Kali’s Cookies ~ A Family Tradition With Becel

Years ago I embraced a new tradition in my house.  It appeared that Sunday afternoon would mean quality TV time and yelling at that big black box for Dad, it might have been football, sometimes hockey or golf.  Why are there so many sports on the television on Sundays!  For me this meant it was the perfect moment to steal my toddler away, lock ourselves in the kitchen and get our bake on.  A new tradition was born!  We mixed up fancy cakes and tried our hand at apple pies.  We giggled as we created, and tasted delectable fudge and all sorts of little squares.  With all this baking, we discovered a favourite.  The one thing my little girl always wanted to bake?  Chocolate Chip cookies.  We made those cookies with oatmeal, tried them with whole wheat flour, threw in butterscotch chips and even toasted almonds.  No matter how many times we tried to “mix things up” we always reverted back to the classic.  Simple, straight forward, melt in your mouth, no fail, chocolate chip cookies.  Those cookies simply became known as Kali’s Cookies.  Now, thirteen years later, those cookies are still being made in my kitchen, but with a bit of a twist.  That little toddler of mine?  She’s now a teenager and makes them all on her own.  It’s a foolproof recipe made with simple ingredients we always have on hand and I hope this recipe and this tradition of baking together, continues for a very long time.

Today I’ve decided to give to you a very special gift:  our (not so) secret recipe for Kali’s Cookie’s.  I hope you will give them a try with your family and love them as much as we do.

Kali’s Cookie’s.  A Family Tradition.

Ingredients:

1 cup Becel® margarine
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
2 eggs
2 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
2 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips (I use just over 2 cups)

Steps:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In medium-sized bowl, mix together with a whisk, the flour, salt, powder and soda. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, using an electric mixer, cream together the Becel® margarine, white sugar, brown sugar, eggs and vanilla, beating until smooth and fluffy.
Add dry mixture to margarine mixture, beating until everything is mixed well. Do not over mix.
Stir in chocolate chips.
By hand, form the dough into golf-ball-sized balls, and place them 2 inches apart on a parchment-paper-lined cookie sheet.
Bake for 9 to 10 minutes, just until the edges are beginning to brown lightly. It’s better to underbake these cookies slightly, so remove them from the oven while they’re still a bit soft in the middle.
Depending on size of balls, can make up to 4 dozen cookies.*We have tried this recipe with butter, but it’s so much better with Becel® margarine. Becel® is versatile and can replace butter 1:1 in any recipe for an alternative with 80% less saturated fat than butter.  Beyond that, Becel® margarine has a great taste and is easy to bake with straight out of the fridge.

Did you know Becel® margarine with simpler ingredients has no artificial preservatives, flavours or colours? The Becel® margarine you love with simpler ingredients is made from a blend of plant and seed oils–including Becel’s Master Blend of sunflower and Canadian canola oil–that provide a source of good Omega 3 polyunsaturated fats that our bodies need.  Whether we are baking, cooking, frying or spreading on some freshly baked bread it’s great to know the Becel® margarine we love is now made with simpler ingredients.  It’s great for cookies, easy to use in a stir-fry, perfect on banana bread, green beans, popcorn or whatever you have on the menu this week!

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Disclosure: This is a sponsored post for Becel® but as always, all opinions reflected are my own.