What is the secret ingredient in this chocolate-chip-cookie?

This chocolate-chip-cookie is delicious. Who would ever guess the secret ingredient in this chocolate-chip-cookie-recipe? The secret is a tablespoon of vinegar. It gives this crisp bottom cookie a carmelized flavor and a chewy texture. While testing, I was a bit skeptical of adding vinegar to my dough! Now, I wonder what other delicious recipes have vinegar added.

I love this recipe and hope this becomes one of your favorite new chocolate-chip-recipes! This recipe was sent in by a teen girl that loves to cook and bake! She even submitted her own photo. There is nothing better than seeing a young person learning to cook and bake! Way to go Emily!

Submitted by: Miss Emily

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup or one stick of butter
• 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon applecider vinegar or white vinegar (I prefer the applecider vinegar.)
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups white flour
• 1 and a 1/2 cups of chocolate chips

For a description of the different types of chocolate, click here!

Directions:

• Position cooking rack to the center of your oven.
• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Grease your cookie sheets. (You may use non-stick spray or butter.)
• In a large mixing bowl, cream together your butter, sugars, salt, vanilla and vinegar. Mix until thoroughly creamed and mixed.
• Beat in the egg, baking soda and slowly the flour.
• Scrape the bowl and mix one more time.
• Now, add your chocolate chips and stir.
• Using a tablespoon or cookie scoop, drop your dough by spoonfuls onto the cookie sheet.
• Put them in the oven and bake for 12 minutes. (This is for a soft cookie!) (If you would like a chewier cookie, please bake for 1-2 minutes longer before removing from the oven!)
• Let them sit on the cookie sheet for 1-2 minutes to finish baking.
• Remove the cookies from the baking sheet and place onto a cooling rack.
• Now enjoy these cookies! I'll bet they'll be gone before you have time to store any!

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