A great chocolate chip cookie should be plump, chewy, and loaded with chocolate chips! Well, look no further; here it is! I'm confident this will become your favorite chocolate chip cookie too!
Course bars, cookies, Dessert, Snack
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time 25 minutesminutes
Servings 4dozen
Ingredients
½cupshortening
½cupbutter,softened
1cupgranulated white sugar
1cupbrown sugar, packed
2eggs + 1 egg yolk
3teaspoons vanilla
3 ¼cupsall-purpose flour
3teaspoonscornstarch
1 ½teaspoonsbaking soda
1 teaspoonsalt
112 oz. package of chocolate chips (plus more for garnishing tops of cookies)(I prefer dark)
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375°. Prepare baking sheets by lining with parchment paper or use silicone baking mats.
In the bowl of a standing mixer, cream together the shortening, softened butter, and sugars until creamy and smooth (do not over mix). Next, mix in the eggs, egg yolk, and vanilla just until combined.
In a separate bowl, combine the flour, corn starch, baking soda, and salt. Mix well. Add the dry ingredients to the wet; and mix on a low setting, just until fully incorporated. Add one 12-ounce bag of chocolate chips, and mix in by hand with a wooden spoon, just until evenly incorporated.
Using a 1 ½ tablespoon cookie scoop, place cookie dough on prepared baking sheets, two inches apart. Bake for 10-11 minutes or until the edges are golden brown.
Take the cookies out of the oven and allow them to rest for 2 to 3 minutes, then move to a cooling rack to completely cool. **If you want to garnish the tops of the cookies with additional chocolate chips, do so immediately after taking them out of the oven.
Allow the pans to come to room temperature before placing more cookie dough on them. **For a quicker method of cooling your pans, run them under cool water for 20 to 30 seconds, dry and continue with your baking.
Repeat the process for the remaining cookies.
Store in an airtight container for 4 to 5 days.
Notes
Store in an airtight container for 4 to 5 days.These cookies freeze well. If you freeze them, it is best to eat them within six months.