Unsurpassable Chocolate Chip Cookies

A good friend of mine gave me this recipe a couple of years ago. It's so delightfully sinful, I wanted to share this with you!

Unsurpassable Chocolate Chip Cookies

(This recipe makes 6 dozen – you can freeze half if you like)

1 cup butter (I use ½ cup real butter and ½ cup margarine)

1 cup shortening (I use butter flavored)

3 cups brown sugar

2 eggs

1 T. vanilla

4 cups flour

2 tsp. soda

2 tsp. cinnamon

2 tsp. ginger

1 tsp. salt

3 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

2 cups chopped walnuts (I usually make ½ dough without- so I only put 1 cup walnuts)

Cream butter, shortening and sugar together. Add eggs and vanilla. Mix all dry ingredients together and add a little at a time into butter mixture until well mixed. Add chocolate chips and nuts. (I take out ½ of the dough and then add nuts) Dip out a walnut size amount and roll into a ball and roll in powdered sugar. Bake on parchment paper – 375 degrees for 10-12 minutes. I bake usually 10 – I like really chewy cookies.