Suzanne's "The best chocolate chip cookies ever"

When we got married, we wanted to have a little treat in each of our out of town guests rooms. My friend Suzy came up with the idea of baking cookies. Suzanne spent a whole day in my kitchen baking countless dozens of cookies while I tagged and bagged them.

They are still talked about by some of our guests! A can't miss recipe.

Cream together in a mixing bowl:
1 cup shortening
1 cup brown sugar
½ cup white sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla

Then add and mix thoroughly:
2 cups flour
1tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
2 cups chocolate chips (I like to do one cup of white chocolate and one cup of butterscotch or skor/heath chips)
1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Spoon dollops of mixture onto cookie sheets and bake at 375 degrees for 8-10 minutes. Let cool before removing from cookie sheet.