This is a recipe that has been in my family for years and years. These cookies are cake-like, light, fluffy and moist with zing from using sour milk. If you're looking for a classic chocolate chip cookie recipe, I must enunciate (due to two reviewers' comments) that these cookies ARE NOTHING LIKE A CLASSIC CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE. They are not expected to be crisp or chewy, and the flavor is much lighter. I think this is due to reduced fat content (using 1/2 cup shortening rather than the amount of butter in a classic chocolate chip cookie). I use mini chocolate chips, since regular chocolate chips tend to be too heavy for this cookie batter (but feel free to use your preference). Also, I use homogenized/pasteurized whole milk, but my grandmother always used real sour milk when we lived on the dairy farm. She didn't need to spoil the milk using vinegar. I think the type of milk makes all the diffference. These cookies are great, but they don't quite taste the same as when Grandma made them using more conventional/natural methods.
Provided by MarthaStewartWanabe
Categories Drop Cookies
Time 30m
Yield 24-36 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream together sugar, eggs and shortening.
- To make sour milk, add 1 teaspoons white vinegar to the measuring cup before adding milk. Allow vinegar and milk to sit for 3 minutes. Then add milk to mixing bowl along with baking soda, vanilla and salt.
- Stir in flour one cup at a time.
- Fold in nuts (optional) and chocolate chips.
- Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls onto a lightly greased baking sheet.
- Bake for 10-15 minutes or until tops of cookies are no longer shiny, and bottoms are lightly browned.
- Cool on a wire rack.
- Store in an air-tight container for up to 5 days.
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[email protected]I've made these cookies with different types of chocolate chips, and they always turn out great. I especially love them with dark chocolate chips.
Rubina
[email protected]These cookies are so easy to make, even my kids can help me. We love making them together as a family.
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[email protected]I love that these cookies are made with sour milk. It gives them a unique flavor that I really enjoy.
Gold Gamez
[email protected]These cookies are the best I've ever had. They're so soft and chewy, and the chocolate chips are perfectly melted.
Roman Herrera
[email protected]I'm so glad I found this recipe. These cookies are amazing! I'll definitely be making them again and again.
Luise B
[email protected]These cookies are so delicious, I can't stop eating them. I've already made them twice this week!
Muhammad Salih
[email protected]I've been making these cookies for years and they're always a favorite. They're the perfect cookie for any occasion.
NP Gaming
[email protected]I've made these cookies with different types of chocolate chips, and they always turn out great. I especially love them with dark chocolate chips.
Veronica Perez-Montgomery
[email protected]These cookies are so easy to make, even my kids can help me. We love making them together as a family.
Kadijata Bah
[email protected]I love that these cookies are made with sour milk. It gives them a unique flavor that I really enjoy.
Matt Ilac
[email protected]These cookies are so good, I could eat them every day. They're the perfect treat for any occasion.
Landon Kline
[email protected]I've tried many different chocolate chip cookie recipes over the years, but these are by far the best. They're always a hit with my family and friends.
Nazia jee
[email protected]These cookies are the perfect combination of soft and chewy. The chocolate chips add a delicious sweetness that makes them irresistible.
Taiwo Fatade Aiyedun
[email protected]I made these cookies for a bake sale and they were a huge success. Everyone loved them!
Benjamin Salvitti
[email protected]These cookies are so easy to make and they taste amazing. I love that I can use sour milk in the recipe, which is something I always have on hand.
Jenna Janik
[email protected]I've made these cookies a few times now and they always turn out great. They're my go-to recipe for chocolate chip cookies.
t dilshan
[email protected]I followed the recipe exactly and the cookies turned out perfectly. They were so good that I ate three in a row!
Riead Khan
[email protected]These cookies were a hit! They were soft and chewy, with just the right amount of chocolate chips. I'll definitely be making them again.