I have had several requests for my chocolate chip cookie recipe. I am happy to share. Enjoy!

Ingredients

• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1 cup shortening
• 2 eggs
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp baking soda
• semi-sweet chocolate chips
• SkorBits (optional)
• chopped pecans or walnuts (optional)

Instructions

• preheat oven to 350 degrees F
• mix together brown sugar, white sugar and shortening
• add in eggs and vanilla
• mix well
• stir/sift together flour, salt and baking soda
• add dry ingredients into batter
• stir just until dough is formed
• add chocolate chips (and optional nuts and/or SkorBits
• drop by tablespoon onto parchment paper lined cookie sheets
• bake 10-12 minutes until lightly golden just until no longer gooey in centre
• share most of them with your family and friends
• enjoy a few yourself