Chocolate Chip And Strawberry Cookies

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups strawberries, cleaned
• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 3 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips
• red food coloring (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°.
• 2 clean, trim, and slice berries.
• 3 puree/mash strawberries in a blender, or with a fork for less mess (berries should now be 3/4 cup), leaving some larger chunks if desired; set berries aside.
• 4 in a large bowl beat butter and sugars.
• 5 beat in one egg at a time.
• 6 in a separate bowl whisk flour, salt and baking powder.
• 7 add dry mixture to creamed mixture, about 1/2 a cup at a time.
• 8 when well mixed, slowly add berries, about 1/4 cup at a time, while mixing at the same time, ensuring berries are spread well throughout.
• 9 add the chocolate chips and stir to combine evenly throughout batter.
• 10 drop batter in tablespoons about 1-inch apart on a greased baking sheet.
• 11 bake at 350° for 11- 12 minutes for soft cookies, or up to a maximum of about 14-15 minutes for crunchier cookies, watching the edges to ensure they are lightly browned.
• 12 cool on wire racks.