Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookies

makes about 2 1/2 dozen cookies

3/4 cup butter-flavored crisco

1 1/4 cup brown sugar

2 Tbsp milk

1 Tbsp vanilla flavoring

1 egg

1 3/4 cup plus a couple of tablespoons of flour

1 tsp salt

3/4 tsp baking soda

1 cup chocolate chips

1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional, you can add some extra chocolate chips if you omit the nuts)

Preheat oven to 375F. Cream crisco, brown sugar, milk and vanilla flavoring together in a large bowl. Add egg and cream together.

In a separate bowl, mix flour, salt and baking soda.

Mix dry ingredients in with the butter/sugar mixture until well blended. Fold in chocolate chips.

Place by rounded tablespoon-fulls onto cookie sheet.

Bake at 375F until edges are golden brown, about 8-10 minutes.

Let the cookies set for a few minutes before removing them to cool on a paper towel or sheet of foil.

Just like all cookies, these are best eaten warm, so I like to just make a few at a time. You can store the cookie dough in the fridge for several days or in the freezer for several weeks. This is an easy way to have fresh cookies on hand to serve unexpected guests. Just remember the cookies may need to bake a bit longer since the dough started out cold!