Soft Chew Chocolate Chip Cookies

This recipe is another one I tried from Canadian Living.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup shortening (I used Crisco's vegetable shortening)
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tbsp vanilla 
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 cups chocolate chips

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit
2. Preparation of wet ingredients: Beat together butter & shortening. Gradually add and mix white sugar and brown sugar. Once well mixed add eggs and vanilla. 
3. Preparation of dry ingredients: In separate bowl whisk together flour, baking soda and salt. 
4. Combine wet & dry ingredients: Gradually add your flour mixture and beat between additions until well combined. Stir in chocolate chips.
5. Optional: Refrigerate cookie dough for 30 minutes. 
6. Line your baking tray with parchment paper, and drop tablespoonsfuls of cookie dough approximately 2 inches apart.
7. Bake for 15 minutes until the outer edges are slightly golden brown or the cookies are slightly underbaked - as you will allow the cookies to cool on the trays for 5 minutes in the oven before removing them.

1. Preparation of wet ingredients: Add butter. 

2. Add shortening. 

3. Beat together butter and shortening.

4.  Gradually add brown sugar and white sugar and beat together until well combined.

This is what it should look like:

5. Add eggs and vanilla to butter mixture:

6. Add flour in a separate bowl. 

7. Add baking soda and salt:

 Whisk together your dry ingredients:

8. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients gradually:

9. Add semi-sweet chocolate chips. 

Voila! Your cookie dough :)

10. Add your cookie dough in tablespoonsful on a cookie sheet 2 inches part:

11. Bake for 15 minutes until the outer edges are slightly golden brown or the cookies are slightly underbaked - as you will allow the cookies to cool on the trays for 5 minutes in the oven before removing them.

Right out of the oven:

The Finished Product