Recently I emailed family to ask for their favorite recipes to compile in our own food family history book. I love food and how it brings our family together. I mean every time we get together we eat - so we know it brings us together. But really, I love the memories that come with food and the times of year we eat it, etc.
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Back to the recipe:
So my family is sending me lots of recipes to try and photograph (which is something I love to do) and then create a book and also post the recipes so we have them digitally. So I think it's going to be a fun project. This is my first official family history recipe for my husband's side of the family.
My sister-in-law, Jayna, send me this cookie recipe this week and I just had to make them. They are seriously good! I don't usually cook with crisco--I'm a butter girl! But I know some people just rave about it in cookies. And I was seriously happy with the results. It's still got butter - and more butter than crisco. But crisco gives it this slight crisp that butter can't. So I think these are the best of both worlds.
Jayna said this recipe comes from Preston City's Centennial Cookbook. That's where her husband's family lives. So I think this is a great first recipe of my family food history series. Because chocolate chip cookies are a big thing in our family and they are acceptable anytime of the year (everyday????).
Anyhow I hope you love these are much as we do!
PS. there is a secret ingredient. My husband didn't detect it - but my 4 year old could taste it in the dough. Cinnamon! And of course you can leave it out if you want.
Preheat oven to 350.
*Depending on your altitude you may need more or less flour. At high altitude you may need 3 ¼ cups of flour, and closer to sea level 2 ¾ should be plenty. After the flour is incorporated, the dough should be soft, slightly tacky, but easy to roll into balls.
Jayna’s Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
3 cups flour (*see note)
1 ¼ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
¾ teaspoon cinnamon
¾ cup butter
½ cup crisco
2 ounces cream cheese, softened
¾ cup granulated sugar
¾ cup brown sugar
2 eggs
¾ teaspoon vanilla
1 ½ cups chocolate chips
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350.
Cream butter, sugars, cream cheese, and crisco until light and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla and mix to combine. Add dry ingredients (flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon) and mix until uniform. Stir in chocolate chips.
Scoop heaping tablespoonfuls onto a baking sheet and bake at 350 for 15 minutes.
Notes:
*Depending on your altitude you may need more or less flour. At high altitude you may need 3 ¼ cups of flour, and closer to sea level 2 ¾ should be plenty. After the flour is incorporated, the dough should be soft, slightly tacky, but easy to roll into balls.
Recipe Source:
Jayna Moser, originally from Preston City’s Centennial Cookbook
