CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
- 2 1/4 cups unsifted flour
- 1 t. baking soda
- 1 t. salt
- 1 c. softened Crisco butter cube
- 3/4 c. sugar
- 3/4 c. firmly packed brown sugar
- 1 t. vanilla
- 2 eggs
- One 12 oz. pkg. (2 cups) Nestle Semi-Sweet Chocolate morsels
- 1/2 t. water
Preheat oven to 375°. In a small bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside. In large bowl, combine shortening, sugar, brown sugar, water, and vanilla. Beat until creamy. Beat in eggs. Gradually add flour mixture. Mix well but not too long. Stir in Chocolate Chips and nuts if desired. (I don’t put nuts in mine.)
Drop (don’t flatten them down) by rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake 7 to 8 minutes for soft cookies (which Dad likes) and 8 to 10 minutes for more crisp cookies.