Treasure Chip Cookies

When we were living in Arizona, we were a young married couple just beginning our family.

Actually, it was while we were living in Arizona that our oldest boy cherub was born.

OK -- so he's our only boy cherub.

Also while we were there, we were involved in a great church.

Along with being involved in a great young marrieds Sunday School class.

Our class was getting together for something, as we often did, and I was looking for a new recipe.

Flipping through a magazine, I saw this ad for sweetened condensed milk.

On the side of the ad was this little recipe.

It sounded great and sounded easy.

I remember the Mr. loving the cookie and so did our friends.

After the party, I ripped out the recipe and tucked it away.

And haven't seen it since!

But I've always remembered the easy cookie with the unique ingredients!

Fast forward 20 years, or more, and I have the recipe!

So today, before I leave for a Fall Festival at school, I thought I'd whip these up for my girl cherub.

She's never had these, because she wasn't around 20 years ago . . .and I had lost the recipe!

The cookies, though, are just as I remembered!

The texture of these cookies are slightly perfect.

The cookies bake up thin, with a little crispness to the edges and a soft, chewy middle.

Don't over bake the cookies as I think you would end up with thin "cookie croutons."

Which, honestly, could be used for a fun dessert idea,

but that's for another time.

Today, it's a delish chocolate cookie that you will love!

Of course! I made ours gluten free!

With pre-packaged gluten free graham crumbs and gluten free flour, it's a breeze!

The best part is, no one will even notice!

Treasure Chip Cookies

1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs, fine crumbs
1/2 cup flour (my gluten free flour was 3 oz by weight)
2 tsp. baking powder
1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk
1/2 cup butter, room temperature
2 cups semi sweet chocolate chips
1 cup white chocolate chips
1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts (optional)


Preheat oven to 350 degrees In a small bowl, mix the graham crumbs, flour, and baking powder together. In a mixing bowl, mix the sweetened condensed milk and softened butter until well incorporated. Gently mix in the crumb mixture until well mixed. Stir in the chips and nuts until well combined. Using a scoop, drop the dough on a silpat lined baking sheet. Bake for 9 - 11 minutes, or until the edges are golden and the middle is set. Allow the cookies to cool on the sheet for about 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack to cool completely.

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