| Step one: | Preparation time : 20 minutes bake time : 8 to 13 minutes |
| Step two: | * note : if nuts are omitted , use 1 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips. |
| Step three: | Heat oven to 375. |
| Step four: | Cream butter flavor crisco , brown sugar , milk and vanilla in large bowl. |
| Step five: | Blend until creamy. |
| Step six: | Blend in egg. |
| Step seven: | Combine flour , salt and baking soda. |
| Step eight: | Add to creamed mixture , gradually. |
| Step nine: | Stir in chocolate chips and nuts. |
| Step ten: | Drop rounded tablespoonfuls ( about 2 measuring tablespoons ) of dough 3 inches apart on ungreased baking sheet. |
| Step eleven: | Bake at 375 for 8 to 10 minutes for chewy cookies ( they will look light and moist - do not overbake ) , 11 to 13 minutes for crisp cookies. |
| Step twelve: | Cool on baking sheet for 2 minutes. |
| Step thirteen: | Remove to cooling rack. |
| Step fourteen: | makes 3 dozen 3 inch cookies. |
| Step fifteen: | variations for ultimate chocolate chip cookies Drizzle melt 1 cup semi-sweet or white melting chocolate with 1 teaspoon butter flavor crisco over very low heat or at 50 % power in microwave. |
| Step sixteen: | Stir well. |
| Step seventeen: | If too thick to drizzle , add a little more butter flavor crisco to thin. |
| Step eighteen: | Drizzle from end of spoon back and forth over cookie. |
| Step nineteen: | Sprinkle with nuts before chocolate hardens , if desired. |
| Step twenty: | to harden chocolate quickly , place cookies in refrigerator for a few minutes. |
| Step twenty-one: | Chocolate dipped melt 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips or 1 cup white melting chocolate cut in pieces with 1 teaspoon butter flavor crisco over very low heat or at 50 % power in microwave. |
| Step twenty-two: | Stir well. |
| Step twenty-three: | Spoon into a cup. |
| Step twenty-four: | Dip one end of cooled cookie in chocolate. |
| Step twenty-five: | Sprinkle with finely chopped nuts before chocolate hardens. |
| Step twenty-six: | Place on wax paper. |
| Step twenty-seven: | Holiday dress-ups frost cookies with creamy vanilla frosting. |
| Step twenty-eight: | Decorate with red and green candy coated chocolate pieces ( mandms ) . |
| 29 | creamy vanilla frosting combine cup butter flavor crisco , 1 pound ( 4 cups ) confectioners sugar , 1/3 cup milk and 1 teaspoon vanilla in medium bowl at low speed of electric mixer until well blended. |
| 30 | Scrape bowl. |
| 31 | Beat at high speed for 2 minutes , or until smooth and creamy. |
| 32 | Frost cooled cookies. |
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