the best ever chocolate chip cookie recipe
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This chocolate chip cookie recipe is the first recipe I ever baked by myself. It’s so easy and so hard to mess up that it basically was the gateway into me loving to bake. I also love that most of the ingredients are ones we always have on hand; so when the craving for something sweet comes at 8pm on a Tuesday, I don’t have to run to the store.
It’s also only two steps so you aren’t stuck in the kitchen for hours. Throw all the wet ingredients into a bowl and mix it up; then add the dry ingredients and mix it up. And that’s it! Ball ‘em up and bake ‘em! I usually make a batch of dough and only bake a dozen at a time; it’s nice to have fresh baked cookies everyday.
Once you get this recipe down it’s also fun to play with and add to — my mom loves to include macadamia nuts in hers and I just found caramel balls that I can’t wait to use in my next batch! Make sure to share your creations with #cerriouslyimadeit so I can see!
the best ever chocolate chip cookies
30 minutes | makes 4 dozen
directions
Heat oven to 375 degrees.
Mix together shortening, butter, sugars, eggs and vanilla.
Blend in remaining ingredients, one cup at a time.
Drop rounded tablespoonfuls onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake for 10 minutes or until light brown.
Enjoy!
ingredients
2/3 cup shortening
2/3 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup light brown sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
3 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
3 cups milk chocolate chips
