The county is out blading our road this week and through the years it's become a tradition for them to receive a Ziploc bag of cookies. I share a lot of cookie recipes here because, well, I give a lot of cookies. And I realized I hadn't shared my plain old chocolate chip cookie recipe. I've made a lot of chocolate chip cookies through the years, but I've only had this particular recipe for about 5 years. My boss' step-mom brought these by the sale barn one Fall morning during the county fair and I knew, needed to add these to my cookie rotation. The original recipe calls for shortening, but I changed out half of the shortening for butter. I'm sure you could omit the shortening completely, but I think it gives these cookies their perfect texture. I also use dark chocolate chips and if you really want to put them over the top, you can sprinkle a little sea salt on top before baking.
Dark Chocolate Chip Cookies
7 Tbsp shortening
7 Tbsp butter, softened
1/2 C sugar
1 C brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
2 1/4 C flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
8 oz chocolate chips
*Cream together shortening, butter, sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla. Stir in 2 eggs and beat well. Mix in flour, baking soda, and salt. Stir in dark chocolate chips. Bake for about 12 minutes at 350°.
This doesn't make a very big batch so doubling the recipe is recommended unless you only need 3 or 4 dozen cookies. Nothing beats a fresh, home-baked cookie, but I like to keep some stashed in the deep freeze for those cookie emergencies. 😉
3 comments:
Your cookies look delicious! My BIL wants carrot cake for the Super Bowl so I will be making your recipe Sprouts Carrot Cake for the party! It’s really the best carrot cake I’ve ever eaten!
i am a bona fide cookie person....i make my own frequently but there are several grocery store faves i enjoy...thanks for the inspiration!
These dark chocolate chip cookies look rich and indulgent, with deep chocolate flavor in every bite.
Your photos and clear steps make them feel totally worth baking.
Reading this makes me think about McAlister's menu prices and what treat I’d order to go with a cookie like that!
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