Chocolate Chip Cookies

Story

This was a frequent recipe growing up. My mom would often make large batches and then freeze them for later. I might have snuck a few of them out of the freezer when no one was looking…

Ingredients

• ¾ cup Sugar
• ¾ cup Brown Sugar
• 1 cup Crisco
• 2 Eggs
• 2 1/4 cups All Purpose Flour
• 1 tsp Salt
• 1 tsp Baking Soda
• 1 tsp Vanilla
• 1 ½ cup Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
• Butterscotch Chips (optional)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375° F and lightly grease a cookie sheet (or use parchment paper instead of grease).
2. Combine the dry ingredients (Flour, Salt, and Soda) in a bowl and set aside.
3. Mix the sugars in the bowl of a stand mixer using the paddle attachment.
4. Add the Crisco to the sugar and mix until well incorporated.
5. Add the Eggs and Vanilla to the mixture and mix until just combined.
6. Add the dry ingredient mixture and mix again until well mixed.
7. Add the Chocolate Chips and fold into the batter using a spatula (or a very short mix with the mixer). If using Butterscotch chips you will want to reduce the Chocolate Chips accordingly, with a total of 1 ½ cups worth of ‘chips'.
8. Scoop cookies onto the sheet, approximately 1 to 2 tbsp in size.
9. Bake for 9-10 minutes in the middle part of the oven.