Recipe for Orange-Chocolate Chip Cookies

Recipe Ingredients: 1  cup shortening 6  oz cream cheese softened 1/2  cup granulated sugar 1/2  cup brown sugar packed 2  large eggs 2  tsp granted orange peel 1  tsp vanilla 2  cup flour 2  tsp baking powder 1  tsp salt 6  oz chocolate chips, semisweet 1/2  cup English Walnuts Cooking Directions: 1.  Cream together shortening, cheese, and sugars. Add eggs, peel, and vanilla; beat well. Stir together flour, baking powder, and salt; add to creamed mixture. Mix well. Stir in chocolate chips. Drop from teaspoon 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. If desired sprinkle lightly with nuts or granulated sugar. Bake at 350 degrees F about 10 minutes. Makes 6 dozen cookies.     English Walnuts (Raw, No Shell) A very common ingredient found in many baking items. These walnut halves and pieces are mainly grown in California and Oregon. All recipes are listed in good faith and Nuts.com fully respects copyright protection and private property of original recipe authors. If a recipe is listed against an author's wishes, please contact us and we will remove the recipe immediately.