Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

A photo of two smiling friends holding a plate of chocolate chip cookies.

Ingredients

  • ½ cup butter (softened)
  • ½ cup shortening
  • 1 ½ cups brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 3 Tbsp vanilla extract
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp cream of tartar
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 2 ½ cups white flour
  • Chocolate chips (to taste, or about ½ cup)

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 325° F.
  2. Mix butter, shortening, and sugar.
  3. Add egg and vanilla. Beat well.
  4. Stir in dry ingredients. Do not overmix!
  5. Add chocolate chips and mix lightly.
  6. Drop by spoonful onto ungreased cookie sheet.
  7. Bake about 15 minutes.

Next Level: Try baking in a cast iron skillet instead of a cookie sheet and top with a scoop of vanilla ice cream! You won't regret it.

A photo of two small cast iron skillets holding freshly baked cookies with a wide-eyed dog looking over its shoulder at them.