Chocolate Chip Cookies (Grandma'S From-Scratch - It'S Easy!) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup shortening
1/4 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/4 cups flour
12 ounces chocolate chips
1/2 cup nuts (can be left out)
1 egg, well beaten

Preparation

Cream shortening then add white sugar, brown sugar and egg.
Dissolve baking soda in one tablespoons of HOT water and then add.
Add flour, salt, vanilla and mix well.
Add nuts and chocolate.
chips and mix again.
Drop teaspoonfuls on greased cookie sheet.
Bake at 350 degrees about 10 minutes.