Whiffletree Chocolate Chip Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup vegetable shortening
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 cup chopped walnuts
9 inches deep dish pastry shells
vanilla ice cream

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350.
Cream shortening, sugars & vanilla in a large bowl using electric mixer.
Beat in eggs, 1 at a time.
Combine flour, baking soda & salt.
Gradually blend into sugar mixture.
Stir in chocolate chips & walnuts.
Spoon into pie shell, mounding slightly in the center.
Bake until top is lightly browned, about 10 minutes.
Reduce oven temperature to 250.
Cover pie with parchment or foil.
Bake until center is set to desired firmness about 1 hour - for a chewy texture.
Serve warm or at room temperature with vanilla ice cream.