Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
In a large bowl, cream together shortening, brown sugar, and granulated sugar for 3 minutes until light and fluffy.
Add eggs one at at time and vanilla to the bowl and mix, incorporating into the dough comest together.
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda and salt.
Gently add the dry ingredients into the sugar mixture in a couple increments, combining until dough comes together. Do not over mix.
Stir or fold in white chocolate chips.
Using a 2 inch cookie scoop or a spoon, scoop 2 tablespoons of dough, roll into balls and place on a prepared cookie sheet about 2 inches apart.
Bake at 375 for 9-10 minutes; until the edges are a golden brown and the center is no longer wet looking.
Cool for 3 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
Notes
For best results, use a cool(ed) baking sheet between batches. I use 2 sheet pans and wait to scoop another batch until the last pan is done baking.
Room temperature butter will incorporate the most air into your dough when whipped with the sugar.
Cool completely on a wire rack before storing.
If your kitchen is warm, place your dough in the fridge for 20 minutes before scooping to keep your cookies from spreading while baking.
In an airtight container, store cookies at room temperature for 7-10 days and in the refrigerator for 3-4 weeks. Cookies can be stored in a freezer container for 6 months.
You could also use this recipe to make regular chocolate chip cookies by substituting semi-sweet or milk chocolate chips. Butterscotch chips would also be so good.
Another amazing addition would be a cup of macadamia nuts!
A sprinkle of sea salt over these cookies after they come out of the oven would be so tasty.