Ingredients

  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 12 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 12 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup shortening (you can use butter or margarine but shortening makes the best cookies)

Method

  • Mix the salt and baking soda in with the flour, then layer the ingredients into the jar.
  • Attach a gift card with the following instructions:.
  • Chocolate Chip Cookies.
  • Sift dry ingredients through a colander to separate the chocolate chips from other ingredients.
  • Beat 1 cup of unsalted butter or margarine or shortening in a medium bowl.
  • Beat sifted ingredients into butter until blended.
  • In a small bowl, beat 1 egg with 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.
  • Mix beaten egg mixture into butter mixture until blended.
  • Stir in chocolate chips.
  • Drop teaspoonfuls of batter, spaced well apart, onto a greased cookie sheet.
  • Bake at 375 degrees F for 8 minutes or until lightly browned.
  • I normally make 20-22 large cookies instead of smaller ones and bake them at 350 degrees F. I have made these vegan by using 1 ener-g egg replacer, prepared instead of the egg with good results.