CHEWY BROWNIE COOKIES

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Provided by Food Network

Categories dessert

Time 22m

Yield 4 1/2 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 13

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Crisco® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray
1 1/2 cups firmly packed brown sugar
2/3 cup Crisco® Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening
or 2/3 stick Crisco® Baking Sticks Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening
1 tbsp. water
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 large eggs
1 1/2 cups Pillsbury BEST® All Purpose Flour
1/3 cup cocoa powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1 (12 oz.) pkg. semi-sweet chocolate chips (2 cups)
Powdered sugar (optional)

Steps:

HEAT oven to 350°F. Coat baking sheets with no-stick cooking spray.
BEAT brown sugar, shortening, water and vanilla with electric mixer at medium speed until well blended. Beat in eggs. Combine flour, cocoa, salt and baking soda. Mix into shortening mixture at low speed just until blended. Stir in chocolate chips. Drop by rounded measuring tablespoonsful 2 inches apart onto prepared baking sheets.
BAKE 8 to 10 minutes, or until cookies are set. Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet. Place on cooling rack to cool completely. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.