Big Chocolate Chip Cookies

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 1/4 cup butter flavor crisco
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 1 egg
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup chopped walnuts

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325°f; grease cookie sheets or line with parchment paper.
• 2 sift together flour, baking soda and salt; set aside.
• 3 in bowl of mixer, cream together butter, crisco, brown sugar and sugar until well blended.
• 4 add vanilla, egg and egg yolk, and mix until light and creamy.
• 5 add the flour mixture until just blended.
• 6 with a wooden spoon mix in chocolate chips and walnuts.
• 7 drop dough by the 1/4 cup, about 3 inches apart.
• 8 bake 15-17 minutes or until the edges are lightly browned.
• 9 cool a few minutes on cookie sheet before transferring to wire rack to cool completely.