1 cup shortening
1 cup brown sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tbsp. milk (use juice or water for pareve cookies)
2 eggs
2 1/4 cups flour
1 tsp. baking powder
2 (12 oz.) pkgs. semisweet chocolate chips (or more)
Combine in mixer shortening, sugar, vanilla, milk and eggs. Sift together flour and baking powder and add to mixture a little at a time until blended. Add chocolate chips and stir with wooden spoon. Drop by spoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet and bake in preheated 375 F oven about 10 to 12 minutes or until as brown as you like. (For David and Eric, substitute white chocolate chips.)