Refrigerator Cookies Iv

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup shortening
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Recipe

• cream together shortening and sugars. mix in eggs and vanilla. blend together flour, baking soda, and salt; mix into the creamed mixture. mix in nuts.
• mold into a long roll about 2 1/2 inches in diameter. wrap in wax paper, and chill several hours.
• cut thin, and place on greased baking sheets.
• bake at 400 degrees f (205 degrees c) for about 8 minutes.