Mom's Excellent Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
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Mom's Excellent Chocolate Chip Cookies

By: Stacy Mae 
"My mom has made this our family's favorite cookie. Her husband, children, and grandchildren all enjoy its exceptional, mouth-watering flavor. This is a classic from our family to yours."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 2.3 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (21)

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Original Recipe Yield 2 dozen
 

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup butter flavored shortening
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup sifted all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
  2. Cream butter, shortening, both sugars, egg, and vanilla in an electric mixer until fluffy.
  3. Stir in sifted dry ingredients.
  4. Add chocolate chips and walnuts.
  5. Drop by teaspoonfuls, 2 inches apart onto greased cookie sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 358 | Total Fat: 24.5g | Cholesterol: 38mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 2.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 4, 2003 by ABLOOMFIELD   view full review
This cookie recipe had way too little flour for the amount of shortening and butter. My first...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 2.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 16, 2010 by Jillian Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
My husband loves chocolate chip cookies, and this recipe has potential if you cut out the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 2.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 24, 2007 by Jelly   view full review
These aren't cookies! They're chips! They're literally chips, like potato chips! You could...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 2.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 26, 2007 by Bakeshopgirl   view full review
I'm known in my family for being "adventerous" when it comes to food, and luckily this time I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 2.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 23, 2010 by Mollie   view full review
I've been making choc chip cookies for many years. My recipe is almost exactly like this one...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 2.3 star rating.
Reviewed on May 12, 2005 by ROSIEDRAGON5   view full review
more flour needed! I used 2 cups and they turned out great!
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 2.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 20, 2009 by jpswoon   view full review
Needs more flour! The cookies just melted all over the pan... there was nothing to hold it...
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 2.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 23, 2007 by Lynette   view full review
I agree, needs more flour. First batch was a big blob that ended up in the garbage. I added...
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 2.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 29, 2009 by gemgem   view full review
These cookies were all right. They came out way to greasy. You could see the butter on the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 2.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 5, 2005 by Julie   view full review
All I could taste was the Crisco shortening and because there was not enough flour, they came...

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