Chocolate Chip Cookies I

My mother says this is the original chocolate chip cookie recipe passed down from my grandmother. For bars just press the dough into a jelly roll pan and bake. This recipe makes a very small batch. I triple the recipe and use 1/2 cup margarine and 1 cup shortening instead of all shortening. It seems to make a softer cookie.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 8 mins
• Total Time: 23 mins
• Calories: 549 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup shortening
• ½ cup packed brown sugar
• 1 egg
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ cup chopped walnuts
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• ¼ cup white sugar
• 1 ⅛ cups all-purpose flour

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

In a medium bowl, cream together shortening, brown sugar and white sugar. Mix in the egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; stir into the batter until moistened. Mix in the walnuts and chocolate chips. Drop by heaping spoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.

Step 3

Bake for 8 minutes in the preheated oven, until the edges are light brown.