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Rae Ann's Chocolate Chip Cookies

by Rae Ann Barrett

Ingredients

  • ¾ c. butter, softened
  • ¾ tsp. salt
  • ⅝ c. shortening
  • 1½ tsp. baking powder
  • 1½ c. brown sugar
  • 1 Tbs. + 1½ tsp. water
  • ⅝ c. white sugar
  • 1 Tbs. vanilla
  • 3 eggs
  • 4 cups flour
  • 1½ tsp. soda
  • chocolate chips

Directions

Cream butter or margarine and sugars. Add eggs, vanilla, and water; mix. Add dry ingredients; mix. Bake at 375° for 8 minutes. Remove from the oven and let sit on hot pan for 2 minutes before moving them to a cooling rack.