Chocolate Chip And Cashew Gourmet Cookies

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups minus 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 2/3 cups bread flour
• 1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 1/4 cups light brown sugar
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 1/2 cups chopped milk chocolate
• 3/4 cup cashews, coarsely chopped
• sea salt, for sprinkling

Recipe

• 1 sift together the flour, bread flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt into a large bowl and set aside.
• 2 in another bowl, cream together the butter, shortening and sugars on medium speed until light and fluffy.
• 3 add the eggs and vanilla and beat well.
• 4 gradually add the dry ingredients and mix until just combined.
• 5 add the chocolate chips and cashews to the dough. stir well. this will be very thick, and i sometimes use my hands to mix together.
• 6 using a spoon, scoop the dough into a rough ball, about the size of a golf ball, and place on the baking sheet.
• 7 sprinkle lightly with sea salt and bake until light brown and and set for about 9-10 minutes in a 350 degrees oven.
• 8 cool cookies on a cooling rack and enjoy!