Gayle's Chocolate Chip Cookies

prep time:: 20 minutes
total time:: 2 hours

Makes 70 2-inch cookies

ingredients

6 cups flour
2.5 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 cup butter
1 cup solid shortening
1.5 cups sugar
1.5 cups brown sugar
2 tsp vanilla
4 eggs
1 bag chocolate chips
2 cups chopped walnuts

directions

Cream sugars, vanilla, shortening, butter, eggs. Add flour, soda, and salt. Mix until well blended. Add chocolate chips and walnuts. Mix until blended. Drop by rounded spoonfuls on cookie sheet. Bake at 375 degrees for about 12 minutes.

notes

I like to bake a couple sheets of cookies & freeze remaining dough for later. To freeze: Drop by rounded spoonfuls on large cookie sheet. Cookies can touch since they won't be baked. Freeze the whole sheet. Once cookies are frozen move to freezer bag.

Source: Gayle