Karen's Chocolate Chip Cookies

I made these for the Feria de Países because I wanted something All-American...but not apple pie...what's more american than good old chocolate chip cookies!!! I got the recipe from a friend, Karen, and they are wonderful! Especially right out of the oven...they cry for milk! You see them here next to Aunt Laura's Baked Macaroni and Cheese (another All-American favorite)

1 1/3 cup Crisco
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
3 cups flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1 package(11.5 oz) chocolate chips( or chunks)

Heat oven to 375
Mix Crisco, Sugars, eggs, and vanilla
Mix in dry ingredients
Drop rounded tsp. dough (or big spoonful depending on your taste) about 2" apart on baking sheet (ok, personal favorite here...I tried regular baking sheets and the airflow ones, with my Pampered Chef Rectangular stoneware 'cause I had a LOT to make and by far the PC made the best cookies...they didn't over or under cook...they were perfect!)
Cookies will be soft, but you want them light brown...about 8-10 min.
Leave them to sit on the pan for about 10 min. before removing to a cooling rack(which for some reason mine disappeared; grew legs and walked I guess...but the metal rack in the microwave does about the same job.)
The key is not to overbake the cookies!
Should make about four dozen...or three or four huge ones ;o)