Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients ~  

• ¾ cup butter flavored Crisco
• 1 ¼ cup packed brown sugar
• 2 Tablespoons milk or Half & Half
• 1 Tablespoon vanilla  
• 1 egg
• 1 ¾ cups flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ¾ teaspoons baking soda
• 1 cup semi sweet Chocolate Chips
• 1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans

Method ~

Heat oven to 375°.  Combine the first 4 ingredients and cream, beat with a mixer until creamy.  Add the egg and continue to beat.  Mix the flour, salt and baking soda.  Mix into creamed mixture until just blended.  Add the semi-sweets.  Drop dough ball onto a cookie sheet, bake 8 – 10 minutes.  Let the cookies cool on cookie sheet for 2 minutes before removing.