Chocolate Chip Cookies

I've had this blog for a few months now, and I was looking through my pages when I realized that I still haven't posted a recipe for chocolate chip cookies! We all have our favorite recipe, and why haven't I posted mine? The reason for this is that everyone- seriously, everyone- loves chocolate chip cookies. I have never met a person who doesn't love one of these- warm and goey- with a cold glass of milk (well, most people enjoy the milk part). Because of this passion that all people have for chocolate chip cookies, I couldn't just post any old recipe on here, especially not the one printed on the back of Nestle Tollhouse chocolate chips (paah-lease!!!). I had to perfect my recipe- take my favorite aspects of each fabulous cookie I eat and mold them together to create a recipe that is simply unbelievable. Enjoy!

2¼ cups all purpose flour
½ tsp baking soda
14 tbsp butter-flavored vegetable shortening
¾ cup white sugar
¼ cup packed light brown sugar
½ tsp salt
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 eggs
2 cups semi-sweet, or milk chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees, putting one rack in the bottom third of the oven. Line baking sheets with aluminum foil.
Whisk flour and baking soda together in a medium bowl.
Beat the shortening and the sugars together in a bowl until they are light and fluffy. Reduce speed to low and add the eggs, salt, and vanilla; mix until the batter has turned paler and is fluffy. Then, gradually add the flour into the batter and mix until just combined. Then stir in the chocolate chips.

Scoop about two tablespoon-sized balls of dough and roll between your hands. Then place them on a sheet about 2 inches apart. Then press each ball of dough a bit and turn it into a disk. Bake the cookies until the edges just start to brown, about 10-13 minutes, depending on cookie size. Cool on wire racks and enjoy!!

Recipe is my own.