| 1 | Preparation time: 20 minutes bake time: 8 to 13 minutes |
| 2 | * note: if nuts are omitted, use 1 ?cups semi-sweet chocolate chips. |
| 3 | Heat oven to 375°F. |
| 4 | Cream butter flavor crisco, brown sugar, milk and vanilla in large bowl. |
| 5 | Blend until creamy. |
| 6 | Blend in egg. |
| 7 | Combine flour, salt and baking soda. |
| 8 | Add to creamed mixture, gradually. |
| 9 | Stir in chocolate chips and nuts. |
| 10 | Drop rounded tablespoonfuls ( about 2 measuring tablespoons ) of dough 3 inches apart on ungreased baking sheet. |
| 11 | Bake at 375°F for 8 to 10 minutes for chewy cookies ( they will look light and moist - do not overbake ), 11 to 13 minutes for crisp cookies. |
| 12 | Cool on baking sheet for 2 minutes. |
| 13 | Remove to cooling rack. |
| 14 | makes 3 dozen 3 inch cookies. |
| 15 | variations for ultimate chocolate chip cookies Drizzle melt 1 cup semi-sweet or white melting chocolate with 1 teaspoon butter flavor crisco over very low heat or at 50% power in microwave. |
| 16 | Stir well. |
| 17 | If too thick to drizzle, add a little more butter flavor crisco to thin. |
| 18 | Drizzle from end of spoon back and forth over cookie. |
| 19 | Sprinkle with nuts before chocolate hardens, if desired. |
| 20 | to harden chocolate quickly, place cookies in refrigerator for a few minutes. |
| 21 | Chocolate dipped melt 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips or 1 cup white melting chocolate cut in pieces with 1 teaspoon butter flavor crisco over very low heat or at 50% power in microwave. |
| 22 | Stir well. |
| 23 | Spoon into a cup. |
| 24 | Dip one end of cooled cookie in chocolate. |
| 25 | Sprinkle with finely chopped nuts before chocolate hardens. |
| 26 | Place on wax paper. |
| 27 | Holiday dress-ups frost cookies with creamy vanilla frosting. |
| 28 | Decorate with red and green candy coated chocolate pieces ( m&ms ). |
| 29 | creamy vanilla frosting combine ?cup butter flavor crisco, 1 pound ( 4 cups ) confectioners sugar, 1/3 cup milk and 1 teaspoon vanilla in medium bowl at low speed of electric mixer until well blended. |
| 30 | Scrape bowl. |
| 31 | Beat at high speed for 2 minutes, or until smooth and creamy. |
| 32 | Frost cooled cookies. |
