Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookies

Total Time: 34 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 24 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup vegetable shortening (i prefer crisco)
• 1 1/4 cups firmly packed light brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 1 extra large egg
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour (unsifted)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup real semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup coarsely chopped english walnuts (optional) or 1 cup butter nuts (optional) or 1 cup pecans (optional) or 1 cup black walnuts (optional) or 1 cup similar nuts (optional) or 1/2 cup chocolate chips (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°f.
• 2 combine shortening, sugar, milk and vanilla in large bowl.
• 3 beat at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended.
• 4 beat in egg.
• 5 combine flour, salt and baking soda in small bowl.
• 6 mix into creamed mixture at low speed until just blended.
• 7 fold in chocolate chips and nuts.
• 8 drop rounded tablespoonfuls of dough 3-inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet (i prefer air-bake cookie sheets).
• 9 bake at 375° for 8-10 minutes for chewy cookies (they will look light and moist--do not overbake), 11-13 minutes for crisp cookies.
• 10 cool 2 minutes on cookie sheet.
• 11 remove to wire rack.
• 12 serve warm or cool completely before storing.