Chocolate Chip Cookies
The best homemade chocolate chip cookie recipe
Servings 12 servings
Ingredients
- 1 cup shortening or butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 cups flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup chocolate chips (plus a bit more)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Combine shortening, sugar, and brown sugar.
- Add eggs and vanilla. Mix again.
- Add flour, salt, and baking soda. Mix until just combined.
- Stir in most of the chocolate chips.
- Using about a teaspoon's worth of dough, roll into balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheets.
- If time allows, place a few more of the chocolate chips on top of the balls.
- Bake for 10-11 minutes.
- Serve warm with a glass of milk.
Notes
To freeze: Instead of baking, place the formed cookie dough balls on a cookie sheet, close together without the cookies touching. Freeze in the freezer for a few hours. Then place in a freezer-friendly bag. When ready to bake, bake at 375 degrees for 10-12 minutes.