Chocolate Chip Cookies

If you haven't been able to tell yet I am a huge fan of making cookies and muffins! I love trying new recipes but I also love doing the old favorites that never seem to fail you. One of those is good ol' Chocolate Chip Cookies, I am a huge fan of having them soft and maybe even a little on the doughy side in the middle...yum!

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Prep Time: 25 minutes Bake Time: 8-10 minutes per batch

Oven: 375 Degrees Fahrenheit Makes: about 60 cookies (I've decided that cookbooks must make their cookies really small to get the numbers that they say you should.)

1/2 cup shortening

1/2 cup butter, softened (I actually just use all butter or margarine)

1 cup packed brown sugar

1/2 cup white sugar

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 1/2 cups flour

1 12-ounce chocolate chips

1. In a large mixing bowl beat shortening and butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add brown sugar, sugar, and baking soda. Beat until mixture is combined, scraping sides of bowl occasionally. Beat in eggs and vanilla until combined. Beat in as much flour as you can with the mixer. Stir in any remaining flour. Stir in chocolate chips.

2. Drop dough by rounded teaspoons 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake in a 375* oven for 8-10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool.

Recipe came from Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook

Snickerdoodles

Tomorrow my FHE group is going to the Testing Center on campus and are going to hand out cookies to people as they leave after their tests. In honor of that I decided to start making cookies yesterday afternoon.

Snickerdoodles

Prep: 25 minutes Chill: 1 hour Bake: 10 minutes per batch

Oven: 375*F Makes: about 36 cookies

1/2 cup butter, softened

1 cup sugar

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar

1 egg

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

1 1/2 cups flour

2 tablespoons sugar

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1. In a medium mixing bowl beat butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add the 1 cup sugar, baking soda, and cream of tartar. Beat until combined, scraping sides of bowl occasionally. Beat i n egg and vanilla until combined. Beat in as much of the flour as you can with the mixer. Stir in any remaining flour. Cover and chill dough about 1 hour or until easy to handle.

2. Combine the 2 tablespoons sugar and the cinnamon. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Roll balls in sugar-cinnamon mixture to coat. Place 2-inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake in 375* oven for 10 to 11 minutes or until edges are golden. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool.

Recipe came from Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook