Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons sea salt (finely ground)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter (room temperature)
• 1/2 cup butter flavor crisco
• 1 cup dark brown sugar (firmly packed)
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs (room temperature)
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 2 cups chocolate chips (or whatever mix-in you would like to add)

Recipe

• 1 allow unsalted butter and eggs to sit at room temperature for 30 minutes before using. butter is room temperature when it hold an indentation without oozing out of wrapper.
• 2 preheat oven to 350 degrees and line baking sheets with parchment paper (it cuts down on cleaning time and bakes cookies a bit more even)-if you don't have parchment paper then don't worry about it.
• 3 place oven rack in the middle position.
• 4 combine flour, salt, and baking soda in a bowl and whisk together- set aside.
• 5 cream butter, butter flavored shortening, granulated sugar, and dark brown sugar until light and fluffy- this can be done by hand or using an electric mixer.
• 6 add in eggs one at a time until each egg is fully incorporated into the dough.
• 7 stir in vanilla.
• 8 add dry ingredients to dough in three equal parts making sure the ingredients are fully incorporated after each addition.
• 9 stir in chocolate chips.
• 10 drop cookie dough by the teaspoonful on the cookie sheet about 2 inches apart (i found using a cookie dough scooper works wonders and keeps cookie sizes uniform).
• 11 bake on the middle rack of oven for 10-12 minutes making sure cookies appear somewhat browned around edges and slightly undercooked.
• 12 cool on cookie sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to wire cooling rack.