Big Batch Chocolate Chip Cookies

 I make these in my BIG MIXER with the 5 gallon bowl.

Big Batch Chocolate Chip Cookies

3 lb. Butter Crisco

2 lb. + 1 1/4 c. brown sugar (6 c. packed brown sugar)

6 c. sugar

16 eggs

2 T. pure vanilla or 1/2 c. imitation vanilla

2 T. salt

20 c. flour  (3.6 cups in a pound of flour / just under 6 pounds of flour for 20 cups)

2 T. baking powder

2 T. baking soda

10 c. chocolate chips (ice cream bucket full)

Place all the ingredients except the chocolate chips in large mixer bowl.

Mix thoroughly on low speed.  Beat well.

Add chocolate chips and mix well.

Form into cookies and bake at 350 for 14 to 18 minutes, depending on the size of the cookie.  

Cool on pan for about 5 minutes before removing from pan to cool on wire racks.  

1 1/4 inch diameter scoop = 200 to 225 cookies (regular sized)

2 1/2 inch diameter scoop = 100 to 125 cookies (Giant sized)

2 1/2 inch scoop = 8 cookies per cookie sheet, arranged like this:

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One batch made 85 giant + 54 regular