Today in American history…former First Lady Michelle Obama was born on January 17, 1964 in Chicago, Illinois. She would go on to become the First Lady of the United States when her husband, Barack Obama, was sworn in as our 44th President on January 20, 2009.

In honor of Mrs Obama’s birthday, we made the cookie that she submitted to Family Circle Magazine in 2012 for the potential First Lady Cookie Bake-Off.

Mrs. Obama had submitted the cookie recipe to Family Circle Magazine for the cookie bake-off against Anne Romney.

For the contest, voters had the chance to vote which cookie they liked the most and it was predicted that the winner of the cookie contest’s husband would be elected to the Presidency. Mrs Obama’s cookie did win the contest that year and as they say…the rest is history.

Family Circle’s First Lady Cookie Bake-Off ran from 1992-2016. Here is the recipe Mrs Obama submitted to Family Circle Magazine in 2012.

White and Dark Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients

2¼ cups all purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

1 cup unsalted butter, softened

1 stick Crisco butter-flavored solid vegetable shortening (I used a stick of unsalted butter vs the shortening)

¾ cup granulated sugar

3/4 cup packed brown sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 eggs

1 cup each white chocolate chips, milk chocolate chips (I used dark chocolate) and mint chocolate chips, or Andes mint pieces

2 cups chopped walnuts

Directions

Heat oven to 375 degrees. In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda and salt. In a large bowl with an electric mixer, cream butter, vegetable shortening, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla extract.

Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. On low speed, beat in flour mixture. By hand, stir in white and milk chocolate chips, mint chips and walnuts.

Drop rounded tablespoons of dough onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on baking sheets for 5 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.