Mary D.'s Chocolate Chip Cookies

1/3 cup margarine
2/3 cup Crisco
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar (firmly packed)
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup nuts
2 cups (12 oz. pkg.) Hershey's Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips (I prefer mini chips.)

Directions:
Cream shortening, brown sugar, sugar, and vanilla until light and fluffy. Add eggs; beat well. Combine flour, soda, salt, and add to creamed mixture; stir in nuts and chips.

Drop by teaspoon onto ungreased cookie sheet covered with Reynolds Wrap. Bake in a 375 degree oven for 8 10 minutes or until light brown. Cool lightly before removing from sheet.

Makes about seven dozen.

Notes:
Years ago, Ms. Joyce Putty of Hopkinsville, KY, copied this recipe from our local newspaper. The recipe was contributed by Ms. Mary D. Ferguson, a much-beloved reporter and columnist who still writes for the Kentucky New Era.