{"id":563,"date":"2011-03-22T00:08:50","date_gmt":"2011-03-22T05:08:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/missalaneyus.wordpress.com\/?p=563"},"modified":"2014-08-03T15:23:32","modified_gmt":"2014-08-03T20:23:32","slug":"my-moms-chocolate-chip-cookies-other-family-secrets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.missalaneyus.com\/wordpress4\/2011\/03\/my-moms-chocolate-chip-cookies-other-family-secrets\/","title":{"rendered":"My Mom’s Chocolate Chip Cookies & Other Family Secrets"},"content":{"rendered":"

This last weekend, the husband and I went to my hometown to see my parents. Over the course of our trip, Keegan played tech guru and set up my parents Blu-ray. We introduced them to Pandora and subsequently, Adele <\/a>and the Dougie<\/a>. If you’ve met my mom, you know we’re\u00a0a lot alike. We both love Aretha<\/a>, consider ourselves to be good dancers and share the best chocolate chip cookie recipe ever.<\/p>\n

Now, I’ve tried other recipes, and while they are all quite good, our recipe is so simple it’s\u00a0foolproof. In fact, there are two big secrets to making these cookies a success. One is making sure they are just barely browned before removing them from the oven. The other secret is a bit more embarassing. We use butter flavored Crisco. No, we don’t use butter, but rather the highly processed, kind of scary fat that comes in a tub.<\/p>\n

People, it works. Don’t judge us. Instead, make these tonight and then, you tell me who’s crazy.<\/p>\n

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Barb’s Chocolate Chip Cookies<\/strong><\/p>\n

Makes about 36<\/em><\/p>\n

Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n

2 1\/4 c. unsifted flour<\/p>\n

1 tsp. baking soda<\/p>\n

1 tsp. salt<\/p>\n

1 c. butter flavored Crisco<\/p>\n

3\/4 granulated sugar<\/p>\n

3\/4 packed brown sugar<\/p>\n

1 tsp. vanilla<\/p>\n

1\/2 tsp. water<\/p>\n

2 eggs<\/p>\n

12 oz. semi-sweet chocolate chips<\/p>\n

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Then, in a small bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.<\/p>\n

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Combine Crisco, granulated sugar, brown sugar, vanilla and water.\u00a0Mix until creamy.<\/p>\n

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Next, beat in the eggs. I like to crack each egg into\u00a0a separate bowl first, adding them one at a time. This keeps me from getting shells in the cookies. \u00a0<\/p>\n

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Now, add the flour mixture in batches.\u00a0 After each batch (I typically do 2-3), scrape down the sides of your bowl with a spatula.<\/p>\n

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Next, stir in chocolate chips. Do this at a slow speed, and\u00a0be careful not to break the chips into small pieces.<\/p>\n

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Then, drop tablespoons of dough onto an ungreased cookie sheet. I like to use two spoons.<\/p>\n

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Bake for 8-10 minutes. Look for a few brown spots on the top of the cookies. Then, let them cool on the cookie sheet for a few minutes before sliding them onto a cooling rack.<\/p>\n

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I had every intention to include a beauty shot of these on a pretty plate, but instead, they were shoved into a plastic bag and taken to my friend Julee’s place to watch the KU game. No one seemed to mind.<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"pinterest\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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