Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookies

By Hklbrries

If nuts are omitted, add an additional 1/2 cup Hershey's semisweet chocolate chips.

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup (3/4 stick) Regular or Butter-Flavor Crisco All-Vegetable Shortening
• 1 1/4 cups firmly packed light brown sugar
• 2 tbsp milk
• 1 tbsp vanilla
• 1 egg
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 3/4 tsp baking soda
• 1 cup Hershey's semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup coarsely chopped pecans

Details

Servings 3

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 375 F.

Combine Crisco, light brown sugar, milk and vanilla in large bowl. Beat at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended. Beat egg into creamed mixture.

Combine flour, salt, and baking soda. Mix into creamed mixture just until blended. Stir in chocolate chips and pecan pieces.

Drop rounded tablespoonfuls of dough 3 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheet.

Bake one baking sheet at a time at 375 F for 8 to 10 minutes for chewy cookies (cookies will appear moist - do not overbake) or 11 to 13 minutes for crisp cookies. Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet. Place sheets of foil on counterop. Remove cookies to foil to cool completely.