Chocolate Chip Cookies

Janet

2/3 cup soft shortening (part butter)                           1 ¾ cup flour

½ cup sugar                                                                 ½ tsp. soda

½ cup dark brown sugar                                             ½ tsp. salt

1 egg                                                                           ½ cup chopped nuts

1 tsp. vanilla                                                                6 oz. chocolate chips (about 1 ¼ cups)

Cream shortening and sugars.  Mix in egg and vanilla thoroughly.  Blend dry ingredients, then stir in.  Mix in nuts and chocolate chips.  Roll into balls the size of large walnuts, or drop rounded teaspoonfuls 2" apart on ungreased baking sheet. 

Bake at 375 F for 10 min.  Makes 4 dozen cookies.