Recipe - Orange-Chocolate Chippers

1 cup Shortening
6 ounce Cream Cheese; Softened,(2PK)
One half cup Sugar; Granulated
One half cup Brown Sugar; Packed
2 Eggs; Large
2 teaspoon Orange Peel; Grated
1 teaspoon Vanilla
2 cup Flour; Unbleached
2 teaspoon Baking Powder
1 teaspoon Salt
6 ounce Chocolate Chips; Semisweet
One half cup Nuts; Finely Chopped(Option)

Cream together shortening, cheese, and sugars. Add eggs, peel, and
vanilla; beat well. Stir together flour, baking powder, and salt; add to
creamed mixture. Mix well. Stir in chocolate chips. Drop from teaspoon
2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. If desired sprinkle lightly
with nuts or granulated sugar. Bake at 350 degrees F about 10 minutes.

Makes 6 dozen cookies.

From Better Homes & Garden's Homemade Cookies Cookbook, via The Home BBS.
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