Chocolate Chip Cookies

I got this recipe from my friend Joyce.  Her husband came up with this cookie recipe.  It actually won a blue ribbon at the fair.  For a soft cookie I bake them for 7-10 minutes.  For a crunchy cookie I bake them for 12-13 minutes. 

Chocolate Chip Cookies
By: Home Run Recipes

1 cup of Butter
1 cup of Shortening
1 1/2 Cup Brown Sugar
1 1/2 Cup White Sugar
3 eggs
3 tsp. Vanilla
Cream the above ingredients together well.

Sift together the following ingredients:
5 1/4 cup flour
1 1/2 tsp. Baking Soda
1 1/2 tsp. Salt
Add to the creamed mixture then add the following:
1 1/2 cups chopped Walnuts
1 - 12oz. pkg. chocolate chips (I used mini choc. chips in the picture)

Bake 350 degrees for 7-10 minutes for soft or 12-13 for crunchy.