Chocolate Chip Cookies from Matt Kaelberer

1 c shortening
1 c brown sugar
1/2 c white sugar
1 t salt
1 t vanilla
2 eggs
2 1/2 c flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 6 0z. bag large Guittard milk chocolate chips
Mix shortening, sugars, salt and vanilla for 2 min. Add eggs and mix well. Add flour and baking soda. Mix. Add choc. chips and mix. Bake 8 min. at 360 degrees. Matt says they'll look like much but take them out anyway.

Melba's note: This is another of Matt's signature dishes. You can never have too many choc. chip cookie recipes, can you?