Jumbo Chocolate Chip Cookies

Name: Jumbo Chocolate Chip Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2 dozen.
Ingredients: 2/3 cup shortening; 2/3 cup butter, softened; 1 cup sugar; 1 cup packed brown sugar; 2 large eggs, room temperature; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon salt; 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips; 1 cup chopped pecans

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 15 min. + chilling Bake: 15 min./batch YIELD: 2 dozen.

These huge cookies are a family favorite. No one can resist their sweet chocolaty taste.—Lori Sporer, Oakley, Kansas

Ingredients

2/3 cup shortening
2/3 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 large eggs, room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup chopped pecans

Directions

1. In a large bowl, cream shortening, butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine flour, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture and mix well. Fold in chocolate chips and pecans. Chill for at least 1 hour.
2. Preheat oven to 375°. Drop dough by 1/4 cupfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake 13-15 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 5 minutes before removing to wire racks.

Nutrition Facts

1 each: 335 calories, 19g fat (7g saturated fat), 31mg cholesterol, 213mg sodium, 41g carbohydrate (26g sugars, 2g fiber), 3g protein.

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