For the last several elections, Family Circle has asked the spouses of the presidential nominees to share their favorite cookie recipes. The readers of the magazine would then choose the winner of the bake-off. The winner's husband has for the last several elections, made it into the White House (until last year when Cindy McCain won but it was Michelle Obama's husband who won the election). One morning I stumbled across the recipe submitted by Hillary Clinton and Barbara Bush. Hillary Clinton's chocolate chip cookie recipe was made using rolled oats. It sounded yummy so I ripped out the recipe and made them one weekend. They were the best cookies I ever had. They were even better than my grandmother's recipe, which is saying something. They were chewy yet slightly crisp on the outside and chocolatey with a buttery finish. My mouth is watering just thinking about them. That recipe, ripped from a magazine and glued to an index card traveled with me to college, my first apartment, and to the home I now share with my husband. It's a little yellow around the edges and stained with debris from my cooking forays but I pull it out for holidays and when I get a craving that only these cookies can satisfy.
These cookies are a delightful comfort food but also a perfect holiday cookie because they are loved by almost everyone. They always get devoured when I put them out for gatherings.
This recipe is NOT my own and has been published numerous times in magazines and online.
Hillary Clinton's Chocolate Chip Cookies
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (unsifted)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup vegetable shortening (Crisco)
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
- 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips (or 1 12 oz. bag)
4 comments:
Thank you for that one! I just made the standard Toll House recipe 2 days ago and was thinking that it is really time for a change.
Thanks for posting a recipe! I LOVE chocolate chip cookies and also usually cheat on those by using Toll House. I'll definitely be trying this out soon :)
Happy Thanksgiving!
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Sounds lovely, American cookies are always so much more moist than the traditional cookies we have here in the UK, must be the rolled oats. Baking cookies is a great way to keep the kids entertained at Christmas time.
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