No Name Chocolate Chip Cookies

Hey, folks, I learned a new trick today to make the top of your cookies perfectly perfect.  You simply need to create a jagged surface on the top.  I'll expand on this in the recipe.  So, I found this recipe hiding in one of my recipe binders a while ago.  I had written it down ages ago and it had no title.  No name.  No clue what the recipe was called.  Just a list of ingredients, an oven temperature and a baking time.  Since I'm not a complete baking idiot, I knew that the recipe was for cookies.  Amazing looking chocolate chip cookies, actually.  So I made a few adjustments, threw in a couple of extras, and a star was born.  These cookies are totally terrific.

No Name Chocolate Chip Cookies

1 cup (2 sticks) butter, room temperature
1/2 cup shortening
1 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all purpose flour
1 3/4 cups bread flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups semi sweet chocolate chips
1 cup milk chocolate chips
1 cup toffee bits
3/4 cup chopped pecans

Preheat the oven to 375F.  Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

With a stand mixer (you can use a hand mixer, but it will get quite a workout towards the end, so be careful not to burn it out!) cream together the butter, shortening, sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy.  Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then beat in the vanilla.  Add the all purpose flour, bread flour, baking soda, and salt, and beat until just combined.  With the mixer on low, beat in the semi sweet chips, milk chocolate chips, toffee bits, and pecans.  

Use a cookie scoop (about 2 tablespoon) to scoop the dough into balls.  Take each ball in your hands and pull it apart into two equal parts.  Rotate the two pieces of dough 90 degrees so that the jagged surfaces are facing up, then squish the dough ball back together, preserving the new jagged top.  Place the dough on the prepared baking sheet and bake for 11-12 minutes, or until the edges are lightly browned and the center is just set.  Remove cookies from the oven and let cool for several minutes on the baking sheet.  Transfer the cookies to a cooling rack to cool completely.  Makes about 4 dozen cookies.

Enjoy!  -Cardamommy