Aunt Sue'S Chocolate Chip Buttermilk Cookies(Makes Enough For Several Hungry Kids.)  
["3 c. flour", "1 tsp. baking soda", "1 c. shortening", "1 c. white sugar", "1 c. brown sugar, packed", "2 eggs", "1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract", "1/2 c. buttermilk", "1 (12 oz.) pkg. chocolate bits", "1 1/2 c. chopped walnuts or pecans"]
["Stir together the flour and soda; set aside.", "Cream the sugars and shortening", "until", "light and fluffy, using mixer at medium speed.", "Add", "eggs,", "one", "at", "a time, beating well after each addition.", "Blend", "in vanilla.", "Add dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk", "to", "the", "creamed mixture, beating well after each addition,", "using", "mixer", "at", "low", "speed.", "Stir", "in chocolate bits and nuts.", "Drop by teaspoonfuls, about 2 inches apart, onto greased baking", "sheets.", "Bake at 350\u00b0 for 12 to 15 minutes or until", "golden", "brown.", "Remove", "from", "baking sheets. Cool on racks. Makes about 9 dozen cookies."]
["flour", "baking soda", "shortening", "white sugar", "brown sugar", "eggs", "vanilla extract", "buttermilk", "chocolate bits", "walnuts"]