Chocolate Chip Cookies, Kim Schmelzinger

CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Ingredients:

• 1 stick butter-flavored Crisco • 1 cup brown sugar • 3/4 cup granulated sugar • 2 eggs • 2 tbsp vanilla • 2 1/2 cups flour • 1 tsp baking soda • 1 tsp salt • 16 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips

Instructions:

1. Heat oven to 375 F 2. Cream together Crisco, brown sugar, and granulated sugar 3. Add eggs and vanilla 4. Mix dry ingredients together, then add to butter mixture 5. Use a cookie scoop to scoop combined mixture onto ungreased cookie sheet 6. Bake for 11-12 minutes

Makes 3 dozen cookies

I started making these cookies in the 1990s, based on a recipe from The Silver Palate Cookbook. Over the years they’ve been tweaked and refined, and are now simple, fool-proof, consistent, and delicious, and always a big hit at family gatherings. I am not a Crisco fan, but it’s critical here for taste, texture, and shape.