Buttermilk Chocolate Chip Cookies

Total Time: 42 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 3 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1 (6 ounce) package semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup chopped walnuts

Recipe

• 1 cream together shortening and sugars.
• 2 beat in eggs.
• 3 add vanilla.
• 4 sift together flour and soda.
• 5 add dry ingredients, alternately with buttermilk to creamed mixture.
• 6 stir in chocolate chips and walnuts.
• 7 drop by teaspoon about 2 inches apart on greased cookie sheets.
• 8 put 1/2 walnut on top of each cookie.
• 9 bake in 350° degree oven for 12 to 15 minutes or until done.
• 10 remove from sheet and cool on racks.