Toll House Rockies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 pinch salt
1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
1/2 cup sugar
orange zest (optional)
1/2 cup chocolate chips (Extra Dark are Super!)
1 egg, slightly beaten
2 -3 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla (optional, mix in with the milk)

Preparation

Preheat over to 400. Lightly grease 2 baking sheets.
Sift flour, baking powder and salt into a large bowl. Cut in the butter (or margarine) until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
Stir in the sugar, optional orange rind and chocolate chips.
Using a fork, mix in the egg and just enough milk to make a moist but stiff mixture. Basically, a biscuit dough.
Use 2 forks. Scoop up some of the mixture with one fork and scrape off onto the baking sheet with the other fork, making small rocky heaps, well-spaced apart. Kind of like drop biscuits. Make 12-14 depending on the size you like.
Bake for 12-15 minutes or until risen and nicely browned. Don't overbake. Cool on a wire rack.