Grandma's Chocolate Chip Cookies

This is a great chocolate chip cookie recipe that I got from my grandmother. They taste SO good and are so easy to make.

• Ready In: 19 mins
• Serves: 60
• Yields: 5 dozen

Ingredients

• 1  cup sugar
• 1⁄2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1  cup shortening
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 2  large eggs
• 2 1⁄4 cups flour
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1 (12 ounce) package chocolate chips

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375°.
2. In a mixing bowl, cream together the first five ingredients.
3. After creaming the first five ingredients add the last four and make sure everything is mixed together well.
4. Drop by tablespoonfuls on to cookie sheets and bake for 9-10 minutes.
5. For M&M cookies: Replace chocolate chips with M&M plain baking bits.