Little Tooter's Chocolate Chip Cookie Balls

These are C's absolute favorite cookies!

Little Tooter's Chocolate Chip Cookie Balls

The Recipe:
2/3 cup organic palm shortening*
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup organic raw sugar
1/4 cup applesauce
1 t. vanilla
1 T. milk
1 cup unbleached all purpose flour
3/4 cups white whole wheat flour
1/2 t. baking soda
1 t. kosher or sea salt
1 cup allergy free chocolate chips (I use Enjoy Life)

*Organic palm shortening is an allergy friendly and healthier substitute for regular Crisco shortening. If you enjoy baking, I highly recommend purchasing some.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.

In the bowl of a stand mixer with a paddle attachment, combine the shortening, sugars, applesauce, vanilla and milk.

In a medium bowl, combine the flours, baking soda and salt with a wire whisk. Add the flour mixture to the wet mixture and stir until combined.

 Fold in chocolate chips.

Using a cookie dough scoop, or your hands, shape cookies into small round balls and drop on the prepared sheets.

 Bake 12 minutes or until lightly browned. Do not over bake.