chocolate chip cookies (the best!)

How To Make chocolate chip cookies (the best!)

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  Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Prep your pans by lining with parchment paper.
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  Mix shortening, sugar, and brown sugar together in a large mixer until creamed well. (I know some people don't like to use shortening, but using butter will change the recipe. You could try half shortening and half butter, but it really does make a difference.)
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  Sift together the flour, baking soda and salt.
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  When the shortening/sugar mixture is ready, add eggs, water, oatmeal, and vanilla until incorporated.
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  5

  Carefully add the flour mixture. When the flour is fully incorporated, add the chips. (I usually use a mixture of chips, to use up odds and ends I might have in my pantry.)
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  6

  Scoop your dough onto cookie sheets. I used a one tablespoon scoop and it made 10 and a half dozen cookies. Bake for 6-10 minutes depending on your oven and the size of the cookies. If they are larger, they might take 10 minutes. My oven and cookie size took about 7 minutes to bake.
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  Then package as you please. I got five two-dozen packages. My husband delivered two packages while I was still baking.
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