Desperation Cookies

(from Ryan77’s recipe box)

Source: Joanne Fluke

Categories: Cookies

Ingredients

  • 2 cups melted butter
  • 3 cups white sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
  • 4 teaspoons vanilla
  • 4 teaspoons baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 4 beaten eggs
  • 5 cups flour (you don't need to sift it)
  • 3 cups chocolate chips (whatever you feel like or have on hand....dried fruit works well)
  • 4 cups chopped nuts (optional, & again whatever you feel like or have)

Directions

  1. Melt the butter. Mix in the white and brown sugar.

  2. Add the vanilla, baking soda, salt and mix. Add the eggs and stir it all up.

  3. Then, add half the flour and all the chips and nuts. Stir well.

  4. Add the other half of the flour and mix.

  5. Drop by teaspoons onto cookie sheets.

  6. Bake at 350 F for 10-12 minutes.

  7. Allow them to cool for two minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling.

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