Best Light And Fluffy Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipes

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LIGHT AND FLUFFY CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES



Light and Fluffy Chocolate Chip Cookies image

I found an original recipe and adapted it to my taste. I love the fluffiness of this cookie. It's soft, not hard, and crunchy. I get so many compliments on this recipe!

Provided by Jessica Smith

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipes

Time 18m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 9

½ cup shortening
½ cup butter, softened
1 cup packed brown sugar
½ cup white sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon baking soda
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour, or more as needed
1 (11 ounce) package semisweet chocolate chips

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  • Beat shortening and butter together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Add brown sugar and white sugar and beat until smooth. Add eggs, vanilla extract, and baking soda; beat until well mixed.
  • Slowly mix enough flour into butter mixture until a thick dough forms; fold in chocolate chips. Spoon small mounds of dough onto a baking sheet, about 1-inch apart.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until edges are lightly browned, 8 to 9 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 238 calories, Carbohydrate 31.2 g, Cholesterol 25.7 mg, Fat 12.5 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 2.5 g, SaturatedFat 5.9 g, Sodium 63.5 mg, Sugar 20.1 g

LIGHT AND FLUFFY BANANA CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES



Light and Fluffy Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies image

These are a delicious soft cookie, they remind me of banana bread. I like to sprinkle a mixture of sugar and cinnamon on them before baking if I am not dipping them in chocolate.

Provided by Elaine Laskowski

Categories     Other Snacks

Time 25m

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 1/2 c cake flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 c shortening, butter flavor
3/4 c granulated sugar
3/4 c brown sugar, firmly packed
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 large eggs
2 c chocolate chips
1/2 c banana, mashed
1/2 c chocolate chips,melted for dipping (optional)

Steps:

  • 1. Preheat oven to 375 F. Sift flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl. In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream butter flavored shortening and both sugars until light and fluffy. Add vanilla and eggs, mixing to incorporate. Stir in mashed banana.
  • 2. Add dry ingredients and mix well, then stir in chocolate chips.
  • 3. Scoop by tablespoonful onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake about 8 minutes until edges are light brown.
  • 4. If you are going to dip them in some chocolate, melt the 1/2 cup of chocolate chips in a heat proof bowl over boiling water. Stir to help melt and when melted dip cookies.
  • 5. If you don't dip them in chocolate, you might want to sprinkle them before baking, with a mixture of sugar and cinnamon. In fact make some both ways, you will love these cookies.

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