fran's chocolate chip cookies

Name: Fran's Chocolate Chip Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/2 cup(s) shortening, regular or butter flavored; 6 tablespoon(s) white sugar; 6 tablespoon(s) brown sugar; 1 - egg, lightly beaten; 1 1/8 cup(s) all purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt; 1/2 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon(s) water; 1/2 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract; 1/2 cup(s) chocolate chips, or a mix of white and chocolate (try mini chips!); 1/2 cup(s) coconut or nuts (optional)

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Lisa Foote

Castle Pines, CO

Updated on Mar 6, 2014

This is a recipe that my Mom had when we were growing up. I made these today because I was thinking of her. They are made with shortening, you can use butter but they really are delicious with shortening as the recipe reads..it was a nice treat to have them and think of her. I used butter flavored Crisco in mine along with half white chocolate and half milk chocolate chips. You can double it easily as well. Here's to you Mom!

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prep time 15 Min

cook time 15 Min

method Bake

yield makes 36 (3 dozen)

Ingredients

1/2 cup shortening, regular or butter flavored
6 tablespoons white sugar
6 tablespoons brown sugar
1 - egg, lightly beaten
1 1/8 cups all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon water
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup chocolate chips, or a mix of white and chocolate (try mini chips!)
1/2 cup coconut or nuts (optional)

How To Make fran's chocolate chip cookies

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease or cover cookie sheets with parchment paper.

Step 2

Cream together shortening, sugars and the lightly beaten egg until fluffy.
Step 3

Sift together and then mix in to butter mixture: flour, salt, baking soda.
Step 4

Add water and vanilla (sometimes I just add a teaspoon of vanilla instead of 1/2 of each). Mix well. Add in chocolate chips, nuts etc. last. Mix well.
Step 5

Drop on cookie sheets in tablespoon sized balls. Bake at 375 for 12 minutes for slightly chewy or 13-14 min for crispy or until light golden brown. let rest on cookie sheet for at least 5 minutes. Move to wire rack to cool. Store in airtight container.
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