Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
This is the Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies recipe you've been looking for. They are soft, chewy, rich, and irresistible.
Servings 2 dozen cookies
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cups brown sugar
- ¾ cup Crisco Butter Flavored All-Vegetable Shortening
- 2 tbsp. milk
- 1 tbsp. vanilla extract
- 1 egg large
- 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1 ½ cups semi sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Heat oven to 375 F. Combine brown sugar, shortening, milk and vanilla in large mixer bowl.
- Beat at medium speed of electric mixer until light and fluffy.
- Add an egg into creamed mixture, and beat is on medium speed for about 2 minutes.
- Add flour, salt and baking soda.
- Mix into creamed mixture until just blended.
- Stir in chocolate chips.
- Drop about 1.5” round dough balls 3” apart onto baking sheet lined parchment paper.
- Bake 10 minutes for chewy cookies.
- Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet.
- Remove cookies to plate to cool completely.
Notes
- Always use Crisco Butter Flavored All-Vegetable Shortening for the best results. It gives the cookies a rich, buttery flavor and a chewy texture that's hard to beat.
- Be sure to beat your wet ingredients (sugar, shortening, milk, and vanilla) until they are light and fluffy. This will incorporate air into the dough, giving your cookies a softer texture.
- When adding your dry ingredients (flour, salt, and baking soda), be careful not to overmix. Just blend them until they are fully incorporated. Overmixing can lead to tough cookies.
- Stir in your chocolate chips by hand. This will prevent them from being overworked and breaking apart, and it will also ensure that they are evenly distributed throughout the dough.
- Use a cookie scoop or a tablespoon to measure out your dough. This will make sure that your cookies are all the same size, and will bake evenly.
- For the perfect chewy texture, take your cookies out of the oven when the edges are just set, even if the centers still look a bit soft. They will continue to cook on the hot baking sheet as they cool.
- Serve your chewy chocolate chip cookies with a cold glass of milk for a classic and delicious treat.