Chocolate Chip Cookies

Today is Brittany's last day of her extra-curricular "gifted" program. They have been studying different countries around the world and to finish up today everybody was supposed to bring something American. We chose chocolate chip cookies. Did you know they are an American invention? I wasn't sure but Wikipedia confirmed they are. Created when Ruth Wakefield was making sugar cookies one day and the vibration of her mixer shook some bars of chocolate down into her mixer. Mrs. Wakefield believed the dough was ruined and was about to discard it when a visitor suggested she bake them anyway, not wanting to waste the dough! Or so the story goes!
Well, we love chocolate chip cookies!



Here is Brittany mixing up a batch with Mr. Joshua's help, he is a very eager helper!



And here are her finished cookies, she rolled each one . Her busy mother usually just drops them right off the spoon!



These cookies were made with my mom's recipe. I think it did originate on a Nestle chocolate chip bag. I think I have posted it before but just in case you feel like some cookies today here it is:
1 C shortening

1 C brown sugar

1 C white sugar

Combine sugars and shortening.

Add 3 eggs and 1 t. vanilla

Add 3 C flour, 1t. baking soda and 1 t. salt.

Add Chocolate chips, we like a whole bag. Bake at 375 for about 7-8 minutes.We like 'em a little doughy!