Foodie Friday: Chocolate Chip Cookies!

It’s time for another Foodie Friday! This time I have a perfect sweet treat: chocolate chip cookies.

Mix together butter, shortening and both sugars.

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Add eggs, vanilla and hot water

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In a separate bowl mix together flour, baking soda and salt and add to mixture. Then add chocolate chips.

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For this batch I made half with chocolate chips and half with sprinkles. I did the sprinkles because my dad and I cannot have chocolate. You could substitute the chocolate chips for carob chips too.

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Roll dough into balls and put in the oven!

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Chocolate Chip Cookies”

1/2 cup butter, softened

1/2 cup vegetable shortening (If you do not have any shortening on-hand or don’t want to use shortening, you can substitute butter)

3/4 cup sugar

3/4 cup brown sugar, packed

2 eggs

1 tsp. vanilla

1/2 tsp. hot water

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. salt

1 cup chocolate chips

Bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes. Let cool on a cooling rack.

I hope you enjoy!!