Best EVER Chocolate Chip Cookies!

I used to work with a lady that made THE BEST CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES EVER!!  She had given me her recipe after the first time I tried them and for the life of me I could not get them to turn out like hers!  I would ask her every time I made them if she added something, or used more of something and she would never give me a direct answer.  She would always say you have to watch the texture, and the time that you bake them. Well today I figured it out!  And it was just what she said, you have to really watch the texture (not too thick, not too thin) and the baking time has to be PERFECT!!!

Here's the recipe:
1 cup butter flavored shortening
1 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
3 tsp vanilla
2 large eggs
1 tsp baking soda
2 1/4-2 1/2 cups flour
1/2 a bag of chocolate chips (this is a huge key!! only use half of a bag, not the full two cups any other recipe calls for!!)

--Preheat oven to 375
--Cream together shortening & sugars.
--Add vanilla & eggs and mix until well combined.
--Stir in baking soda & flour (start with 2 cups of flour and add a little more as you stir to get just the perfect texture.  Today my texture was pretty sticky and they turned out PERFECTLY)
--Then stir in the chocolate chips.
--Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto an ungreased baking sheet. (ROUND IS THE KEY WORD)
--Bake at 375 for 7 minutes 30 seconds.  I know it sounds crazy but those last 30 seconds are crucial and will make or break your perfect cookie!!!  I experimented today with just 7 minutes, they were too gooey, and 8 minutes browned them too much and they were crunchy.  7 minutes 30 seconds will do the trick!!!

ENJOY!!!