Big Batch Chocolate Chip Cookies

Big Batch Chocolate Chip Cookies

4 ½ cups flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 ½ cups granulated sugar
1 ½ cups brown sugar
2 cups vegetable shortening – do not substitute butter, margarine, or oil
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 teaspoon water
4 eggs
12 ounces chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350. Combine flour, salt, and baking soda; set aside. In mixer bowl, combine both sugars, shortening, vanilla and water; mix well. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each. Add flour mixture ½ cup at a time, mixing well after each addition......you probably will not be able to use the mixer toward the end of adding the flour mixture, dough will be too thick. Stir in chocolate chips. Bake 8 minutes.