Chocolate Chip Cookies

Author: Tammy Peters

Ingredients

• $\frac{1}{3}$ cup shortening
• $\frac{1}{3}$ cup butter
• $\frac{1}{2}$ cup sugar
• $\frac{1}{2}$ cup brown sugar
• $1$ egg
• $1$ teaspoon vanilla
• $1\frac{1}{2}$ cups flour
• $\frac{1}{2}$ teaspoon soda
• $\frac{1}{2}$ teaspoon salt
• $\frac{1}{2}$ cup nuts
• $1$ ($6$ ounces) package semi-sweet chocolate chips

Instructions

• Mix together in a large bowl shortening, butter, sugars, egg, and vanilla.
• Sift together and add to creamed mixture flour, soda, and salt.
• Thoroughly work in nuts and chocolate chips.
• Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls on ungreased baking sheet.
• Bake in $375°$ oven $8$ to $10$ minutes, until lightly browned, but not soft.