Chocolate Chip Cookies

2/3 cup shortening
2/3 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar, packed
2 eggs
2 tsp. cup vanilla extract
3 cups flour*
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
3/4 -1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Cream shortening and butter together.
Mix in sugar,eggs and vanilla.Stir in remaining ingredients.
*Mix in 1 cup of flour at a time.
(For a softer,rounder cookie,add 1/2 cup flour.)
Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto a baking sheet
lined with parchment paper.Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until light brown.
Cool slightly before removing from baking sheet.

About 7 dozen cookies.