Lori's Chocolate Chip Cookies from January Relief Society Meeting

mix dry ingredients together:

2 1/4 c. flour
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda

Mix and beat (in separate bowl):
1 c. butter flavored shortening
3/4 c. granulated sugar
3/4 c. brown sugar
1/2 tsp. water
1 tsp. vanilla

After mixing the wet ingredients, add 2 eggs and beat well. Then add the dry ingredients to the mixture and beat until blended.

Add 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips. Stir well. Bake at 375 degrees for 9-10 minutes until barely browned on top.

Chocolate Chip Cookies III

3 c. flour
1 tsp. b. soda
1 tsp. salt
1 c. margarine
1 1/3 c. sugar
2/3 c. brown sugar
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
2 eggs
3 c. chocolate chips

combine dry ingredients and set aside.

cream margarine, sugars until light. Beat in vanilla and eggs until smooth. Beat dry ingredients into creamed mixture and then add chocolate chips.

Drop dough by heaping Tbsp. onto parchment-lined baking sheets.

Bake at 325 for 12 minutes, turning sheets end-for-end about 1/2 way through.

Chocolate Chip Cookies

I believe that chocolate chip cookies are like meat loaf, apple pie, lasagna and (or so Tyler claims) teriyaki: that you like the ones you grew up with. Here's one of the two recipes that were regulars at our house, and still are.

Nel's Chocolate Chip Cookies

1 c margarine (I like the second to cheapest margarine--is it Imperial? The Blue Bonnet will do but that expensive stuff does not)

1 1/4 c brown sugar (I add a little more)

1 1/4 c white sugar

mix

2 eggs

2 t vanilla

mix

3 1/2 - 4 c flour

1 t salt

1 t soda

mix

12 oz chocolate chips

Spoon out

Bake 350 degrees 8-10 minutes, pulling them out before they are "done"