{"id":799,"date":"2025-06-07T10:17:05","date_gmt":"2025-06-07T14:17:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/melissaoconnor.com\/?page_id=799"},"modified":"2025-06-13T06:29:41","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T10:29:41","slug":"recipes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/melissaoconnor.com\/?page_id=799","title":{"rendered":"Recipes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/melissaoconnor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/bg-newsleter.png&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||1px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/melissaoconnor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/grams.png&#8221; title_text=&#8221;grams&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Montserrat|700|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; min_height=&#8221;425px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Ingredients<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2 \u00bc cups all purpose flour<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 tsp. baking soda<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 tsp. baking powder<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 tsp. salt<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 cup butter (bring to room temperature)<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00be cup granulated sugar<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00be cup dark brown sugar<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 tsp. vanilla extract<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2 large eggs (bring to room temperature)<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Montserrat||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><em>Directions<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl.<\/li>\n<li>In a large bowl, beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla extract. Add eggs, beating well between each.<\/li>\n<li>Gradually add flour mixture. Stir in chocolate chips. Chill dough until firm.<\/li>\n<li>Preheat oven to 375 degrees.<\/li>\n<li>Drop rounded tablespoons of dough onto an ungreased baking sheet. 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