Chewy Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. brown sugar
1/2 c. melted shortening
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. salt
2 eggs
2 c. flour, sifted with 2 tsp. baking powder

Preparation

Mix together well brown sugar, shortening, vanilla, salt and eggs, then add flour sifted with baking powder.
This makes a very stiff dough.
Spread on a greased cookie sheet.
Press chopped nuts into it.
Bake 20 minutes at 350\u00b0.
They will seem slightly underdone but should be golden when cool.
Cut into strips before they cool.