Chocolate Chip Cookies

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup shortening
• 2/3 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 2 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup chopped pecans (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°f.
• 2 cream together shortening and butter.
• 3 add sugar, brown sugar, eggs and vanilla.
• 4 blend in flour, baking soda, and salt.
• 5 stir in chocolate chips and pecans.
• 6 drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls, 2-inches apart, onto baking sheet.
• 7 bake 8-10 minutes or until lightly brown.
• 8 do not over bake!
• 9 cool slightly before removing to wire cooling rack.
• 10 to keep cookies soft, store in an airtight container with a slice of bread!