CHOCOLATE COOKIES --YUM,YUM- TODAY IS A GOOD DAY TO BAKE!!

(DON'T KNOW WHY BLOGGER CHANGED THIS PHOTO'S POSITION)

THE ORIGINAL RECIPE CAME FROM MY MOTHER-IN-LAW. I CHANGED IT YEARS AGO BY ADDING THE CHOCOLATE CHIPS & WALNUTS. THIS COOKIE RECIPE IS ONE OF MY HUSBAND'S FAVORITES!!

1 CUP SHORTENING

2 CUPS SUGAR

2 EGGS

2 TEASPOONS BAKING SODA

4 HEAPING TABLESPOONS COCOA

4 CUPS FLOUR

1 1/2 CUPS SOUR MILK

2 TEASPOONS VANILLA

SALT

1-12 OUNCE PKG. CHOCOLATE CHIPS

1 CUP CHOPPED WALNUTS

BAKE 350 DEGREES, 10 MINUTES OR SO, DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OF YOUR COOKIES!! (THE BIGGER THE COOKIE, THE LONGER IT TAKES!)

THE TWIN BOYS WHO SHOVEL FOR US SHOWED UP JUST AS I WAS TAKING THE COOKIES OUT OF THE OVEN........LUCKY THEM!!!