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Preheat oven to 365 degrees and set out 3 cookie sheets. Make sure oven racks are in the top third and bottom third, both evenly spaced from the top and bottom of oven.
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In a large mixing bowl, cream sugars, butter and lard together until light and fluffy with slotted wooden spoon. Add eggs & vanilla to the bowl. Beat eggs a bit and then mix all together.
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Add dry ingredients except chocolate chips on top. Using a fork, gently mix dry ingredients until baking soda and salt are well incorporated and then use your mixing spoon to gently mix all together.
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Fold in chocolate chips. Drop by the large rounded tablespoon onto the cookie sheet at least 1-2 inches apart.
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Place the first cookie sheet on the bottom rack and bake for 4-5 minutes.
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Move first cookie sheet to top rack and next cookie sheet to the bottom rack and bake another 4-5 minutes or until edges of cookies are slightly brown and tops are no longer shiny.
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Remove first cookie sheet and let cool for 3 minutes before removing cookies onto a cooling rack or kitchen towel.
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Continue until all cookies are baked: 4-5 minutes on the bottom rack and 4-5 minutes on the top rack for a total of 8-10 total minutes baking time.
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Enjoy with friends and family!
Tip from the farm: We keep out what we will eat in the next couple days and freeze the rest. They thaw super quickly so you can enjoy homemade chocolate chip cookies anytime you’d like!
Let us know if you give this recipe a try and how you enjoy the cookies!

Making the chocolate chip cookies today to serve with all my sweets and treats for my family. A Christmas Eve tradition.
Personally never used lard before, but my grandma did and her goodies were especially delicious. Hope I can do her justice. She’s been gone a long time now, but I miss her to this day. ♥️
Thank you for the recipe. I’ll let you know how they were. 😊
Merry Christmas and God Bless. 🙏🎄
Hi Melody,
Thank you so much for sharing this. Your grandma sounds like an amazing lady. Hope making these cookies brought back wonderful memories :) Happy New Year!