Chocolate Nut Cookies

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup golden crisco shortening
• 1 1/4 cups packed demerara sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees f.
• 2 cream shortening and sugar with electric mixer at medium speed until light.
• 3 add egg, milk and vanilla, beating until thoroughly blended.
• 4 combine flour, salt and soda. add to creamed mixture gradually, beating just until blended.
• 5 stir in semi-sweet chocolate chips and walnuts with a spoon.
• 6 drop cookie dough by heaping spoonfuls on ungreased baking sheets.
• 7 bake for 10 minutes on center rack. cool for 2 minutes, then remove to cooling rack.