Esther's Chocolate Chip Cookies

Cream together:

• 1 cup shortening
• ¾ cup white sugar
• ¾ cup brown sugar

Add & beat well: 2 eggs

Add 2 Tablespoons hot water

Sift together, then add to creamed mixture:

• 2 ½ cups sifted all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt

Fold in:

• 1 cup nutmeats (if desired)
• ½ pound chocolate chips

Esther forms a long roll of the dough, and wraps in wax paper or foil, & stores in the refrigerator to chill. She then just slices off a few as she needs them and bakes. I think she made them almost every morning for the grandchildren and Mom while she was staying with them after her first stroke. She bakes them 10 min. at 400°. I never could have enough dough left over to store -- I just baked them, and we ate them. That is when they are best.