Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookies 3/4 cup butter flavored shortening 1 1/4 cups firmly packed light brown sugar 2 tbsp. milk 1 tbsp. vanilla 1 egg 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour 1 tsp. salt 3/4 tsp. baking soda 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips 1 cup coarsely chopped pecans (optional)* Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Place sheets of foil on countertop for cooling cookies. Combine butter flavored shortening, brown sugar, milk, and vanilla in large bowl. Beat with mixer at medium speed until well blended. Beat egg into creamed mixture. Combine flour, salt, and baking soda. Mix into creamed mixture just until blended. Stir in chocolate chips and pecan pieces. Drop rounded tablespoonfuls of dough 3 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheet. Bake one baking sheet at a time for 8 to 10 minutes for chewy cookies, or 11 to 3 minutes for crisp cookies. DO NOT OVER BAKE. Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet. Remove cookies to foil to cool completely. * If nuts are omitted, ad an additional 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips. Recipe from Amanda Formaro of FamilyCorner.com Magazine http://www.familycorner.com Share this page with a friend! Practical Kitchen.com - Cooking with Your Busy Life In Mind! http://www.practicalkitchen.com Return to: Home | Site Map | Recipe Directory | Appetizers | Beverages | Bread | Breakfast | Casseroles Chili | Desserts | Eggs and Cheese | Main Meal Meats | Miscellaneous | Pasta | Poultry | Recipes on Video Salads | Sandwiches | Sauces | Seafood | Side Dishes | Slow Cookery | Soup | Stews | Vegetables or use your browser's "back" button to return.