Sourdough Chocolate Chip Cookies

This is a great recipe for using your discarded starter if, like me, you don't want to throw it in the compost pile. The first time I made cookies using sourdough starter, I fed the starter before putting it in the recipe. Don't do that. It needs to be hungry so it will enjoy the flour you give it in the cookie dough!

Basic Sourdough Cookie Recipe from http://thegingeredwhisk.yummly.com/p/recipies.html?recipe_id=6009043 Ingredients 1 cup butter, melted 3/4 cup sugar 3/4 cup brown sugar 1 egg 1 cup sourdough starter 1 tsp vanilla 3 cups flour 1/4 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 1 cup chopped walnuts 6 ounces chips (60% cacao) 1 cup dried fruit (cherries, cranberries, or a blend) Instructions Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a large bowl whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. In the bowl of your electric mixer, cream together the butter and sugars. Turn the mixer off, and with a wooden spoon gently mix in your starter until combined. Add the egg (you can turn your mixer back on now) and the vanilla. Slowly add the flour mixture into the mixer, until just combined. Fold in your nuts, chips and fruit. Let dough rest for 10 minutes. Place by spoonfuls onto a cookie sheet and bake 10-12 minutes, or until starting to turn golden brown around the edges