Pizza Pan Chocolate Chip Cookies

• 1 cup butter, room temperature
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
• 8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 12 ounces chocolate chips
• 1 cup chopped nuts

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Lightly grease two 12 inch pizza pans.
3. (I used butter flavored Pam) Cream butter, sugars, cream cheese and vanilla in a large bowl (thank God for KitchenAid stand mixers).
4. Add eggs and beat until light.
5. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt.
6. Slowly add flour mixture to butter mixture to form dough.
7. Fold in chocolate chips and nuts.
8. Divide dough in half and press each half evenly into pans.
9. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until lightly browned.

butter, sugar, brown sugar, cream cheese, vanilla, eggs, flour, baking soda, salt, chocolate chips, nuts

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/pizza-pan-chocolate-chip-cookies-80151 (may not work)