Cookie 1- Brown Sugar Cookies pg. 82

These looked like a fun simple cookie so I started with them.

Ingredients:

2 3/4 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
2/3 cup unsalted butter, softened
1/3 cup vegetable shortening
2 cups packed dark brown sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Directions:

In a bowl, whisk together flour and baking soda until well combined.



Set aside.

In a large bowl, using an electric mixer on medium speed, cream butter shortening and brown sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla.





Scrape down sides of bowl. On low speed or using a wooden spoon, gradually add flour mixture, beating just until blended.





Cover dough with plastic wrap and chill for at least 1 hour.

Preheat oven to 350F (180C). Lightly grease hands with nonstick cooking spray. Roll pieces of dough into 1-inch (2.5 cm) balls. Place about 2 inches (5 cm) apart on cookie sheets lined with parchment paper.





Bake one sheet at a time in preheated oven for 8 to 10 minutes or until edges start to turn lightly golden.



Immediately slide parchment paper onto a wire cooling rack. Cool cookies for 5 minutes, then transfer from parchment paper to cooling rack and cool completely. This recipe will yield about 40 cookies.



Now if you want them to be crispy you can bake them 10 to 14 minutes. I accidentally forgot to set the timer on the last pan so I made them crispy. Consensus seems to be that the softer ones are better, but crispy is good if that's your thing.



I don't know if I'll have time for another cookie tonite. I hope so! In the meanwhile I'm going to shower and get ready for swing dancing.

Happy baking!