Chocolate Chip Cookies by struan87

I've read a bunch of food threads here, and I thought it's about time to share my favorite cookie recipe. These ain't no crappy toll house crunchslabs--these are soft, delicious, artery-clogging discs of goodness. Make them and weep with joy.

Throughout this recipe, the muderous chef will offer advice to aid your cooking: Wash your greasy hands before you handle food that someone else might eat, you slobbering pig!

First! Your ingredients: 19oz (~4c) flour 1 tsp salt 2 tsp baking soda 1c softened salted butter 1c white Crisco 1.5c white sugar 1.5c brown sugar 4 eggs 2-3 tsp Mexican vanilla 4c chocolate chips

Use Mexican vanilla. When in doubt, look for a little stereotype on the package!

But really, the flavor is much better. Be careful it doesn't contain (much) coumarin; that stuff isn't good for the blood. You can mix-and-match the chips all you want. I usually do 2c semi-sweet and 2c white, but any kind will work. You could also substitute nuts for up to half the chocolate, if you're some kind of deviant.

Now let's start cooking, shall we?

First, measure out the flour.

Use a scale to be sure you have the right amount! Volume is not a reliable measure for flour.

Sift it with the soda and salt.

Sifting made easy: use a whisk!

Now put the crisco, butter, sugars, eggs and vanilla in a large bowl.

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