Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookies and Variations

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45 minutes Prep: 20 minutes Cook: 10-15

415 calories per serving view nutrition facts

36 cookies suggest servings

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Ingredients

3/4	cup	vegetable shortening	butter flavoured
1 1/4	cups	brown sugar	firmly packed
2	tablespoons	milk
1	tablespoon	vanilla extract
1	each	egg
1 3/4	cups	flour, all-purpose
1	teaspoon	salt
3/4	teaspoon	baking soda
1	cup	chocolate chips	semi-sweet
1	cup	pecans	large *

Directions

* Note: If nuts are omitted, use 1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips.

1. Heat oven to 375 F.

2. Cream shortening, brown sugar, milk and vanilla in a large bowl. Blend until creamy. Blend in egg.

3. Combine flour, salt and baking soda. Add to creamed mixture, gradually.

Stir in chocolate chips and nuts.

4. Drop rounded tablespoons full (about 2 measuring tablespoons) of dough 3 inches apart on ungreased baking sheet.

5. Bake at 375 for 8 to 10 minutes for chewy cookies ( they will look light and moist; don't over-bake!) or 11-13 minutes for crisp cookies.

Cool on baking sheet for 2 minutes. Remove to cooling rack.

Variations for Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookies:

1.Melt 1 cup semi-sweet or white melting chocolate with 1 teaspoon butter over VERY low heat or at 50%

power in microwave.

Stir well.

If too thick to drizzle, add a little more butter to thin.

Drizzle from end of spoon back and forth over cookie.

Sprinkle with nuts before chocolate hardens, if desired.

To harden chocolate quickly, place cookies in refrigerator for a few minutes.

2. Chocolate dipped:

Melt 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips and butter over VERY low heat or at 50% power in microwave.

Stir well.

Spoon into a cup.

Dip one end of COOLED cookie in chocolate.

Sprinkle with finely chopped nuts before chocolate hardens.

Place on wax paper.

3. Holiday dress-ups:

Frost cookies with creamy vanilla frosting andecorate with red and green candy coated chocolate pieces.

Creamy Vanilla Frosting:

Combine 1/2 cup butter, 1 pound ( 4 cups ) confectioners sugar, 1/3 cup milk and 1 teaspoon vanilla in medium bowl at low speed of electric mixer until well blended.

Scrape bowl.

Beat at high speed for 2 minutes, or until smooth and creamy.

Frost COOLED cookies.

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Simply wonderful!
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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 105g

Amount per Serving

Calories 415 46% of calories from fat

	% Daily Value*
Total Fat 21.0g	33%
Saturated Fat 2.0g	11%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 47mg	16%
Sodium 712mg	30%
Total Carbohydrate 46.0g	15%
Dietary Fiber 4.0g	16%
Sugars 2.0g
Protein 10.0g	20%

Vitamin A	2%		Vitamin C	1%
Calcium	4%		Iron	19%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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