Saturday, January 23, 2021

Heirloom Chocolate Chip Cookies

 from Betty Crocker's 1969 cookbook

2/3 cup shortening
2/3 cup Fleishman's margarine (softened)
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar, packed
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
3 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 pkg semi-sweet chocolate chips (12 oz)
Optional - 1 cup walnuts

1. Heat oven 375
2. Cream shortening, margarine, sugars, eggs and vanilla.
3. Blend Flour, salt and baking soda in a separate bowl. Stir into creamy batter.
4. Stir in chocolate chips
5. Drop dough by rounded tablespoon 2 inches apart onto parchment covered cookie sheets.
6.  Bake 8 - 10 minutes. Cool for 2 minutes before removing from cookie sheet to rack.