Chocolate Chip Cookies

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup margarine, softened
• 3/4 cup butter flavor shortening
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar, lightly packed
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3 eggs
• 3 tablespoons light corn syrup
• 3 tablespoons water
• 3 teaspoons vanilla
• 3 3/4 cups flour, unsifted
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups chocolate chips, semi-sweet

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350°f and place baking rack in middle of oven.
• 2 in a large bowl combine flour, baking soda and salt; set aside.
• 3 in a seperate bowl cream the margarine and butter flavored shortening.
• 4 add the sugars and beat until creamy.
• 5 add the eggs to incorporate.
• 6 add the corn syrup, water and vanilla extract, mix well.
• 7 gradually blend in the flour mixture to the creamed mixture and mix well.
• 8 stir in the chocolate chips; make sure they are evenly distributed.
• 9 drop by teaspoonfuls onto an ungreased cookie sheet, about 1 inch apart and bake until the cookies are slightly underdone, between 10-12 minutes (maybe longer, depending on your oven's calibration).
• 10 the centers should be just set and a light golden brown. they will continue to cook, from the heat in the cookie sheet, after they are removed from the oven.
• 11 drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto cookie sheet.
• 12 allow to cool on cookie sheet for 1 minute before removing to cooling racks until they are completely cooled. enjoy!