Giant Chocolate Chip Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. butter, softened
1 c. firmly packed light brown sugar
1/2 c. shortening
2 eggs
3/4 c. sugar
2 c. all-purpose flour
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
1 1/2 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips

Preparation

Preheat oven to 325\u00b0.
Grease 2 large cookie sheets.
In large bowl cream butter, shortening and sugars until light and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla; mix well.
Add flour, soda and salt; mix just until combined.
Stir in chocolate chips.
Using a #20 ice cream scoop or 1/4 cup measure, drop scoops of batter 3 inches apart onto cookie sheets.
With floured hand flatten each scoop into 4-inch rounds.
Bake 12 to 15 minutes.
Remove while centers are slightly soft.
Cool cookies on baking sheet 5 minutes, transfer to wire racks to cool.
Makes about 16 cookies, 300 calories each.