Chocolate Chip Cookies

Mix with a mixer:

2 cups of white granulated sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 cups of shortening
4 eggs
1 Tablespoon of vanilla flavoring

Add and stir with a wooden spoon:
5 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking soda

Add:
1 cup chocolate chips
1 cup of chopped nuts (optional)
Drop dough by teaspoon on greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 8 – 10 minutes.

Cranberry White Chocolate Cookies
Make same recipe as above except:
Add 2 teaspoons of almond flavoring instead of vanilla
Add 1 cup white chocolate chips and 1 cup dried cranberries instead of the chocolate chips

I got this recipe from my college roommate, Charlayne VanRy. It has been my favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe for 30 + years. Be sure not to over cook them if you want soft cookies AND make sure that your shortening isn't old and rancid.

6/16/2022

I just found this chocolate chip cookie recipe on:  

Mel's Kitchen Cafe — https://www.melskitchencafe.com/super-soft-chocolate-chip-cookies/  

It is very similar to the above recipe.  The  difference is that is is made with butter instead of shortening.  

SUPER SOFT CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

yield: 36 COOKIES prep time: 15 MINScook time: 11 MINStotal time: 26 MINS

INGREDIENTS

1 cup (227 g) salted butter, softened

3/4 cup (159 g) packed light brown sugar

3/4 cup (159 g) granulated sugar

2 large eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

3 cups (426 g) all-purpose flour

2 cups (340 g) chocolate chips

INSTRUCTIONS 

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or lightly grease with cooking spray.

In a large bowl with a handheld electric mixer or in the bowl of an electric stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together the butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, eggs, vanilla, baking powder, baking soda, and salt until light and fluffy, 2-3 minutes.

Add the flour and chocolate chips. Mix until combined.

Scoop the dough into 2-tablespoon size mounds (I use a #40 cookie scoop) and roll into balls. Place several inches apart on prepared baking sheets.

Bake for 10-11 minutes until the edges are just set and the middles are still light and fluffy.

Let the cookies rest on the baking sheets for 3-4 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

NOTES

Butter: see this post about perfectly softened butter for cookies.

Flour Amount: if you want a slightly puffier cookie, increase the flour to 3 1/4 cups (16.25 ounces). These cookies freeze beautifully (both the formed cookie dough balls and the baked cookies).

©Mel's Kitchen Cafe — https://www.melskitchencafe.com/super-soft-chocolate-chip-cookies/