Super Chocolate Chip Cookies

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup nuts, chopped (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°.
• 2 in a small bowl stir together the flour, baking soda and salt; set aside.
• 3 in large bowl beat the butter or margerine, shortening and sugars until creamy. beat in eggs and vanilla. add flour mixture and mix well. stir in the chocolate chips and nuts.
• 4 drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2-inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets.
• 5 bake 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned.
• 6 for oatmeal chocolate chip cookies: decrease the flour to 1 3/4 cup and add 1 1/2 cups oatmeal to dry ingredients. proceed with recipe as written above.