Refrigerator Cookies

Ingredients

1 cup shortening

½ cup sugar

½ cup brown sugar

2 eggs

2 ¾ cups flour

½ tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

2 tsp cinnamon

1 ½ tsp vanilla

chopped walnuts

Directions:

Mix together shortening, sugars, eggs, and vanilla.  Add flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon. Mix well.  Stir in nuts.  Form into logs and wrap in wax paper.  Refrigerate til firm.  Slice on a bias and place on greased cookie sheet.  Bake at 375 degrees for 8-10 minutes. 

For a chocolate version, omit cinnamon and blend 2 squares of unsweetened chocolate into shortening mixture.