Hillary Clinton's Chocolate Chip Cookies

[The Straight Story]

Hillary Clinton's Chocolate Chip Cookies


1 1/2 cup unsifted all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup solid vegetable shortening
1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar

1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
1 (12-ounce) package semi-sweet chocolate chips


Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease baking sheets. Combine flour, salt and baking soda. Beat together shortening, sugars and vanilla in a large bowl until creamy. Add eggs, beating until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in flour mixture and rolled oats. Stir in chocolate chips. Drop batter by well-rounded teaspoonsful on to greased baking sheets. Bake 8 to 10 minuter or until golden. Cool cookies on sheets on wire rack for 2 minutes. Remove cookies to wire rack to cool completely.

http://clinton2.nara.gov/WH/EOP/First_Lady/html/cookies.html

After she finishes ironing my shirt she can make me some....
:rofl:

[MadBadger]

1. I thought she didnt bake cookies??

[Sparkly]

12. You don't remember this episode?

She put this recipe out (somewhat sarcastically) after taking a lot of flack for defending her audacity to have her own career (rather than staying home and having teas and baking cookies).

[The Straight Story]

13. Actually, I totally forgot about that

Came across this on a gov search. Wonder if she has a whole recipe book :)

[Cameron27]

15. self-delete

apparently he was joking.

[redqueen]

2. Thanks for posting this recipe, I'm going to try it.

:)

[rodeodance]

3. me too. always open to a good cookie

[redqueen]

5. And winter is the best time for baking...

warms the house up. :)

[The Straight Story]

10. Indeed - except I live in Bakersfield, I miss those cold Ohio Winters

and baking, seeing the windows get all misty.

[OneSelf]

11. Not only that.

But the smell of freshly baked cookies is a wonderful scent.

With that said, I would tweak the recipe and add 1/2 cup peanut butter.

[bunnies]

4. I prefer brownies myself.

:smoke: :evilgrin:

[redqueen]

8. Hahahahahahah

I saw the subject line of your post and was about to make a wisecrack... then I opened it and saw the smileys. :7

[Captain Hilts]

6. Excuse me, but these are OATMEAL chocolate chip cookies. BIG difference. nt

[Barack_America]

7. What, no tears in this recipe?

I kid, I kid. The door was wide open and I walked through, so shoot me.

[KennedyGuy]

9. When she wins the election she should hand them out to the media

[DURHAM D]

14. Oh no. She doesn't add pecans. She just lost the southern vote. n/t

[Punkingal]

16. They taste great!

I make them every Christmas.