Easy Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

This easy chocolate chip cookie recipe is the first one that our kids learned to make...even he boys! The girls enjoy freezing the dough (see right margin for how to freeze) and eating that with ice cream or just by the spoonful~

One of The Best Cookie Recipes I've Ever Found!

One of the best cookie recipes ever is right here...you need look no more!!! Not only are these the tastiest cookies, this recipe also makes a huge batch, so you will have plenty to share.

Thanks to the Winifred Community Cookbook!!!

The Great American Cookie

Chocolate chip is honored as being the great American cookie. I have never come across anyone who doesn't love this classic and many consider chocolate chip to be their all time favorite.

Hands Down, THE Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe EVER!

I'm happy to share with you my best chocolate chip cookie recipe~I hope you will use it as much as I have over the years and with as much success!

Now....let me convince you that this really is an easy chocolate chip cookie recipe!

Measure These Ingredients

2 Cups Shortening
2 Cups Brown Sugar
1 Cup White Sugar
2 teaspoons Vanilla
4 eggs

Cream shortening and sugar,
add vanilla and eggs and beat well.

Now Add:

4 Cups Flour
2 teaspoons Baking Soda
2 teaspoons Salt
1 Cup Nuts (optional)
2 Cups Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips

Add dry ingredients, nuts and
chocolate chips and mix by hand.

Note: I use my Kitchen Aid
stand mixer~
I don't do any 'hand' stirring!

My red Kitchen Aid stand mixer is put into use several times per week!

Drop by teaspoonful onto cookie sheet and bake at 375 degrees for 8-10 minutes until lightly browned.

Instead of dropping by teaspoons, invest in a cookie scoop~it's so much faster~

Makes about 12 dozen cookies

This recipe makes a very large batch of cookies. You can load these classic treats up in gallon ice cream buckets and send them to your college kids! They love 'em~

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Freezing Cookie Dough

The best kinds of dough to freeze are: molded or cookie-press, drop, refrigerator, bar, and roll-and-cut cookies.

For freezing cookie dough: Form refrigerator-cookie dough into a roll or a bar; then wrap in a sheet of plastic wrap.
Pack other kinds of dough in freezer safe containers.
That's it!

Thaw refrigerator-cookie dough in refrigerator about 1 hour, or until it slices easily. Bake as usual.

Thaw any other kind of cookie dough till it can be handled easily; prepare and bake as usual.

Try freezing the dough from my Easy Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe...it works great!

Kitchen Aid
Stand Mixers

I always mix cookie dough with my Kitchen Aid Stand Mixer . There is never any need to stir by hand. This mixer is powerful enough for heavy cookie doughs...I wouldn't be without it!!!