Chocolate Chip Cookies

Every time I bring a plate of these to an activity, they're gone in about 25 seconds...now they can make them at home for the family to enjoy!

Fogelquists’s Famous Chocolate Chip Cookies

Beat until creamy:
1 cup shortening
1/3 cup margarine
1 cup white sugar
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
2 tsp. almond flavoring
1 tsp. vanilla
3 eggs

Add:
3 ½ cups flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt

Blend all together until well mixed, then fold in two 12 oz packages of chocolate chips. Chill dough for around an hour. Bake for about 10-15 minutes at 375. Variation: Substitute white chocolate chips and add macadamia nuts.