Sunday, March 6, 2011

Chocolate Chip Cookies

What is your favorite cookie?  It surprises me that almost everyone will answer chocolate chip, funny they are not my ultimate.  You need a top notch key ingredient;  the semi sweet chocolate chip which the brand Chipits are awesome and have a super recipe on the back of the bag (it is the one I use).   The result is a very soft chewy cookie with just the right amount of chocolate chips.  We have a friend who likes to check out what's in the jar when he drops in and I know these ones won't last long!  (don't worry I have a small stash hidden in the freezer for you).
Preheat oven to 375F and use an air bake cookie pan, no greasing necessary.
Step 1: Cream together with electric beater 1 cup Crisco shortening with 1 1/2 cups golden brown sugar.  Beat in 2 eggs and 2 tsp of vanilla.
Step 2: In separate bowl combine 2 cups all purpose flour, 1 tsp baking soda and 1 tsp salt.  Mix together.
Step 3: Slowly add the dry to creamed mixture, still using the electric beater.  
Step 4: By hand with a wooden spoon stir in 1 1/2 cups of Chipits Semi Sweet (this equals their small 350 gram bag).
Step 5: Drop spoonfuls of dough onto sheet, no need to flatten.  Bake first sheet for 10 minutes and remove from oven.  Let sit for about 5 minutes, cookies will fall and stiffen up a bit.   Then remove each cookie to a brown piece of paper on the counter to cool completely.
Step 6: Every sheet thereafter only needs to be baked for 7 minutes.  Then cool on top and transfer to paper again.  Repeat step 6 till dough is gone.  

Enjoy - they won't last long!

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