Norwegian Chocolate Chip Cookies

Name: Norwegian Chocolate Chip Cookies
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 5 dozen.
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened; 1-1/3 cups plus 3 tablespoons sugar, divided; 2 large eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 3 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips; 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

My best friend, Amber, taught me how to make these cookies. They are a great mash-up of a sugar and chocolate chip cookie. A pizza cutter is the best tool for cutting into slices after baking. —Bonnie Brien, Surprise, Arizona

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1-1/3 cups plus 3 tablespoons sugar, divided
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and 1-1/3 cups sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour and baking powder; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in chocolate chips.
Divide dough into four portions. On a lightly floured surface, roll each portion into a 15-in. rope. Place two ropes 4 in. apart on a parchment paper-lined 15x10x1-in. baking pan; flatten each with a fork to 1/4-in. thickness. Mix cinnamon and remaining sugar; sprinkle about 2 teaspoons mixture over each rectangle. Repeat with remaining ropes.
Bake 15-17 minutes or until edges are light brown. Cool on pans 2 minutes; immediately cut each rectangle into 1-in. slices. Remove to wire racks to cool.

Originally published as Norwegian cookies in Cookies & Candies 2014 Bookazine