Best Basic Chocolate Chip Cookies
- 12 cup shortening
- 12 cup butter
- 1 cup brown sugar, packed
- 12 cup granulated sugar
- 12 teaspoon baking soda
- 14 teaspoon salt
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 12 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 12 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup walnuts or 1 cup pecans, chopped
- Thin-and-Crispy: Bake 10-12 min per batch.
- 1 cup butter, 3/4 cup packed brown sugar, 3/4 cup granulated sugar, 1/2 tsp baking soda, 1/4 tsp salt, 1 egg, 1 tsp vanilla, 2 cup all-purpose flour, 1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate pieces, 1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans.
- Soft-and-Cake-like Bake 9-11 minutes per batch.
- 1/2 cup shortening, 1 1/2 cup packed brown sugar, 2 slightly beaten eggs, 1 tsp vanilla, 2 1/2 cup all-purpose flour, 1 tsp baking soda, 1/2 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp salt, 8 oz sour cream, 1 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate pieces, 1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans.
- Preheat oven to 375.
- FOR BASIC OR THIN COOKIES: in a bowl beat shortening and/or butter on medium to high speed for 30 seconds.
- Add brown sugar, granulated sugar, baking soda and salt; beat until combined.
- Beat in egg or eggs and vanilla until combined.
- Beat in as much of the flour as you can with a mixer.
- With a wooden spoon, stir in remaining flour.
- Notes: If you use the beaters on your electric mixer, you can skip the wooden spoon.)
- Stir in chocolate pieces and nuts.
- Drop dough by rounded teaspoons 2-inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
- Bake Basic cookies 8-10 minutes, and Thin cookies 10-12 minutes or until edges are browned.
- Cool on wire rack.
- FOR CAKELIKE COOKIES: In a bowl, beat shortening and brown sugar on medium to high speed until combined.
- Add eggs and vanilla; bean until combined.
- Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
- Alternately add flour mixture and sour cream to shortening mixture, beating after each addition.
- With a wooden spoon, stir in chocolate pieces and nuts.
- Drop by rounded teaspoons 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
- Bake 9-11 minutes or until edges are browned.
- Cool on wire rack.
shortening, butter, brown sugar, sugar, baking soda, salt, eggs, vanilla, flour, semisweet chocolate chips, walnuts
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/best-basic-chocolate-chip-cookies-3599 (may not work)