Chocolate Chip Cookies Satterly

1 c Shortening

1 c Brown sugar

2 ts Vanilla

2 c White flour

1/2 ts Baking powder

1/4 ts Salt

1/4 c Water

1 1/2 c Chocolate chips

Beat shortening for 30 seconds. Add brown sugar & continue to beat till well blended. Add vanilla & mix well. Mix in the baking powder, salt & the flour. Beat thoroughly. Add the water, followed by the chocolate chips. Using a teaspoon, mould a teaspoonful of dough & place carefully on a cookie sheet. Bake at 350F for 10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Makes about 54 cookies. Posted by Mark Satterly in Intercook