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Liz's Astounding Chocolate Chip Cookies recipe

4 servings

Ingredients:

1/2 cup shortening

1/4 cup packed brown sugar

1/2 cup white sugar

1 egg

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 1/8 cups all-purpose flour

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

1 1/4 cups semisweet chocolate chips

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

In a mixing bowl, cream shortening and sugars.

Add beaten egg and vanilla, mix well.

Sift flour, baking soda and salt together.

Stir into creamed mixture; blend thoroughly.

Fold in chocolate chips.

Drop by teaspoon onto cookie sheets.

Bake in oven for 6-9 minutes, depending on size.

Do not overbake.

Cookies should be a little brown around the edges when taken out.

Let cookies cool for a few minutes before removing from baking sheet.

Finish cooling on rack.

NOTE: If you use miniature chocolate chips, you can decrease the amount needed in recipe from 11/4 cups to 1 cup and not affect the quality of the cookies.