thick soft and chewy chocolate chip cookies

🥘 Ingredients

• • all-purpose flour
• • baking soda
• • salt
• • real butter
• • shortening
• • brown sugar
• • vanilla
• • eggs
• • semi-sweet chocolate chips
• • nuts

📝 Instructions

1. 1 mix flour , baking soda , and salt in a small bowl
2. 2 in a separate bowl , beat butter and shortening until creamy
3. 3 add sugar and vanilla and beat with a mixer on medium speed until well blended
4. 4 beat in eggs , one at a time , mixing well
5. 5 add flour mixture , and beat slowly to incorporate , then beat to blend well
6. 6 stir in chocolate chips and nuts
7. 7 drop batter in 2-tablespoon portions about 2 inches apart on baking sheets
8. 8 bake in a 375f preheated oven until edges of cookies are brown but an area about 1 inch wide in the center is still pale , about 10 minutes
9. 9 if using 2 pans in 1 oven , switch positions at half-time
10. 10 let cookies cool on pan about 5 minutes , then transfer to racks with a spatula
11. 11 serve warm or cool