Right. The best ever chocolate chip cookie. This was passed down from my mother's mother to her then to yours truly. It has never failed me! So I'm going to break my family's recipe vault and share these delicious best ever Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe with you.
Best Ever Chocolate Chip Cookie
Ingredients for chocolate chip cookie
- 75g butter (or margarine)
- 75g white vegetable shortening
- 150g soft brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
- 200g all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup nuts (chopped) - optional
How to make the Best Ever Chocolate Chip Cookie
- Preheat oven to moderate
- Mix and sift all the flour ingredients (flour, bicarbonate soda, salt)
- Set asside
- Using an eletric mixer, cream together the butter, vegetable shortening and sugar
- Add in the egg and vanilla essence
- Continue to beat till the mixture changes color (ie. becomes lighter)
- Add the rest of the ingredients (chocolate chips and nuts) and mix well
- Using two tsp, drop the mixture into little mounds onto a greased tray
- Bake for 12 to 20 mins or till golden brown and firm to touch
These cookies will store well in a tight-lid container for a week or so. Best eaten with a friend or family and a glass of cold iced milk!
