Hillary Rodham Clinton's Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients

 * 1 1/2 cup unsifted all-purpose flour
 * 1 teaspoon salt
 * 1 teaspoon baking soda
 * 1 cup solid vegetable shortening
 * 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
 * 1/2 cup granulated sugar
 * 1 teaspoon vanilla
 * 2 eggs
 * 2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
 * 1 (12-ounce) package semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions

 * 1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease baking sheets.
 * 2) Combine flour, salt and baking soda. Beat together shortening, sugars and vanilla in a large bowl until creamy.
 * 3) Add eggs, beating until light and fluffy.
 * 4) Gradually beat in flour mixture and rolled oats. Stir in chocolate chips.
 * 5) Drop batter by well-rounded teaspoonsful on to greased baking sheets. Bake 8 to 10 minuter or until golden.
 * 6) Cool cookies on sheets on wire rack for 2 minutes. Remove cookies to wire rack to cool completely.

Source

 * HRC's Recipe for Chocolate Chip Cookies] by the White House, public domain government resource