AUDRA'S CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

1 c butter flavored Crisco-or butter if you prefer
1 1/2 c white sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp orange extract (more or less to taste) I add about 1 1/2 tsp
2 cups flour
2/3 cocoa powder
1 Tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
2 cups semi-sweet choc chips
1/2 c finely chopped walnuts

Beat first 5 ingredients until light and fluffy. Turn mixer down to lowest speed and leave running while adding cocoa powder, salt, and baking soda. Turn mixer off add flour chips and nuts. Mix on lowest speed again just until combined. Bake on cookie sheet at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes or just until set. Cool on sheet for few minutes and then move to wire rack. Over baking will give dry crumbly cookies. They should be the texture of a brownie. Enjoy!


THIS IS AUDRA'S FAMOUS COOKIE RECIPE! If I make any kind of cookie, this is the only one that Jason insists that I make. He loves how her cookies turn out....but I still haven't got the secret down myself, so I rarely make them. She says the secret is in the BUTTER CRISCO AND THE WHIPPING OF THE FIRST 5 INGREDIENTS! Good Luck!