St. Benedict's Chocolate Chip Cookies

"I had the wonderful experience of going to an all-women's Catholic college. The Benedictine sisters fed us very well, and this is the recipe for their famous chocolate chip cookies. It is a soft, shortening-based cookie with a "sinful" amount of chocolate chips. I have been making this recipe for 25 years now, and I've only made a few changes to "modernize" it. For example, I use only non-hydrogenated vegetable shortening with zero trans fat. And I do not mix these by hand anymore. By the time all the chocolate chips go in it is a very stiff dough, so I do it all in my big kitchen-aid standing mixer. Note: If you cannot find non-hydrogenated shortening at your regular market you'll be able to find it at a natural food store such as Whole Foods."
 
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Ready In:
39mins
Ingredients:
8
Yields:
48 cookies (about 3
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ingredients

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directions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Cream shortening, sugar, and brown sugar thoroughly.
  • Add eggs and cream until light and fluffy.
  • In a separate bowl combine flour, salt, and baking soda.
  • Add flour mixture to sugar mixture. Mix well.
  • Add chocolate chips. Stir or mix until chips are completely combined.
  • Drop by spoonful (about 2 T each) onto an un-greased or parchment lined baking sheet.
  • Bake until a very light brown color. About 9 minutes.
  • Cool on wire racks.

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Reviews

  1. I've been pining for these since I graduation in 1987. Thanks for posting!!
     
  2. These were fabulous cookies! My boys especially loved that they were chocked full of chocolate chips. Very easy to do and they make a huge amount. Made for PAC Fall '09
     
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<p>I love to cook on my wood stove. I even chop my own wood. I live in the mountains with a wonderful man, 2 daughters, 1 step daughter, and 1 step son. One daughter has moved away to college---the others are teenagers at home. We have a lot of fun. We also live with 2 dogs, several cats, and a parrot. <br /> <br />When I'm not cooking or chopping wood I work full time as an architect. I love my career, but cooking is my real creative outlet. <br /> <br /><img src=http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b158/bella_donata/My%20Art/Recipezaar/ScrapBook.png border=0 alt=Made /></p>
 
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