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      Title: Giant Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
 Categories: Cookies
      Yield: 16 servings
 
    1/2 c  Shortening
      1 c  Brown sugar; packed
      1    Egg
    1/2 c  Sour cream
  1 1/2 ts Vanilla
      3 c  Chocolate chips; divided
  1 3/4 c  Flour
    1/2 ts Salt
    1/2 ts Baking powder
    1/2 ts Baking soda
    1/2 c  Walnuts; chopped
 
  Heat oven to 350 F. Cream shortening with sugar. Mix in egg, sour
  cream, vanilla. Melt 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips and blend with
  creamed mixture. Stir flour with salt, baking powder, baking soda.
  Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture, stirring until smooth. Fold
  in nuts and remaining chocolate chips. Chill dough 1/2 hour. For
  giant cookies, use ice cream scoop or 1/4 cup dough for each cookie.
  Place on 3 greased baking sheets. Flatten slightly to 3 inches. Bake
  for 10 to 12 minutes or until still slightly soft in the center.

  Recipe by Jo Ferry (cmsj69b)
 
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