Friday, December 4, 2009

Dad’s Chocolate Chip Cookies

2/3 cup shortening

2/3 cup room temperature butter

1 cup granulated sugar

1 cup packed brown sugar

2 eggs

2 tsp vanilla

3 cups flour 1/2 white, 1/2 whole wheat

1 tsp soda

1 tsp salt

1 cup chopped walnuts

1/2 to 1 tsp ground cloves

3/4 to 1 cup old fashioned oatmeal


Heat oven to 350. Mix thoroughly shortening, butter, sugars, eggs and vanilla. Stir in remaining ingredients.


Bake 8-12 minutes on ungreased baking sheet. Cool slightly before removing from sheet.