Chocolate Chip Cookies!

My husband had a hard day at work yesterday, so I thought I would make him some chocolate chip cookies to cheer him up.  He loves cookies more than any other person that I’ve ever met, so I knew it would be the perfect treat after a long day.  Truth be told, I like chocolate chip cookies too, but I like eating them way more than I like making them.  For some reason, every time I make chocolate chip cookies, they always turn out flat.  I use the traditional Toll House recipe, and no matter what I do, they come out of the oven as little saucers!  It’s frustrating because I’d like to be able to make killer chocolate chip cookies for my husband who loves them so, so much.

Yesterday I decided to give a new recipe a try in an attempt to avoid the “flat cookie” curse.  The recipe produced dough that was a nice consistency, and the cookies did end up a touch thicker than usual.  They still weren’t as thick and chewy as I was hoping for, but I guess a little better is still a success.

 

 

Here’s the recipe that I followed.  I think it made pretty delicious cookies, so I’d definitely recommend it.

Ingredients:

2/3 c. butter flavor Crisco

2/3 c. butter (softened)
2 eggs
1 c. white sugar
1 c. brown sugar
2 tsp. vanilla
3 c. flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1 bag semi-sweet chocolate chips

Step One:  Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Step Two:  In a large mixing bowl, cream Crisco, butter, eggs, white sugar, brown sugar, vanilla.

Step Three:  Gradually add flour, baking soda, salt.

Step Four: Mix in the chocolate chips.

Step Five:  Use a small – medium cookie scoop and place rounded balls on cookie sheet.

Step Six: Bake 8-10 minutes.  Remove when golden.  Leave on baking sheet for 3-4 minutes before moving to a cooling rack.

What about you?  Do you have any suggestions for making the perfect chocolate chip cookie?  I’d sure like to be better at it than I am, so any help I can get is appreciated.  After doing a little research on how NOT to make flat cookies, I’ve decided I might try some other recipes and maybe even change the color of my cookie sheets.  I’m not sure either will help, but I’m sure my husband won’t mind the practice!  Lucky for me, he says he’s never met a cookie he didn’t like!