Best-Ever Chocolate Chip Cookies
Total preparation time: 20 minutes
Serves: 8Ingredients:
- 1 cup shortening
- 1/2 cup margarine
- 1 1/3 cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- 3 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 cup regular rolled oats
- 3 cups chocolate chips (24 oz.)
- 2 cups chopped walnuts or halved macadamia nuts
- 1 cup raisins (optional)
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large mixer bowl, beat together on medium speed the shortening, margarine, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until thoroughly combined, about 5 minutes. On low speed, beat in the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the vanilla and lemon juice.
- On wax paper, mix the flour, soda, salt, cinnamon and oats. Beat dry ingredients into the creamed mixture until well combined; mix in chocolate pieces and nuts.
- For each cookie, drop a scant 1/4 cup dough on parchment-lined baking sheets, about 3 inches apart. Bake for 16 to 18 minutes or until a golden brown. Transfer to wire racks to cool.
- Makes about 2 dozen cookies.