Big Chocolate Chip Birthday Cookie

Total Time: 33 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 18 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour, and
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 6 tablespoons butter, softened slightly
• 2 tablespoons vegetable shortening
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar
• 6 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 spray a 15 inch flat pizza pan or 10 inch springform pan with pan spray to prevent sticking.
• 3 mix flour, soda and salt, set aside.
• 4 beat butter and shortening in a large bowl with a mixer on medium speed to just combine.
• 5 mix in sugars; beat with electric mixer until mixture is smooth. mix in egg and vanilla on low speed until blended thoroughly.
• 6 add flour mixture, mixing just until incorporated.
• 7 mix in chocolate chips, stir by hand.
• 8 using fingers, spread dougn into a 10 inch circle on the pizza or springform pan. smooth edges.
• 9 if using the pizza pan, bake cookie about 14 minutes, until edges are light brown and center is golden.
• 10 if using the springform pan, bake for about 18 minutes, until evenly light brown. loosen the edge of the cookie from the pan, cool thoroughly. remove sides of springform pan.
• 11 optional: put spoonfuls of peanut butter on top of the cookie as it's cooling; allow it to 'melt' slightly and then spread around. sprinkle with chocolate chips, allow those to melt and spread around.