I was pressed for time, so I simply adapted the recipe for the famous Original Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookies as the base for my "food for the gods" cookies. But 5 dozen cookies is really too much for us so I halved the recipe. To make the cookies Christmas-y, I added half a tablespoon of molasses and half a teaspoon of apple pie spice. The chips were substituted with chopped dates. I also pressed a walnut piece on top. In the end, I felt the dough was a bit wet so I added 2 more tablespoons flour.
The resulting recipe:
1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon apple pie spice
1/2 cup butter, softened
3/8 cup sugar
3/8 cup brown sugar
1 large egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 tablespoon molasses
1 cup chopped dates
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
more walnuts, as topping
Combine dry ingredients together; set aside.
Cream butter with sugars until light and fluffy. Add the egg; mix well. Mix in vanilla and molasses. Stir in dry ingredients. Fold in chopped dates and chopped walnuts. Drop by tablespoons on paper-lined cookie sheets. Bake at 350F about 10 to 12 minutes. Makes about 30 cookies.
