MOM'S CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES WITH A TWIST

Mom's Chocolate Chip Cookies With a Twist image

Provided by dulce_amore

Time 20m

Yield 24-36 cookies, 12-24 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup shortening
3/4 cup white sugar or 1/4 cup Splenda Sugar Blend for Baking
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon almond extract
2 cups quick-cooking oats
0.5 (12 ounce) package miniature semisweet chocolate chips
0.5 (12 ounce) package dark chocolate chips

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 deg. Sift flour, salt and soda together in bowl and set aside.
Cream the butter, shortening, and sugars. Mix in eggs, vanilla & almond extract with an electric mixer. Slowly add flour mix to butter mix and mix well. Mix in oatmeal. Using a wooden spoon, stir in chocolate chips.
Bake on a nonstick cookie sheet for 8-10 minute or until light brown. Cool on sheet for about 2 min; remove and finish cooling on wire rack. Eat warm with plenty of milk!
*Variation: To make gigantic cookies, place about 1/2 cup of dough on the mid-left of a cookie sheet and squish to make about a 4 inches diameter; repeat with mid-right of sheet. Bake 10-15 minutes; remove from pan after 2-5 min to cool on wire rack.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 503.3, Fat 26.6, SaturatedFat 12.5, Cholesterol 51.3, Sodium 386.3, Carbohydrate 65.5, Fiber 3.5, Sugar 41.7, Protein 5.7