1 c sugar
1 c brown sugar
1 c crisco shortening add 2 tbls water. (If you prefer you can use butter or margarine. 1 cup.)
2 eggs
11/2 tsp vanilla
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
3 cups all- purpose flour
12 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips or M&Ms add 1/2 cup chopped walnuts if desired.
Place sugars, butter or (crisco shortening add 2 tbls water), eggs and vanilla in mixer bowl. Attach bowl and flat beater to mixer. Turn to speed 2 and mix about 30 seconds. Stop and scrape bowl. Turn to speed 4 and beat about 30 seconds. Stop and scrap bowl. Sift flour, baking soda and salt in small bowl the gradually add to sugar mixture Turn to 2 speed for 2 mins. Scrape bowl mix 30 seconds. Stop scrape bowl add chocolate chips, (M&Ms or walnuts if desired) Mix about 15 seconds. Drop with cookie scooper onto greased baking pans or you can use non stick parchment paper, about 2 inches apart. Bake at 375° for 10 to 12 mins. Remove from baking sheets and put them on cool on cookie wire racks. Makes about 3 dozen cookies depending on size scoop you use.Variations: 2 cups raisins, coconut or chopped walnuts and M&Ms may be substituted for chocolate chips