Crumbly Chocolate Chip Cookies

This is a favorite from my childhood from Grandma. The recipe is at least 50 years old. These have a very different texture from most of the chocolate chip cookies that I run into elsewhere.

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Serves: 24-36

Ingredients

• 1  cup white sugar
• 1  cup brown sugar
• 1  cup shortening
• 1  cup  vegetable oil
• 1  egg, beaten
• 1  tablespoon milk
• 1  teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 8  ounces chocolate chips
• 3 3⁄4 cups flour

Directions

1. Mix in order given.
2. Make cookie-sized balls and distribute on a cookie sheet.
3. Flatten with a fork, dipping in water between impressions. Aim for a checkerboard on top of each cookie.
4. Bake on cookie sheet at 350 degrees until brown.