Wookiee Cookies

I got the Star Wars cookbook for Christmas. It was absolutely my favorite gift, since it combines two of my favorite things - Star Wars and cooking. It’s definitely more of a kid-oriented cookbook, but a lot of the recipes are still very creative and fun to make for someone who isn’t a child. The first time I made these cookies, I didn’t realize I was basically just making cinnamon chocolate chip cookies. That’s pretty much all they are (though Wookiee cookies is much more fun to say) but for some reason, the cinnamon really adds to it.
Things to note: I used 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips and 1 cup Nestle chocolate chunks. Also my cookies didn’t turn out very dark since I used light brown sugar and in the picture in the book, they’re pretty dark. They don’t specify, but I’m assuming they used dark brown sugar. Or it’s photoshopped. Who knows?

Wookiee Cookies (from The Star Wars Cookbook)

• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup milk chocolate chips
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Preheat the oven to 375 F. Put the flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon in a mixing bowl. Stir until well mixed and set aside.
Put the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar in another mixing bowl. Using an electric mixer, beat on high speed until well blended and creamy, about 3 minutes. Beat in the eggs and vanilla. Add the flour mixture a little at a time until well blended. Add in the chocolate chips. Drop tablespoonfuls of dough onto a greased baking sheet about 1 inch apart. Bake for about 10 minutes or until golden. Makes about 3 dozen.