Chocolate Chip Cookies

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, softened
• 1 cup stevia, cup for cup
• 3/4 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
• 3 eggs (large)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 (12 ounce) package semi-sweet chocolate chips (may use sugar-free chocolate chips or reduce the amount of chocolate chips)
• 1 (11 1/2 ounce) package milk chocolate chips
• 1 (12 ounce) package chocolate chips
• 1 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degree. combine the flour, baking powder and salt in a large bowl; set aside. combine the butter, stevia and brown sugar in a large bowl. beat with an electric mixer set on high speed until light and fluffy. beat in eggs on at a time; stir in vanilla.
• 2 gradually add the flour mixture, beat well after each addition. fold in all the chocolate chips and walnuts.
• 3 drop the dough by rounded tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets. flatten the dough slightly with the back of a fork. bake the cookies until golden, about 15 minutes. cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes. transfer cookies to wire racks to cool completely.