The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies

Dessert

Sep 10

Even if you aren’t a baker (like me), you can make these cookies and everyone will love them! These are hands-down the best chocolate chip cookies I’ve ever had and I make them every single year!

This makes about 3.5-4 dozen.

NOTES Use great quality semi-sweet chocolate chips for the best results!

*If you want to watch the video of this being made, this recipe starts at the 12:47 mark.

So easy and so delicious. They are soft and gooey!

Ingredients

1 cup butter flavored Crisco
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
3 cups un-sifted flour
2 cups chocolate chips (semi-sweet are my fav)

Here’s how to make it

Preheat the oven to 375 if you plan to bake right away. BUT, these turn out the best if you make the dough and refrigerate it for about a half hour.
Use a mixer to cream the Crisco, sugar, and light brown sugar.
Add eggs, vanilla, salt and baking soda and mix.
Gradually add the flour, stirring by hand as it gets too thick.
Fold in chocolate chips.
Optional - refrigerate dough for 30 minutes. (Then preheat your oven before you take them out of the fridge)
Form 1 inch dough balls and bake on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet.
Bake for 7-9 minutes until lightly browned- around the edges. The center will still be soft. (My first batch usually takes about 10 minutes and the others take about 8.)
Let sit on the cookie sheet to cool for about 2 minutes before carefully transferring them to a cooling rack.
Store in an airtight container. Tip - place a piece of bread inside the container with the cookies to keep the cookies extra soft!