1 c. butter Crisco
3/4 c. brown sugar
3/4 c. white sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. water, hot
1 tsp. vanilla
2 1/4 c. flour
1 tsp. salt
1 pkg. Nestle chocolate chips
1 c. chopped nuts; optional

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Use ungreased cookie sheet. Cream Crisco, sugars, and then add eggs, beaten whole first. Mix flour and salt together and add alternately with the baking soda and water mixture. Then add chocolate chips and nuts, if desired, and flavor all wit the vanilla.

Drop by teaspoon on cookie sheet and bake 10 minutes watching for just barely brown color. Makes 3-4 dozen cookies.

NOTE: When doubling recipe only use 3 eggs.