Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Yield: 2-3 dozen 1x
Ingredients
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- 1 cup margarine/vegan butter (like Earth Balance), softened
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 2 cups + 4 Tbsp all-purpose flour
- 12 oz (one bag) chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set it aside.
- With a paddle attachment in a stand mixer, mixed the shortening, sugars and vanilla until creamy and fluffy, around 3 minutes. By beating the mixture for a few minutes, you are ensuring a light and chewy cookie!
- Add the eggs and mix well. Add the salt and baking soda and mix again.
- Add the flour 1 cup at a time and mix until no flour could be seen in the mixture, around 1 minute. Add the chocolate chips and stir to combine.
- Using a small ice cream scoop, scoop around 2 tablespoons of batter for each cookie on to the parchment lined baking sheet.
- Bake the cookies for 10-12 minutes, until lightly golden brown. Let the cookies sit for a minute on the baking sheet then move to a cooling rack.