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Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Stephanie Gallagher

Chocolate Chip Cookies

These chocolate chip cookies are so soft they melt in your mouth. The secret is using a combination of butter and shortening, plus an extra egg yolk in these chocolate chip cookies.

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup shortening (such as Earth's Balance)
  • 3/4 cup firmly-packed light brown sugar
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 12 oz. dark or semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Preparation:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

  2. With an electric mixer, cream together butter, shortening and sugars until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.

  3. Beat in egg, egg yolk and vanilla.

  4. Pour flour on top of batter, but do not beat in yet. Sprinkle baking soda and salt over flour. Beat on low speed just until a soft dough forms. Do not overbeat.

  5. Stir in chocolate chips and walnuts (if using).

  6. Drop by rounded tablespoonsful onto ungreased cookie sheets.

  7. Bake 8-10 minutes until set around the outside. The cookies will still be a little underbaked on the inside. Let cool on cookie sheets for 10 minutes.

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