Recipe: Mother's Brand Chocolate Chip Angel Cookies (copycat recipe)

MOTHER'S CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
(Mother's Brand Chocolate Chip Angel Cookies Copycat)

Suzie: "Hi Phaedrus, Awhile back I did a search for a recipe for Mother's Angel Chocolate Chip Cookies (which are no longer manufactured). I found a recipe you located for someone named Abby back in 11/01. I tried the recipe and it is not only nothing like the Mother's version, it was so yucky I don't know why anyone would make these more than once. They were cakelike, fluffy, and flavorless. The Mother's cookies were crispy and melt in the mouth. However, I was able to tweak the recipe and come up with a result that was remarkably like the Mother's Cookie."

1 cup sugar
3/4 cup shortening
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
2 1/4 cups flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. cream of tartar (I might even increase this to 1 1/2 tsp. next time)
Next time I will also add 1/4 tsp salt
1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips, or more to taste (I would use mini-chips if available)

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease cookie sheets.

Cream the sugar and shortening together. Add the egg and vanilla and stir just to combine; set aside.

In another bowl stir together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt (if using). Stir into the sugar mixture just to combine (do not overmix). Fold in the chocolate chips. Drop dough onto prepared cookie sheets.

Bake 8-10 minutes or until light brown. Cool 1-2 minutes then remove from cookie sheet and place on rack to cool.

Adapted from source: Suzie to Uncle Phadreaus, 08-06-2006

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NOTES: Only the ingredients were provided in the original recipe, baking instructions were added from a similar recipe for Betty Crocker's Chocolate Chip Cookies.