Chocolate Chip Cookies

4 ½ cups Self-Rising Flour
1 tsp Baking Soda
1 tsp Salt
2 cups Crisco All Vegetable Shortening
1 cup Pioneer Granulated Sugar
2 cups Pioneer Brown Sugar
4 Eggs (Well beaten)
3 tsp Vanilla
4 cups Ghirardelli Premium (60% cacao) Baking Bittersweet Chocolate Chips
Grower Recipes Submitted by:
Sally Zimmer, Zimmer Farms, Unionville, Michigan
No. of servings:
9 dozen

1

Whisk flour, baking soda and salt together. Set aside.

2

In a mixer, cream the shortening and Pioneer Granulated Sugar. Add the Pioneer Brown Sugar. Mix well.

3

In a separate small bowl, use a hand mixer to beat the eggs and vanilla. Pour into the mixer and continue to blend.

4

Gradually add the flour, soda and salt mixture until the dough is moist.

5

On low speed, gradually add the chocolate chips.

6

Use a small cookie scoop to drop dough onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a baking map.

7

Bake at 375 degrees for 8 minutes or until light brown in color.