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Our Best Basic Chocolate Chip Cookies from Better Homes and Gardens

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups semisweet chocolate pieces
  • 1 1/2 cups chopped walnuts pecans, or hazelnuts (optional)

Instructions

  1. Beat shortening and butter with an electric mixer for 30 seconds. Add brown sugar, granulated sugar, and baking soda. Beat mixture until combined. Beat in the eggs and vanilla. Add flour and beat with the mixer, switching to a wooden spoon and stirring by hand if necessary. Stir in chocolate chips and nuts.
  2. Drop dough by rounded teaspoons onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 375 for 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack.
  3. Yields about 5 dozen cookies.

Recipe Notes

Photos from Mayhem in the Kitchen! Recipe adapted from Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book