3/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 tsp almond extract
1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 tsp baking soda
1 dash salt
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup vanilla milk chips
1/2 cup slivered blanched almonds
Directions
Preheat oven to 375'F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper or
leave ungreased. Beat butter and brown sugar in large bowl until
creamy. Beat in egg and almond extract. Combine flour, baking soda
and salt in small bowl. Blend in butter mixture. Stir in semisweet
and vanilla milk chips and almonds. Drop dough by rounded
tablespoonfuls, 3" apart, onto prepared cookie sheets. Bake 8-10
minutes or until light brown. DO NOT OVERBAKE. Cool 2 minutes on
cookie sheets; remove to wire racks to cool completely.
Makes about 3 dozen cookies.
Servings: 36 servings
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The History of Recipes
It is quite possible to follow the history of written cooking instructions way back into the far past, in truth as far back into history as the early Egyptians, and maybe further still. Interesting though that is, in the main part, these ancient records were just basic hieroglyphic instructions for food preparation.
The truth of the matter is, the most ancient recipe discovered, according to experts in ancient history are some ancient tablets in ancient Sumerian which show the preparation of bread which is then used to make a drink, quite possibly a form of beer as it is recorded as making drinkers feel blissful. As we move into Roman times around 25BC a roman called Apicius assembled a collection of scripts which described recipes enjoyed by wealthy roman citizens. In his scrolls, he recounts how the meals were divided into hors d`oeuvre, entrees and dessert, a style of dining still practiced today. This early Roman chef recounts how the ancient Romans were skilled in the use of many aromatic flavours, including some that we all recognise such as basil, rue and parsley. Moving on, we have a couple of interesting cookery books dating from the 14th Century - a book titled `Forme of Cury`, and another entitled `Curye on Inglish`. The titles are somewhat misleading tho`, these are nothing to do with the indian food that is popular today, but instead accounts of the types of food enjoyed by the rich and wealthy people of that period. Later, in the 15th century, knights returning from the crusades brought back many new foods, spices and herbs from the holy land, including coriander, parsley, and rosemary. These new foods and tastes prompted an outbreak in recipe publications, many of which are kept safe in private libraries. By the advent of the 1900s, cooking books are increasing in popularity due to better eduction, more leisure time and a general increase in wealth. |
We hope you enjoy this Almond Double Chip Cookies recipe.
