Chewy Brownie Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 1/3 cups golden Crisco (or your fave shortening)
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 2 large eggs, slightly beaten
• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 2/3 cup cocoa
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 1/2 cups large broken pecans or 1 1/2 cups walnut pieces
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F).
2. Combine Crisco, white sugar, brown sugar and vanilla in a large bowl.
3. Beat with mixer on low speed 1 minute or until creamy.
4. Add beaten eggs.
5. Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt.
6. Add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating on low speed about 1 minute, or just until blended.
7. Stir in nuts and chocolate chips.
8. Drop by heaping spoonfuls* (about 2 TBSP for each cookie) on ungreased cookie sheet.
9. Bake cookies, leaving about 7cm (3-inches) between cookies for spreading.
10. Bake at 180°C (350°F) for 10-12 minutes.
11. Cookies wil appear soft and moist when baked, but firm upon cooling.
12. Cool 2 minutes, then remove to cooling rack.
13. *Smallercookies can be made using 15mL (1 TBSP) dough for each cookie; Bake 8-10 minutes; makes about 6 dozen cookies.