Everyone claims to have THE recipe for the perfect chocolate chip cookies. So, I'll just say these thick, soft, chewy, chips laden dudes are my #1 favs!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipes, chocolate chip recipes, cookie recipes
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time 14 minutesminutes
Total Time 34 minutesminutes
Servings 24Cookies
Calories 351kcal
Author kathleen
Ingredients
2/3cupunsalted butterat room temperature
2/3cupbutter-flavored shortening
1cupsugar
1cuplight brown sugarpacked
2eggslarge
1tablespoonvanilla extract
3 1/2cupsall-purpose flour
1teaspoonbaking soda
1teaspoonsalt
2cupssemi sweet chocolate chips
1cuppecanschopped-optional
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375ºF (190ºC).
In a large bowl, cream together the shortening (2/3 cup), butter (2/3 cup), white sugar (1 cup), and brown sugar (1 cup) until smooth. Beat in the eggs (2) one at a time, then stir in the vanilla (1 tablespoon). Combine the flour (3 1/2 cups), baking soda (1 teaspoon), and salt (1 teaspoon); stir into the creamed mixture. Stir the pecans (1 cup) and chocolate chips (2 cups). Using a large cookie scoop, scoop dough onto a Silpat-lined cookie sheet.
Bake for 14-16 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the centers are set. Don't overbake. Cool for 5 minutes before removing the cookies to the cooling rack.