Chocolate Chip Cookies

Total Time: 18 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1/4 cup butter flavor crisco
• 1/4 cup sugar, plus
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/4 cup brown sugar, plus
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar, packed
• 1 large egg
• 2 teaspoons maple extract
• 1 cup flour
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 2 teaspoons custard powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 (6 ounce) package semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup toasted walnuts or 1/2 cup pecans

Recipe

• 1 set oven to 350°f grease a large cookie sheet.
• 2 in a medium bowl beat butter with both sugars until creamy (about 3-4 minutes, no sugar granules should remain).
• 3 add in egg and maple extract; mix to combine.
• 4 in a bowl combine the flour with custard powder, baking soda and salt; add to the creamed mixture; mix to combine.
• 5 stir in chocolate chips and nuts.
• 6 drop by heaping teaspoonfuls onto cookie sheet.
• 7 bake for about 8 minutes.
• 8 cool on cookie sheets slightly then remove to wire racks to cool completely.