Cookies for College – Loaded Chocolate Chip Cookies

Our niece is a freshman in college and all college freshman need cookies! Right? She likes chocolate chip but thought it might be fun to find something a little different and perhaps something with a family connection . . . and that made me think of Aunt Waunita’s Delicious Cookies. Although I used her recipe, I took the liberty to rename them — Loaded Chocolate Chip Cookies.

Loaded Chocolate Chip Cookies   Make about 5 ½ dozen (about 3 tablespoon sized cookies)

1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened

1 cup vegetable (canola) oil

1 cup packed brown sugar

1 cup granulated sugar

1 egg

1 teaspoons vanilla

3 ½ cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon cream of tartar

1 cup oatmeal (regular or quick)

1 ¼ cups crisp rice cereal

1 (12 oz.) pkg. dark or semi-sweet chocolate chips

½ to ¾ cup chopped & toasted pecans (bake in a 350° oven for about 5 min., watching closely)

1. Blend butter, oil and sugars.
   
2. Add egg and vanilla; mix.
3. Add dry ingredients (flour through rice cereal) and mix thoroughly.
4. Blend in chocolate chips and pecans.
   
5. Chill dough for about an hour.
6. Line baking sheet with silicon mats, or line with parchment and spray with pan release.
7. Using a cookie scoop, portion dough and arrange on cookies sheet (about a 9 to 12  per sheet).
   
8. Add cookies to preheated 350° oven and bake for 10 to 15 minutes — just until lightly browned.
9. Remove form oven, cool slightly and transfer cookies to cooling rack.
   
   
   
   
10. Once cool, pack for transporting to Kansas State!
    

Some of our other favorite chocolate chip cookies recipes include:

Browned Butter Chocolate ChipCookies

Chocolate Chip Cookies - $250 Cookies!

Chocolate Chip Cookies-Sugar & Spiced

Recipe without photos . . .

Loaded Chocolate Chip Cookies   Make about 5 ½ dozen (about 3 tablespoon sized cookies)

1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened

1 cup vegetable (canola) oil

1 cup packed brown sugar

1 cup granulated sugar 

1 egg

1 teaspoons vanilla

3 ½ cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon cream of tartar

1 cup oatmeal (regular or quick)

1 ¼ cups crisp rice cereal

1 (12 oz.) pkg. dark or semi-sweet chocolate chips

½ to ¾ cup chopped & toasted pecans (bake in a 350° oven for about 5 min., watching closely)

1. Blend butter, oil and sugars.
2. Add egg and vanilla; mix.
3. Add dry ingredients (flour through rice cereal) and mix thoroughly.
4. Blend in chocolate chips and pecans.
5. Chill dough for about an hour.
6. Line baking sheet with silicon mats, or line with parchment and spray with pan release.
7. Using a cookie scoop, portion dough and arrange on cookies sheet (about 9 to 12
    per sheet).
8. Add cookies to preheated 350° oven and bake for 10 to 15 minutes — just until lightly browned.
9. Remove form oven, cool slightly and transfer cookies to cooling rack.
10. Once cool, pack for transporting to Erin’s college dorm!