Showing posts with label chocolate chip. Show all posts
Showing posts with label chocolate chip. Show all posts

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!