NOT YOUR BUBBIE'S MANDEL BREAD

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350. Line a half sheet pan (or large cookie sheet) with parchment paper.
• 2. In a mixer, cream together butter and sugar until fluffy.
• 3. Add eggs one at a time making sure they get incorporated well.
• 4. Add vanilla and continue to cream.
• 5. Stop the mixer and scrape down the sides.
• 6. Add 1 cup of the flour along with the baking powder and salt (here is where you would add chili powder if you want a kick). Continue to mix.
• 7. Add the remaining 2 cups of flour one at a time to keep the batter light.
• 8. Finally, add the chocolate chips.
• 9. Mix until just combined.
• 10. Dust your work space with flour and divide dough into 3 equal size balls.
• 11. One at a time, roll the balls into long loaves and place onto cookie sheet.
• 12. Slightly flatten each loaf until it is the desired shape of the cookies you'd like.
• 13. Dust each loaf with cinnamon sugar and bake for 20 minutes.
• 14. At the end of 20 minutes, take them from the oven and slice each loaf into 1/2" pieces.
• 15. Lie them on their side back on the cookie sheet.
• 16. Dust again with cinnamon sugar and put them back in the oven until lightly crisp (about 6-7 minutes).
• 17. Cool slightly. Enjoy with coffee, tea, milk, or whatever you like.