The Worlds BEST Chocolate Chip Cookies

So how many of you have seen the episode of Friends when Monica is OBSESSED with having THE BEST chocolate chip recipe? Well I laugh every time I see it b/c that is SOOO me. I have this dream that my children will be polite when they are at their friends house and eat the cookies that are offered but then the come home and tell me mine are still the best!... haha we will see, but I do think I have a FABULOUS recipe.
It came from my maternal Grandmother and I remember when I was a little girl going to her house in Vermont and making these cookies. Every time I make it I put on my apron and it takes me back. The biggest difference is back in the day we mixed it all by hand, now I have my trusty kitchen aid.

This is BY Far one of my Favorite pictures of my grandmother at my wedding...




On to the best Chocolate Chip cookies in the world!

Cream:
1/2 c sugar
1 c brown sugar
1 c shortening
add
2 eggs
1 pkg (2c) chocolate chips
2 tsp vanilla
sift
2 c flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda

bake at 350 for 12 min














The Trick is to NEVER over cook the cookies... these a made a little smaller than normal because I wanted to make sure I made enough cookies, so these only baked for 10 min.

Here is a pic of my little monster while I was baking!