Unless otherwise noted…
Brown Sugar – light, not dark & measure it packed, not loose
Butter – unsalted
Chocolate Chips - semi-sweet or Hershey’s Special Dark
Cream Cheese – 1/3 less fat
Eggs – large
Flour – all-purpose
Milk - 2%
Oil - canola
Salt - table salt
Sour Cream – Low fat
Vanilla – real extract, not imitation
Conversions…
Butter: 1/4 pound = 1 stick = 1/2 cup
Chocolate Chips: 6 ounces = 1 cup – most chocolate chip packages are 12 ounces/2 cups
1 cup = 8 ounces = 16 tablespoons
1 tablespoon = 3 teaspoons
1 pound = 16 ounces