The Best Soft And Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies In The World

• 2 cups Crisco
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 cups brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 4 eggs
• 4 1/2 cups flour
• 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup walnuts, chopped (optional)

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Cream the Crisco and sugars together. Add the soda, salt and vanilla to the creamed mixture. Add the eggs, one at a time. Add the flour and mix well. Add the chocolate chips and nuts.
3. Drop by rounded teaspoons (or tablespoons) on a ungreased cookie sheet.
4. Bake 8-10 minutes at 375 (just until set in the middle, but not done!). Let cool 2 minutes on the cookie sheet before removing to a cooling rack.
5. **Add 1/2 cup baking cocoa for chocolate chocolate chip cookies. Try peanut butter chips or M&M's in place of the chocolate chips.
6. **IMPORTANT: Do not adjust the amount of eggs or shortening -- it will mess with how the cookie spreads. I have tried.

crisco, white sugar, brown sugar, baking soda, salt, vanilla, eggs, flour, semisweet chocolate chips, walnuts

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/the-best-soft-and-chewy-chocolate-chip-cookies-in-the-world-387936 (may not work)