Uncles W____'s Chocolate Chip Cookies

⅔ cup shortening
⅔ cup butter or margarine, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup brown sugar (packed)
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
3½ cups flour
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. salt
1 cup chopped nuts (optional)
1 package (12 oz.) semisweet chocolate chips

Heat oven to 375̊. Mix thoroughly shortening, butter, sugars, eggs, and vanilla. Add flour 1 cup at a time. Stir in remaining ingredients. Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheet. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until light brown. Cool slightly before removing from baking sheet.

Makes about 7 dozen cookies.