Over the past few weeks we've baked over 400 cookies we wanted to determine if there were simple swaps we could make to reformulate the beloved recipe into buzzfeed's best chocolate chip cookie recipe:
Absolutely The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies
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Recipe Summary Absolutely The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies
This is a secret family recipe for chocolate chip cookies! Everyone who tries them begs for more. Enjoy!!Ingredients | Simple Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
1 cup butter flavored shortening
¾ cup white sugar
¾ cup brown sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons Mexican vanilla extract
2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups milk chocolate chips
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
In a large bowl, cream together the butter flavored shortening, brown sugar and white sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well with each addition, then stir in the vanilla .Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually stir into the creamed mixture. Finally, fold in the chocolate chips. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets.
Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, until light brown. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
Mexican vanilla extract can be found in Mexican grocery stores. If you can't find it, feel free to substitute regular vanilla extract.
Info | Simple Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
prep:
10 mins
cook:
10 mins
total:
20 mins
Servings:
24
Yield:
2 dozen
Simple Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe / I tested five chocolate chip cookie recipes to bring you what i consider to be far and away the best chocolate chip cookie recipe in existence.
