Tuesday, March 27, 2012

chocolate chip chas cookies

Chas made these chocolate chip cookies recently.
And because we couldn't stop talking about how perfect they were in every way, I decided I must share the recipe with you all! 
But really- the best chocolate chip cookies you'll ever eat. 

Chocolate Chip Chas Cookies 

1 cup solid shortening
1 1/3 cup sugar & 1 cup brown sugar
1 Tb vanilla
2 ts baking soda
3 cups flour**
2 cups pecans
1 stick butter
4 eggs
1 ts lemon juice
1 1/2 ts salt
1 cup rolled oats
2 lg pkg (12 oz each) Hershey's milk chocolate chips

In a large bowl, beat shortening, butter, and sugars at high speed until light and fluffy (about 5 mins). Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla and lemon juice. 

In another bowl, stir together baking soda, salt, oats, and flour. Beat into creamed mixture until well combined; stir in chocolate chips and nuts. 

For each cookie, drop a scant 1/4 cup dough on a lightly greased baking sheet, spacing cookies about 3" apart.

Bake at 350 for 16-18 minutes or until golden brown. Transfer to racks and let cool. 
Makes about 3 dozen. 

**The trick to making these great, is getting the right amount of flour. Chas actually added an additional cup of flour (totaling 4 cups). You could use a little more, if needed. The consistency of the dough should be think enough so it doesn't stick to your hands. 

4 comments:

Brianna said...

Thank you! I am always trying different chocolate chip cookie recipes! I keep my favorite ones in my cook journal! :)

Brittany @ Brittany's Joy Blog said...

These look amazing! My husband has been trying to eat healthy recently and my sweet tooth is about to mutiny. mmmmmmmmm, coookieeesssssss.

Unknown said...

must. make. these. soon :) xo

Gaby said...

oh yum, and how lucky are you to have a hubby who bakes? :)