Canyon Ranch's Legendary Chocolate Chip Cookies

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

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup butter, cold
• 1/3 cup low-fat cream cheese, cold
• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 2 egg yolks
• 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup whole wheat flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt or 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 (6 ounce) package semi-sweet chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f and lightly coat a baking sheet with canola oil or cooking spray.
• 2 in a large mixing bowl, cream butter, cream cheese, and brown sugar on low speed with an electric mixer. add egg yolks and vanilla and mix on low until just combined.
• 3 in a medium bowl, combine remaining ingredients. add to butter mixture and mix by hand until combined. portion heaping teaspoonfuls (or use a 3/4 ounce scoop) onto baking sheet about 1 1/2 inches apart. bake for 7 minutes. lightly flatten cookies with finger. rotate baking sheet and bake an additional 3 minutes.