"Vince Poroke" > wrote in message
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> I have been working on a chocolate chip cookie recipe that is perfect
> for my family's taste. I came really close last night. The flavor
> was spot on but the texture was off. I used 1 cup of butter and a 1/4
> cup of shortening. I wanted the flavor of the butter but still a firm
> cookie, so I was hoping that the shortening would be enough to do it
> but alas, no. My question is, what do you all think of butter
> flavored Crisco instead of a butter/shortening combo. Here is the
> recipe that I have
>
> 3/4 cup dark/light brown sugar mixture plus two tbs dark
> 3/4 cup sugar
> 1 cup butter
> 1/4 cup shortening
> 2 eggs
> 2 tbs vanilla
> 1/4 tsp nutmeg
> 1 tsp salt
> 1 cup chips
> 1 1/4 cup walnuts
> 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
> 2 1/4 cups flour

The recipe looks a bit heavy on fat to me. Never the less, I wouldn't use
all butter flavored Crisco. I like 1/2 butter and 1/2 shortening in my CC
cookies. I would try using 3/4 cup butter and 1/2 cup shortening. You can
try the butter flavored Crisco for one batch and regular for another and see
which you like better. Personally, I think that the artificial butter
flavor used in Crisco tastes bad so I would rather have no flavor than bad
flavor.

Here is the recipe that I use. I think it is pretty standard. Remember
that you can influence the final texture of the cookies somewhat by how long
you bake them.

1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup shortening
2 eggs
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
3 cups AP flour
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
12 oz. semi-sweet chips

Sift dry ingredients together and set aside. Place other ingredients in
mixer bowl and mix for 30 seconds. Scrap bowl and mix for 30 seconds.
Gradually add dry ingredients and mix at slow speed for about 2 minutes.
Increase speed and beat for 30 seconds. Mix in chips. Bake at 375F for 10
to 12 minutes.

I scoop these out and freeze the raw dough. I then take them out of the
freezer and bake them off without defrosting at 375 for about 15 minutes.
You can pop a few into your already hot oven and have fresh cookies for
desert.