Julie's Famous Chocolate Chip Cookies

They're perfect.

2/3 cup shortening

2/3 cup butter or margarine, softened

1 cup sugar

1 cup brown sugar, packed

2 eggs

2 tsp. vanilla

3 cups all-purpose flour (slightly heaping cups)

1 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. salt

2 pkg (6 oz) semi-sweet chocolate chips (a little more doesn't hurt :-) )

Heat oven to 375. Mix thoroughly shortening, butter, sugars, eggs, and vanilla. STIR in remaining ingredients (flour, soda, salt, & chips).

Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfulls 2 inches apart onto foil-lined baking sheet (don't roll into a ball). Bake 8-10 min or until lightly brown (take them out just before they look done!). Cool slightly before removing from baking sheet.

Hint: for larger cookies, use soup spoon to scoop dough. Larger cookies have to cook just a little bit longer.