Grandma Omie'S Chocolate Chip Cookies
["1 cup shortening", "1/2 cup sugar", "1 cup brown sugar firmly packed", "2 eggs (well beaten)", "1 teaspoon vanilla", "2 1/4 cups flour", "1 teaspoon baking soda", "1 teaspoon salt", "1 package Nestle semi-sweet chocolate chips (12 ounce)", "2 cups chopped pecans (optional)"]
["Cream shortening, sugar and brown sugar together.", "Add beaten eggs and vanilla and mix.", "Mix all dry ingredients together and add to first mixture approximately a cup at a time until completely blended.", "Add chocolate chips and nuts and mix well.", "Drop generously rounded teaspoon of cookie dough on to ungreased cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees for approximately 10 minutes.", "(Hint: It is better to under bake cookies than to over bake.)", "Makes approximately 3-4 dozen cookies."]
["shortening", "sugar", "brown sugar", "eggs", "vanilla", "flour", "baking soda", "salt", "semi-sweet chocolate chips", "pecans"]