...Kids' Kitchen... Our Secret To Amazing Cookies

Mmmmmm, soft, gooey, chocolatey cookies fresh from the oven. It brings back some sweet memories, does it not?! (Ok, so that's not quite a Nestle-commercial-quality picture, but I promise, the taste is right up there with any of the best of 'em!)

Little Lady requested that we make our neighbors cookies on her "Nani Decides Day" a couple weeks ago, and when I said we should make our "Secret" Chocolate chip Recipe, she quickly rebuked: "Keeping secrets isn't kind, Mama. You should tell 'em!"

Touche, Little Lady, touche. And while every kid I know loves to make cookies (and more importantly, test the dough), I thought I'd take her well-worded advice and share our "secrets" to a delicious batch of cookies with you & your little Sous Chefs :)

Honestly, like the good ol' "Friends" episode of cookie baking, we really just make some substitutions to Nestle's Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe found right on the chocolate chip package. So, here's our version, with perfect results every time!

"Secret" Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients:

• 2 1/2 Cups Whole Wheat (or White Whole Wheat) Flour
  
• 1 tsp. Baking Soda
• 1 tsp. Salt
• 2/3 Cup Coconut Oil (no need to soften, using it in solid form is fine)
• 3/4 Cup Turbinado Sugar (Sugar In The Raw)
• 3/4 Cup Brown Sugar
• 2 tsp. Pure Vanilla Extract
• 2 Large Eggs (if dough is too dry, add another one!)
• 2 Cups Chocolate Chunks** (they're sooo much better than chocolate chips, I promise!!)

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 375*F.
2. Beat Coconut Oil, Brown Sugar, Raw Sugar and Vanilla Extract together in mixing bowl until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, until creamy.
3. In a separate bowl, combine Flour, Baking Soda and Salt. Gradually add to the wet ingredients, mixing well after each addition. Lastly, mix in the Chocolate Chunks.
4. Spoon rounded dough balls onto ungreased cookie sheets, and bake for *8* minutes (no more, no less!)

• KIDS JOBS: All the pouring, egg-breaking, and spooning of dough is all them! With the help of a full-coverage apron, they can get as into it as they like :)

They stay soft for days, and the extra chocolatey-chunk-ness is addicting-beware! 
TIP: roll dough into balls and freeze in a bag for later. Just throw in the oven at 375* fully frozen, bake for 9 minutes and serve fresh-out-of-the-oven cookies for last minute guests :)