Mayonnaise Chocolate Chip Cookies
A strange old recipe from Crisco.
Servings 36 Cookies
Cost 5
Ingredients
- 1 cup Crisco butter flavored shortening (or regular Crisco
- ¾ cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup regular or low fat mayonnaise
- 2 ½ cups cake flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 2 cups milk chocolate chips
- ¾ cup cashew pieces, lightly salted
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Beat the shortening, sugars and vanilla in large bowl with mixer on medium speed until well blended. Beat in eggs, then beat in mayonnaise.
- Mix together the cake flour, salt and baking soda, then add it to the batter and stir to make a soft dough.
- Stir in the chocolate chips.
- Using 2 tablespoons of dough for each cookie, shape into mounds on parchment lined baking sheets OR put them on plastic wrap lined dinner plates and chill until ready to bake.
- Bake at 375 for 10-12 minutes. Alternatively, bake at 350 for slightly longer.
- Let cool for 2 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
