The Best Soft and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies in the World

Submitted by Cake Baker

"These are simply amazing. If you are looking for a soft and chewy melt in your mouth chocolate chip cookie -- this is it. Look no further. Just try and only eat one. This is one of my most requested recipes."

 

• Ready In: 23mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 11 dozen tsp. sized cookies
• Serves: 132

ingredients

• 2 cups Crisco
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 cups brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 4 eggs
• 4 1⁄2 cups flour
• 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup walnuts, chopped (optional)

directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Cream the Crisco and sugars together. Add the soda, salt and vanilla to the creamed mixture. Add the eggs, one at a time. Add the flour and mix well. Add the chocolate chips and nuts.
3. Drop by rounded teaspoons (or tablespoons) on a ungreased cookie sheet.
4. Bake 8-10 minutes at 375 (just until set in the middle, but not done!). Let cool 2 minutes on the cookie sheet before removing to a cooling rack.
5. **Add 1/2 cup baking cocoa for chocolate chocolate chip cookies. Try peanut butter chips or M&M's in place of the chocolate chips.
6. **IMPORTANT: Do not adjust the amount of eggs or shortening -- it will mess with how the cookie spreads. I have tried.

Reviews

[Sierra]

I made these exactly as written, omitting the walnuts. They are excellent! Crispy edges with a very chewy center. I LOVE chewy cookies, and these are absolutely perfect. I got exactly 3 dozen generous sized cookies from this recipe.<br/><br/>*One note: For the 1st batch, I used a silicone baking sheet, and I do not recommend it. The cookies just didn't turn out right using the silicone sheet.