Saturday, August 22, 2009

Chocolate Chip Muffins



A lovely way to start the day, if you ask me. Also a fine choice for those brown-bag lunches or an after- school snack. These travel well.

The original recipe, which I'm pretty sure came from the back of the sugar bag, called for walnuts, but I never add them. Feel free, if you have nut lovers in your house.

1/3 c. sugar
1/3 c. brown sugar
2 c. flour
2 t. baking powder
1/2 t. salt
2/3 c. milk
1/2 c. (1 stick) butter, melted and cooled
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 1/2 t. vanilla
2 c. chocolate chips
1/2 c. chopped walnuts (optional)

In large bowl, stir together sugars, flour, baking powder, and salt. In separate bowl, mix together milk, butter, eggs, and vanilla. Make a well in the center of dry ingredients and add milk mixture; stir to combine. Stir in chocolate chips (and nuts, if using). Spoon batter into greased muffin cups. (Make sure to grease the top of the muffin cups and on the edges around the cups, to make it easy to get them out when they're done.) Bake at 400 degrees for 15 - 20 minutes, until a toothpick stuck in the center comes out clean. Makes 12 large muffins.

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17 Comments:

Blogger Carpool Queen said...

NOW we're talkin'....

This is perfect, because I've been buying the Entemann's Chocolate Chip Little Bites that cost too much and are full of icky stuff.

Definitely going to make these tomorrow.

August 22, 2009 at 4:36 PM  
Blogger Lynn said...

I think these are really good, carpoolqueen. I hope you like 'em.

August 22, 2009 at 4:54 PM  
Blogger Lori said...

Oh girl, I love chocolate chip ANYTHING!! I've tried the muffins before and they were wonderful. I think I'll try your recipe next time though...they have more butter in them. :)
Have a great rest-of-the-weekend!

August 22, 2009 at 6:03 PM  
Blogger Heather S-G said...

Nothing NOT to love about chocolate chip muffins...delicious :D

August 22, 2009 at 6:29 PM  
Blogger theUngourmet said...

My kids would love these for sure! What if you just have nuts in your house??? ;0)

August 22, 2009 at 10:39 PM  
Blogger Nicole said...

Hey lynn,

Thanks so much for the comment over at my blog. You know what? We have NO targets in Canada. Isn't that the saddest thing ever? I always love to try to get into one whenever I'm in the states ,I love them! But no Target here... :(

And guess what I was needing a recipe for today? Chocolate chip muffins! Fantastic, thanks!

August 23, 2009 at 6:01 AM  
Blogger Laura said...

Mmmmm I love Muffins!
Banana is my favorite. I usually sprinkle a few chocolate chips on the tops of about half that I make. So Yummy!
Thanks for stopping by my blog. I love to have new visitors. :)
Nice to meet you.
((Hugs))
Laura

August 23, 2009 at 7:09 AM  
Blogger Rhiannon Bosse said...

ohhh I have been looking EVERYwhere for a flippin recipe like this so thank you greatly :)

August 23, 2009 at 8:26 AM  
Anonymous Faith said...

I must admit, chocolate chip muffins are my favorite kind of muffin. What could be better than a reason to eat chocolate for breakfast? :)

August 23, 2009 at 2:52 PM  
Blogger Sherri Murphy said...

Chocolate is the PERFECT way to start the day. The muffins are wonderful. You'll like my post today too.

August 23, 2009 at 8:28 PM  
Blogger The Bumbles said...

As we like to say...Nummy Num Num!!!

As for your question on our blog, the stained glass photo is of the ceiling in the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto! The Stanley Cup sits beneath it and I'm sure most visitors are so entranced with it that they never look up to see the beauty above.

August 23, 2009 at 9:07 PM  
Blogger teresa said...

I remember my mom making muffins similar to this, adn feeling like i won the lottery when she did. Delicious!

August 24, 2009 at 8:26 PM  
Blogger Carpool Queen said...

Hey! Just checking back in to let you know that I made these and the first words out of the boys' mouths were "Wow! These are soooo chocolatey!"

They are very happy (and I am amused that my word verification is "binge")

August 26, 2009 at 2:48 PM  
Blogger Lynn said...

Chocolatey -- what a wonderful word. And binge -- very appropriate ;) I'm glad this was a hit at your house, carpoolqueen.

August 26, 2009 at 3:25 PM  
Blogger Libby@CookingWithLibby said...

Yummmm! I LOVE taking muffins on raod trips :) I'm known for doing that all the time :)

August 26, 2009 at 4:58 PM  
Blogger Leslie said...

Yes, I agree..a great way to start off the day! I need chocolate EVERYDAY...so these are perfect to me!
Thanks for visiting my blog. Stop back by anytime

August 27, 2009 at 12:35 PM  
Blogger Elle Bee said...

I've been lurking around your blog and I just love it! There's yummy things popping out everywhere I look! Can't wait to try out some of these recipes.
Elle

August 31, 2009 at 2:50 PM  

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