Recipe and source notes

The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies

12 servings Source yield

Ingredients

  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 2/3 cup cold butter
  • 2/3 cup butter flavored Crisco
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla (real, not imitation!)
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 12 ounces pkg. good quality chocolate chips

Make it step by step

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  2. Cream together sugars butter shortening.
  3. Add eggs and vanilla.
  4. Stir in remaining ingredients.
  5. Try not to over-stir!
  6. Drop dough by rounded teaspoons onto ungreased baking sheet.
  7. Bake until light brown, about 8 to 10 minutes.
  8. Cool slightly before removing from cookie sheet.

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Recipe source

Adapted from Foodista by Stephanie Jobst, under CC BY 3.0. Formatting adapted; listed quantities and instructions are retained from the source.

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