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Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients: 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup butter, softened 1/4 cup shortening 3/4 cup sugar 3/4 cup brown sugar 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips (12oz.)

1. Preheat oven to 375º F 2. In a large bowl, combine flour,

   baking soda and salt; set aside.
   In another bowl, beat butter and
   shortening at medium speed
   until well-blended and fluffy;
   gradually add sugar and brown 
   sugar, beat well. Add eggs and
   vanilla, beat well. Add flour 
   mixture to butter mixture, mix
   well. Stir in chocolate chips.

3. Drop dough by heaping teaspoons

   about 2 inches apart on baking
   sheet. Bake 9 to 11 minutes. Cool
   slightly on baking sheet; cool
   completely on wire rack.

The blue mat that the cookies are on is silicon, I'm testing it out for the Cooking Club of America, then I let them know what I think. I think it's very cool and worth checking out. No need for a spatula to remove the cookies and the mat can withstand up to 500º. You can also freeze them and then take them straight to the oven. Fold them up for great storage, they never lose their shape. A good investment!