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Urban Legend Chocolate Chip Cookies

“You may have heard this story...a woman asks to buy a cookie recipe and is told it will cost 'two-fifty.' She thinks this means $2.50, but then she gets her credit card bill back and finds out it is $250.00. Outraged, she spreads the recipe far and wide to try and get her money's worth. I first heard this story 6 years ago and was given a recipe on a sheet of paper which bore the date '1986.' The supposed originator of the recipe was a well-known cookie company. I have since heard this tale again several times, with the recipe originating from different upscale department stores. True story? Who knows, but it's a darn good cookie. Here's my version.”

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Reviewed: Nov. 4, 2009

Always the best!

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

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Reviewed: Nov. 3, 2009

I received this recipe years ago from a friend. It's delicious!!

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HomeschoolMom78

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Reviewed: Oct. 14, 2009

Fabulous cookies! My 4yr old and I made these, we followed the recipe exactly, and they came out perfect! The were chewy inside, crispy outside, and just sweet enough to be satisfied after 2 or 3 (ok, I ate waaay more than that, but who's counting?). We will definitely make these again!

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Breanna W.

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Reviewed: Oct. 4, 2009

Excellent cookie. I, like many, made some minor adjustments for taste. I cut both sugars to 3/4 C and ground the oatmeal in a food processor to a coarse flour. To save time I threw the walnuts and the chocolate bar into the food processor as well and hit the pulse button several times. The chocolate was not quite as fine as grated. I also made the cookies rather large. They were approximately the size of golf balls maybe slightly larger before baking and were approximately 3 inches in diameter when done, yielding about 52 cookies. I kept the temp to 350 degrees knowing my oven and rotated the cookie sheets 1/2 way through baking. The baking time was 9-10 minutes total.

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 2, 2009

Excellent texture and flavor. I cut the white sugar in half and used whole wheat pastry flour instead of AP.

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Reviewed: Sep. 2, 2009

These are my absolute favorite cookies. We don't include the nuts, but you can vary the chips/nuts as much as you want. With milk and semisweet, it's great, but with white and dark, or with butterscotch and toffee chips, it's divine. The chewy texture is perfect, and the dough itself is irresistible. We always make extra to have raw.

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laigaie

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Reviewed: Aug. 20, 2009

The oats gave it such a nice nutty flavor and texture. I will leave the walnuts out next time, because then the nutty flavor and texture becomes a bit overwhelming. used 3/4 c sugar and 3/4 c brown sugar, make sure eggs are at room temperature, used 1 1/4 tsp. powder and 1 1/2 tsp soda. Make sure you don't overblend eggs with dough and baked around 8 minutes.

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ctaylor

Cooking Level: Beginning

Living In: Cartersville, Georgia, USA

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Reviewed: Aug. 19, 2009

I love the way the cookies spread and shaped nicely once they are cooked. But i think i'll add more cocoa powder or instant coffee to make it bitter.. a bit too sweet though... will definitely make more!!!

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Reviewed: Jul. 10, 2009

Following the recipe to a "T", the results were really tasty. Thanks for sharing. =)

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Chicken_Livers_Stink

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Clinton, Michigan, USA

Living In: Seattle, Washington, USA

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Reviewed: Jul. 9, 2009

I made this pretty much as stated except added reeses mini baking bits. i also added 1/2 c extra flour and im glad i did. They turned out great. Soft chewy amd thick. Next time I might just blend half the oats or just grind all of them half-way so I can get more of a oaty texture.

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ashleynicole

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Living In: Provo, Utah, USA

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Reviewed: Jul. 8, 2009

This is a pretty good chocolate chip cookie recipe. I omitted the nuts due to my picky eaters. Next time I will reduce the amount of sugar (this is a really sweet cookie), and only blend half of the rolled oats for a crunchy texture.

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Michelle

Cooking Level: Beginning

Living In: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

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Reviewed: Jul. 1, 2009

Perfect cookies every time! I add a dash of cinnamon to give it a slightly more complex flavor. By far my favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe.

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cookiemonster

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Reviewed: Jun. 25, 2009

yummmm!!!!! thats all i have to say ;)

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monika

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Home Town: Loma Linda, California, USA

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Reviewed: May 28, 2009

These cookies had great flavor, but the texture wasn't my favorite. I prefer a moist and chewy cookie. These cookies were a bit dry, but good with a glass of milk.

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Laura

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Reviewed: May 23, 2009

Delicious cookies... I used olive oil instead of butter, but apart from these, I followed the recipe step by step. Easy, quick and exquisite... try it, you will never regret! :)

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Lys

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Living In: Bilbao, Euskadi, Spain

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Reviewed: May 8, 2009

Very yummy!

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Reviewed: May 6, 2009

These chocolate chip cookies are the BEST (and a little more healthy than the 'regular' variety). When I make my cookies I decrease the heat to 350 degrees (I usually decrease cooking temperature for all cookies, cakes, and breads I make - a trick learned from my family in the restaurant/bakery business). I also use a small cookie scoop (the smaller, the better) - which provides evenly sized cookies and helps them to bake more uniformly.

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Reviewed: Apr. 24, 2009

This looks like a great cookie. Can I make the dough up and then freeze it for later baking?

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Reviewed: Apr. 19, 2009

These are so wonderfully different from your everyday chocolate chip cookie. Even my oatmeal-phobic husband can't stop eating these by the plateful. This recipe would make too many cookies for my little family if it weren't for how addictive they are.

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Reviewed: Apr. 4, 2009

Very good! I was looking for that extra something in a cookie that has both chocolate chips and oatmeal both of which dh loves, but this gives it a great texture. Followed the recipe exactly except left out the nuts. We love walnuts, so next time I will add some to half of the batch.

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