Dutch Cookies

Ingredients

• Servings: 40
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• salt to taste
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Recipe

• preheat oven to 350 f (175 degrees c).
• cream together the butter, shortening, sugar and vanilla.
• sift together the flour, baking soda and salt. add to sugar mixture and mix well, being careful not to over mix.
• drop heaping teaspoonfuls of dough on ungreased cookie sheet and flatten each with the tines of a fork (dip fork into small bowl of water so that dough doesn't stick to fork). do this once or twice, depending on the size of cookie and fork.
• bake for 13 to 15 minutes. after each pan is removed from oven, carefully place 5 or 6 chocolate chips on top of each cookie while they are still hot. when chocolate is glossy and soft, spread with knife.