Chocolate Chip Cookies

A camping recipe from Danica. These are the best chocolate chip cookies I have ever tasted. I think the reason why they are so good is the smaller air space in the Dutch oven keeps them moist throughout the cooking. They taste amazing while they are still warm and great even after a few days. The amount of heat used might need to be adjusted depending on your elevation. Rotate the oven clockwise and the lid counterclockwise a quarter turn every few minutes to avoid hot spots.

Prep Time: 1 hours

Ingredients:

• 1 cup shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips

Preparation:

Cream together shortening, brown sugar, sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy. Add eggs, beat well. Combine dry ingredients and add to creamed mixture. Gently stir in chocolate chips. Drop by heaping spoonfuls into a Dutch oven. A small ice cream scoop works well. If using a 12" Dutch oven, about 8 cookies will fit at one time. Bake at 375 degrees for 10 minutes or until light brown. Use 6 coals on bottom, 22 on top. As the coals burn down just add more cooking time or light some more coals part way through. It will take several batches baking in sets of 8.

Servings: 3 dozen
Preparation time: 1 hour

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