Chocolate Chip Cookies for a Crowd

300 Jumbo Chocolate Chip Cookies
12 1/2 cups white sugar
12 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
8 1/3 cups butter
25 eggs
1/3 cup vanilla extract
 1/4 cup baking soda
36 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tablespoons salt
9 1/3 pounds semisweet chocolate chips

In a very large bowl, cream sugars and butter. Add eggs and vanilla. Combine dry ingredients and add gradually to creamed mixture. Stir in chocolate chips.
Scoop with ice cream scoop onto baking sheets. Flatten balls with wet hands. Bake at 375 for 10-12 minutes or until start to brown.


200 CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
4 c. brown sugar
2 c. white sugar
4 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. salt
8 med. size eggs
4 tsp. vanilla
2 (12 oz.) pkgs. chocolate chips
4 c. Crisco shortening
8-9 c. flour
Mix together the sugar, baking soda, and salt. Add the eggs and vanilla and mix. Add the chocolate chips and shortening and mix. Add the flour and mix. Put dough in about 1 inch diameter balls on cookie sheet and bake at 350 until brown, about 8-10 minutes.

Real Chocolate Chip Cookies for 200 People (probably 2 cookies each) 
4 lbs. butter softened (I used butter flavored Crisco - a 3 lb. can + 1 c.)
16 eggs
6 c. brown sugar (2 lb. bag + 1 1/4 c.)
6 c. sugar
16 eggs
2 T. vanilla
2 t. salt
20 c. flour
2 T. baking soda
2 T. baking powder
10 c. chocolate chips (I prefer the mini ones)

In a large mixer, place softened butter and sugar. Mix until fluffy on med. speed. Turn off, then add eggs, vanilla, and salt, and mix for a few minutes, turn mixer off. In separate large bowl, place flour, baking soda and baking powder and mix with wire wisk. Add to wet mixture in mixer. Turn mixer on low speed until mixed thoroughly. Once mixed, add chocolate chips and mix until all is incorporated into dough. Using a 1 inch cookie scoop place on lightly greased sheet pans, 15 per tray and place in convection oven at 325* for 12-15 minutes.  DON'T OVER BAKE!  Remove and let cool for a few minutes before removing from pan.  If baking in a regular oven bake at 350.

IF YOU WANT A SMALLER BATCH - I RECOMMEND THIS ONE.......

Chocolate Chip Cookies
1 c. crisco shortening
1 c. brown sugar
1/2 c.sugar
2 eggs
1 t. vanilla
1 t. baking soda
1 t. salt
 2 1/4 c. flour
2 c. chocolate chips

Cream together:  shortening, sugar & eggs.  Add remaining ingredients. Drop on a lightly sprayed cookie sheet.   Bake at 350 for 10 to 12 minutes.  You can also add 1/2 c. oatmeal and decrease the flour to 2 c. if you want an oatmeal chocolate chip cookie.

Neiman - Marcus Cookies for 96 
2 cups butter
4 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 cups sugar
5 cups blended oatmeal
24 ounces chocolate chips
2 cups packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 (8 ounce) Hershey Bars (grated)
4 large eggs
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons vanilla
3 cups chopped nuts (your choice)
Measure oatmeal and blend in a blender to a fine powder.
Cream the butter and both sugars.
Add eggs and vanilla.
Mix together with flour, oatmeal, salt, baking powder and soda.
Add chocolate chips, grated Hershey Bar and nuts.
Roll into 1 inch balls and place 2-inches apart on a cookie sheet.
Bake for 10 minutes at 375° or until golden.