Blue Ridge Mountains Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipes

NUTTY OR NICE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350° and place racks on middle and lower third tracks.
• In a medium mixing bowl, whisk flour with baking soda and salt. If you are using self-rising flour you can skip this step, you wont need the salt or soda.
• In a large mixing bowl beat the butter at medium speed until creamy with a handheld electric mixer. Add brown sugar and granulated sugar and beat until fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla and beat until smooth. Lower speed and beat in the dry ingredients. Stir in chocolate chips and nuts.
• Place heaping tablespoons of the cookie dough at least 1 1/2" apart on 2 baking sheets and bake for about 11 minutes for soft and chewy cookies, about 13 minutes for chewy cookies or about 16 minutes for crisp cookies.
• Leave cookies to cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes before moving them to wire racks.

MOM'S BLUE RIBBON CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Cream sugars, butter and shortening. Add eggs, one at a time, stirring after each edition.
• Add soda and salt, then sift in flour. Stir, but do not overmix.
• Fold in chocolate chips.
• Place large heaps on baking sheet or stone. Bake for 8 minutes. Remove cookies while they still look soft (they'll continue to bake on the stone if you're using one.).

BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Note: The recipe initially calls for 2 1/2 cups flour, but with the added note if you want them more softer and rounder cookie to add 1/4 cup flour. I add the 1/4 cup making it 2 3/4 cups total.
• Cream shortening, butter, sugars, then eggs and vanilla and almond extracts.
• Blend dry ingredients and add to mixture.
• Stir in Chocolate chips.
• Drop by large tablespoons (I use cookie scoop) onto ungreased cookie sheet, leaving 2-inches room in between to allow cookies to spread. I press down lightly with a measuring cup to bake more uniform cookies).
• Bake at 375° for 10 minutes until lightly brown.
• Makes 2-3 dozen cookies depending on size.