Champion Chocolate Chip Cookies

Total Time: 32 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 (12 ounce) package semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup pecans, chopped

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°.
• 2 in medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt.
• 3 in mixer bowl cream butter, shortening and sugars until light and fluffy. beat in eggs and vanilla. beat in dry ingredients until just combined. fold in chips and nuts.
• 4 drop by heaping teaspoonfuls onto 2 ungreased cookie sheets. bake 12 minutes or until just golden (although my note on the recipe states 9-10 minutes, so watch the first batch!).
• 5 transfer to wire racks and cool completely.