Best Light And Fluffy Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipes

LIGHT AND FLUFFY CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Light and Fluffy Chocolate Chip Cookies image

I found an original recipe and adapted it to my taste. I love the fluffiness of this cookie. It's soft, not hard, and crunchy. I get so many compliments on this recipe!

Provided by Jessica Smith

Categories Desserts Cookies Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipes

Time 18m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

½ cup shortening
½ cup butter, softened
1 cup packed brown sugar
½ cup white sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon baking soda
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour, or more as needed
1 (11 ounce) package semisweet chocolate chips

Steps:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
Beat shortening and butter together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Add brown sugar and white sugar and beat until smooth. Add eggs, vanilla extract, and baking soda; beat until well mixed.
Slowly mix enough flour into butter mixture until a thick dough forms; fold in chocolate chips. Spoon small mounds of dough onto a baking sheet, about 1-inch apart.
Bake in the preheated oven until edges are lightly browned, 8 to 9 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 238 calories, Carbohydrate 31.2 g, Cholesterol 25.7 mg, Fat 12.5 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 2.5 g, SaturatedFat 5.9 g, Sodium 63.5 mg, Sugar 20.1 g

LIGHT AND FLUFFY BANANA CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Light and Fluffy Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies image

These are a delicious soft cookie, they remind me of banana bread. I like to sprinkle a mixture of sugar and cinnamon on them before baking if I am not dipping them in chocolate.

Provided by Elaine Laskowski

Categories Other Snacks

Time 25m

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

2 1/2 c cake flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 c shortening, butter flavor
3/4 c granulated sugar
3/4 c brown sugar, firmly packed
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 large eggs
2 c chocolate chips
1/2 c banana, mashed
1/2 c chocolate chips,melted for dipping (optional)

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 375 F. Sift flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl. In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream butter flavored shortening and both sugars until light and fluffy. Add vanilla and eggs, mixing to incorporate. Stir in mashed banana.
2. Add dry ingredients and mix well, then stir in chocolate chips.
3. Scoop by tablespoonful onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake about 8 minutes until edges are light brown.
4. If you are going to dip them in some chocolate, melt the 1/2 cup of chocolate chips in a heat proof bowl over boiling water. Stir to help melt and when melted dip cookies.
5. If you don't dip them in chocolate, you might want to sprinkle them before baking, with a mixture of sugar and cinnamon. In fact make some both ways, you will love these cookies.