Chewy Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies

Total Time: 36 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 11 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter flavor shortening
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup bread flour or 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt (i use fine ground sea salt)
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 10 ounces creme de menthe baking chips (andes brand)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°.
• 2 line 3 cookie sheets with parchment paper for no clean-up (or use plain ungreased cookie sheets) and set aside.
• 3 in large bowl or mixer, cream together shortening and both sugars.
• 4 add eggs, one at a time, mixing after each.
• 5 add vanilla and mix well.
• 6 in separate bowl sift together all the flour, salt and baking soda. add to creamed mixture and mix until combined.
• 7 stir in baking chips.
• 8 using a 1-1/2 inch cookie scoop or a tablespoon to drop cookies onto parchment paper lined sheets.
• 9 bake at 375° for 11 minutes.
• 10 cool on sheets for about 2 minutes then remove to wire racks to cool.
• 11 store in airtight container.