Chewy Brownie Cookies from Crisco® Baking Sticks

Ingredients

• 1.5 cups pillsbury best® all purpose flour 
• 0.3 teaspoon baking soda 
• 1.5 cups firmly brown sugar packed
• 0.7 cup butter flavor all-vegetable shortening sticks crisco®
• 0.3 cup cocoa powder 
• 2 large eggs 
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 12 ounce semi chocolate chips 
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 
• 1 tablespoon water 

Equipment

• baking sheet
• oven
• wire rack
• hand mixer

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat baking sheets with no-stick cooking spray.
2. Beat brown sugar, shortening, water and vanilla with electric mixer at medium speed until well blended. Beat in eggs.
3. Combine flour, cocoa, salt and baking soda.
4. Mix into shortening mixture at low speed just until blended. Stir in chocolate chips. Drop by rounded measuring tablespoonsful 2 inches apart onto prepared baking sheets.
5. Bake 8 to 10 minutes, or until cookies are set. Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet.
6. Place on cooling rack to cool completely.
7. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.