Cream Cheese Pound Cake(State Fair Blue Ribbon Winning Recipe) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 sticks margarine, softened
8 oz. cream cheese
3 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. baking powder
6 eggs
3 c. plain flour
1 Tbsp. vanilla
2 1/4 c. unsifted flour
1 tsp. baking soda
3/4 tsp. salt
1/2 c. margarine, softened
1/2 c. Crisco
1 c. brown sugar, packed
1/2 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
12 oz. chocolate chips
1 c. chopped nuts (optional)

Preparation

In small bowl, mix flour, soda and salt.
In large mixing bowl, cream together the margarine, Crisco, eggs, sugar and vanilla.
Slowly add flour mixture to mixture in large bowl.
Add chocolate chips and nuts.
Drop in small balls on a greased cookie sheet.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 8 to 10 minutes.
Makes 6 dozen.