Chocolate Chip Cookies

Made these today- I was fooling around with a couple different recipes and came up with this one. My family told me to frame it, so I guess it's worth posting :)

Ingredients:

1/2 C Butter- unsalted

1/4 C Crisco

3/4 C Sugar

3/4 C Brn. Sugar

2 Eggs

1 tsp. Vanilla

2 C All- Purpose Flour

1/2-3/4 C Oats (I start with 1/2 C then add more if batter is too wet still after combining

1/2 tsp Salt

1 tsp Baking Soda

1/2 tsp Baking Powder

1 C Milk Chocolate Chips

Directions:

Mix butter, Crisco and sugars for about 2 min. not too long or cookies will be flat

Add eggs, one at a time

Add Vanilla, mix briefly

Combine dry ingredients except oats- sift and then add slowly to wet ingredients, combining only until flour is combined. Add oats until batter is thick, but bot dry kind of think :)

Add C Chips and then I find, the best tasting cookies come if you put batter in container and then put in fridge for an hour or even over night. The flavor is better. But either way- these are great. I didnt refrigerate these tonight, and kids loved them.

Healthier versions:

Recipes from Mom

COOKIES-CHOCOLATE CHIP

Ingredients:

¼ Cup of oil

¾ cup honey

¼ cup of butter

¼ cup of water

1tsp. vanilla

½ tsp. baking soda

½ tsp baking powder

1 tsp. salt

¼ cup chopped pecans or walnuts

2/3 cup chocolate chips

3 to 31/2 cups Grain mix Flour

Measure oil and honey, pour into mixing bowl

Add butter and beat until creamy

Add other ingredients, gently fold in flour

Form into balls and flatten with a fork

Bake at 350 degrees for 10 -12 min.

THE ULTIMATE OATMEAL COOKIE

Ingredients:

¾ Cup oil

½ Cup honey

¼ Cup molasses ¼ Cup water

½ Cup pumpkin pie spice

½ tsp baking soda

2 Cups rolled oats

½ cup raisins or dried cranberries

21/2 cup Grain Mix flour

Combine all bake at 350 8 min.