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The holidays are almost here! Some of our favorite holiday memories revolve around gathering in the kitchen as a family and making treats!
This classic is great year round! Everyone loves a simple chocolate chip cookie! We found a great base dough to work with, and adding chocolate chips was the first step we took in experimenting with it.
Its a must to use semi-sweet chocolate chips. Though milk chocolate chips are delicious, adding them to this dough makes the cookies way too sweet. If that is what you love, then by all means substitute them!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 eggs * *
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 12 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
- In a large mixing bowl or stand mixer, beat together softened butter and shortening on medium-high speed for 30 seconds. Add in the brown sugar, granulated sugar, baking soda, and salt. Beat together, scraping the sides as needed, until ingredients are fully combined.
- Beat in eggs and vanilla until combined. Gradually begin adding in the flour and beating to combine. Once mixture becomes too thick, switch to a wooden spoon and mix until combined. Stir in chocolate chips, making sure to distribute as evenly as possible.
- Prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper. Using two spoons, drop dough onto sheet about 2 inches apart. If desired, flatten dough mounds into circles about 3/4 inches thick.
- Bake for 8-9 minutes or just until edges are light brown. Allow cookies to cook on the sheet for 5 minutes, then move to a cooling rack to cool completely.
- Store leftover cookies in an airtight container.
Notes
* * Bring eggs to room temperature before using by leaving out of the fridge for at least 30 minutes, preferably for an hour.
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