Mama's Best Chocolate Chip Cookies

Servings: 30 cookies

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Source: Marlene Wuertz (Mom)

Ingredients

1 cup vegetable shortening minus a spoonful

3/4 cup brown sugar

3/4 cup white sugar

2 eggs

2 1/4 cup flour

1 tsp salt

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp vanilla

1 pkg semi-sweet chocolate chips

1/2 cup pecans or walnuts

Directions

Preheat oven to 350f. Use parchment paper on a cookie sheet, or spray cookie sheet with baking spray.

Cream shortening an sugars together. When fluffy, add eggs, one at a time. Add vanilla and mix well.

In separate bowl stir flour, salt, and baking soda. Spoon into wet mixture mixing a bit at a time.

Add chocolate chips and nuts and stir until well mixed.

Spoon onto prepared cookie sheet and bake 10-12 minutes in preheated oven, or until cookies begin to brown. Do not over bake as cookies will continue to bake after you remove them from the oven.

These were a favorite for Devon and Sarah, and the neighborhood kids after a long day at school!

Enjoy with tea, coffee or milk.