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Old-Fashioned Chocolate Chip Cookies

Source of Recipe


Bon Appétit, March 1996






List of Ingredients



• 1 cup (packed) golden brown sugar
  
• 1/2 cup sugar
  
• 1/2 cup solid vegetable shortening, at room temperature
  
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature
  
• 2 large eggs
  
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
  
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
  
• 1 tsp baking soda
  
• 1 tsp salt
  
• 1 (12-ounce) pkg. semisweet chocolate chips
  






Instructions



1. Preheat oven to 350° F.
   
   
2. Using electric mixer, beat both sugars, shortening and butter in large bowl until fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Mix flour, baking soda and salt in large bowl. Add dry ingredients to mixture and mix until blended. Stir in chocolate chips.
   
   
3. Drop dough by heaping tablespoonfuls onto heavy large baking sheets, spacing 2 inches apart. Bake until golden brown, about 12 minutes. Transfer baking sheets to racks; cool 5 minutes. Transfer cookies to racks; cool completely.
   
   Makes about 42 cookies.