This cookie is one that you may not be able to stop eating! If you ask our son Hyrum what his favorite cookies are, he will say "chewy brownie cookies.....period!" He has a photography blog where he is posting a picture every day for the year. One of his pictures is of his favorite cookies and he asked if I would post the recipe so others could enjoy them, so here it is!
He has been having fun posting photos, you should take a look! http://shuttershare.wordpress.com/
2/3 c. shortening
1 ½ c. packed brown sugar
1 T. water
1 tsp. vanilla
2 eggs
1½ c. flour
1/3 c. baking cocoa
½ tsp. salt
¼ tsp baking soda
2 c. (12 oz.) semi-sweet chocolate chips
½ c. chopped walnuts or pecans (opt.)
In a large mixing bowl; cream shortening, brown sugar,
water and vanilla
water and vanilla
(This just means to blend it together until it looks smooth and creamy)
beat in the eggs one at a time.
In another bowl, combine flour, cocoa, salt and baking soda;
add to creamed mixture and beat just until blended.
(A Little note to my Dominican friends. Your cookies will turn out better if you use
Pillsbury or Gold Medal flour. You can find it at Nacional, La Sirena or Amigo)
Flour
add to creamed mixture and beat just until blended.
(A Little note to my Dominican friends. Your cookies will turn out better if you use
Pillsbury or Gold Medal flour. You can find it at Nacional, La Sirena or Amigo)
Flour
Add to creamed mixture
Blend well
Stir in chocolate chips and nuts if desired.
(I'm not adding nuts this time but this is the time to add them too)
Drop by rounded teaspoon 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets. I love this little scoop to make my cookies with.
It's not necessary but fun to use and
makes my cookies close to the same size.
It's not necessary but fun to use and
makes my cookies close to the same size.
Bake at 375 degrees for 7-9 minutes. Do not over bake.
(I baked mine for 8 minutes)
when you take the cookies out of the oven, they will be a little puffy. As they cool they will flatten out.
when you take the cookies out of the oven, they will be a little puffy. As they cool they will flatten out.
Cool 2 minutes on cookie sheet before removing to cooling rack. These cookies are very soft and need a bit of time to set up enough so you can take them off the pan with out making mess.
Carefully remove them from the pan and place them on the rack to finish cooling. This is where some of us have a hard time letting them cool the rest of the way! They are so soft and chewy and the chocolate chips are all melted and warm......I won't tell any one if you want to eat one now!
IF you can wait until they are cooled or not, you can enjoy them with a glass of milk or a scoop of ice cream!
I always think of my kids when I make these cookies. I would make these and three other kinds of cookies and fill an ice cream bucket with them to take to the Coeur d' Alene, Idaho
forth of July fireworks on Lake Coeur d' Alane. Hello to all our friends there, we love and miss you!
(that includes all the Spokane friends too!)
© Nancy Rappleye 2012
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