Black and White Cranberry Cookies Recipe by Annette Holland Source: web.stagram.com via Annette on Pinterest Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 10 minutes Total time: 20 - 30 minutes Yield: 2-3 dozen Ingredients 1/2 cup butter or margarine 1/3 cup packed brown sugar 1/3 cup white sugar 1 large egg 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 3/4 cup white chocolate chips 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips 1 cup dried cranberries Cooking Directions Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugars until smooth. Beat in the egg. Combine the flour and baking soda; stir into the sugar mixture. Mix in the white chocolate chips, semi-sweet chocolate chips and cranberries. Drop by rounded spoonful onto prepared cookie sheets. B...

Also known as Fudge Drops. My mom made these for a bake sale last week and I gushed about them on twitter. They are QUITE delicious. This post is especially for @ crispydragon , who asked for the recipe. Enjoy! Ingredients: 8 oz. semisweet chocolate and 4 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips 1 tablespoon butter or margarine 2 eggs 3/4 cup sugar 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/4 teaspoon baking powder 1/8 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup finely chopped walnuts, pecans, or almonds (optional) Directions: Heat oven to 350F. Grease baking sheets; set aside. Melt chocolate and butter/margarine in a small saucepan over low heat. Set aside to cool. In a medium bowl, beat eggs. Beat in sugar until creamy. Stir in cooled chocolate mixture and vanilla (make sure mixture has cooled some, otherwise the batter will be thin). Blend flour, baking powder and salt; stir into chocolate mixture. Stir in nuts and remaining chocolate chips. Drop by teaspoon...