Name: Chocolate Chip Cookies
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 cup vegetable shortening (preferably trans-fat-free) plus additional for greasing baking sheets; 2 cups plus 2 tablespoons; 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon xanthan gum; 1 cup granulated sugar; 1/2 cup packed brown sugar; 2 large eggs; 1 tablespoon vanilla; 12 ounces semisweet chocolate chips; 1 cup finely chopped walnuts (optional)

Servings: 4 persons

1 cup vegetable shortening (preferably trans-fat-free) plus additional for greasing baking sheets
2 cups plus 2 tablespoons
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon xanthan gum
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla
12 ounces semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup finely chopped walnuts (optional)

1
Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 375u00b0F. Lightly grease 2 large baking sheets.
2
Whisk together flour mix, baking soda, salt, and xanthan gum in a small bowl.
3
Beat together shortening (1 cup) and sugars in a large bowl with an electric mixer at high speed until pale and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Reduce speed to low and mix in flour mixture until just incorporated, then stir in chips and walnuts if using.
4
Drop heaping teaspoons of dough 2 inches apart onto baking sheets.
5
Bake, 1 sheet at a time, until golden, 9 to 15 minutes. Let stand 1 minute, then transfer cookies to a rack to cool and continue making cookies using cooled baking sheets.

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Chocolate Chip Cookies

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