St. Benedict's Chocolate Chip Cookies

Total Time: 39 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 9 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups vegetable shortening (non-hydrogenated)
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 cups brown sugar, firmly packed
• 4 eggs, well-beaten
• 4 cups flour
• 4 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 36 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips (6 cups)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 cream shortening, sugar, and brown sugar thoroughly.
• 3 add eggs and cream until light and fluffy.
• 4 in a separate bowl combine flour, salt, and baking soda.
• 5 add flour mixture to sugar mixture. mix well.
• 6 add chocolate chips. stir or mix until chips are completely combined.
• 7 drop by spoonful (about 2 t each) onto an un-greased or parchment lined baking sheet.
• 8 bake until a very light brown color. about 9 minutes.
• 9 cool on wire racks.