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Oprah's Favorite Cookies

VegetarianDessertsOven

Time: 20 minutes

Yield: 30 servings

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Who wants to have some cookies?! You get some cookies, you get some cookies, you get some cookies! Oprah's Favorite Cookies have all the personality and spark of the world-famous host, from the crunchy brown-sugar texture to the nutty pecans mixed in! These cookies are buttery and Oprah-level rich, and it makes enough for the whole studio audience in just twenty minutes. Oprah's Favorite Cookies get people on their feet jumping for joy!

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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 (1-pound) box light brown sugar
  • 2 eggs, well beaten
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup pecans, finely chopped

Directions

Step 1 -Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Step 2 -Grease a cookie sheet.

Step 3 -In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream the shortening and the butter thoroughly on medium speed.

Step 4 -Gradually add the light brown sugar, creaming well after each addition.

Step 5 -Add the well-beaten eggs.

Step 6 -Sift the flour, salt, and baking soda into a bowl, stirring them to combine.

Step 7 -Reduce the speed of the mixer to medium-low.

Step 8 -Add the flour mixture to the batter.

Step 9 -Add the vanilla to the batter.

Step 10 -Stir the chopped pecans into the batter.

Step 11 -Using a teaspoon, drop the dough onto the prepared cookie sheet about 2 inches apart from each other. Grease and use another baking sheet if needed.

Step 12 -Bake until just set, about 10 minutes.

Step 13 -Allow the cookies to cool.

Step 14 -Serve.

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