Chocolate Chip Honey Cookies

• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1/2 cup honey
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup chopped almonds (optional)

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.
2. Beat shortening, honey, and brown sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Add egg and vanilla extract; beat until light and fluffy.
3. Sift flour, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl; stir into honey mixture until just incorporated and dough comes together. Fold chocolate chips and almonds into dough. Drop spoonfuls of the dough 2 inches apart onto the prepared baking sheet.
4. Bake in the preheated oven until edges just begin to brown, 12 to 15 minutes.

shortening, honey, brown sugar, egg, vanilla, flour, baking soda, salt, chocolate chips, almonds

Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/236735/chocolate-chip-honey-cookies/ (may not work)