Dig- In- The- Cupboard Chocolate Chip Cookies

It was cold and rainy and late at night. We were craving cookies- freshly baked, chewy, chocolate chip cookies. I used an easy standard chocolate chip cookie recipe and substituted some white chocolate chips and added some walnuts and pine nuts. These were all leftover from holiday baking. But really, you could add anything you find in your cupboard- mint chocolate chips, raisins, dried cranberries, almonds, peanuts, and shredded coconut, are some things I find in my cupboard.

Dig- In- The- Cupboard Chocolate Chip Cookies

Recipe adapted from Allrecipes

Makes 18

1 cup all purpose flour

1 cup whole wheat flour

1/2 tsp. baking soda

1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted just until soft

1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce

1 cup brown sugar (not packed)

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1 Tbsp. vanilla extract

1 egg

1 egg yolk

1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

1/2 cup white chocolate chips

1/4 cup walnuts, chopped

1/4 cup pine nuts

1. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.

2. In a medium bowl, sift together flours, baking soda and salt. 

3. Cream butter, applesauce, brown sugar, and granulated sugar together in a large bowl. Beat in eggs, vanilla and egg yolk. Mix in dry ingredients until just combined. Fold in chocolate chips, white chips, walnuts and pine nuts. Refrigerate cookie dough for 1/2 hour. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.

4. Drop by 1/4 cup fulls onto cookie sheet at least 2 inches apart. 6 cookies should fit on 1 sheet.

5. Bake for 15- 17 minutes until sides are lightly browned. The cookies will firm up upon cooling. Cool on baking sheet. Transfer to wire rack.