* Cream the shortening and sugar well. All the rest of the
   ingredients can be just mixed in, but proper creaming of the
   shortening and sugar is important.

 * Make sure that your baking pans are cool between cookie batches.

 * Substitute cherry flavored morsels for 1/2 of the chocolate
   morsels for a new taste treat.

 * Drop your cookies extra thick (use an ice cream scoop), flatten
   the top a little, then place the cookie sheet in the refrigerator
   for twenty minutes. Take the sheet from the refrigerator and bake
   at 375 degrees until the cookie's edges are slightly brown and you
   will have a soft centered delight.

 * Warm cookies always taste better than cold ones. Heat releases
   the flavor of chocolate and nut-meats. Try warming cookies in your
   microwave oven for a few seconds or in a 300 degree oven for
   about 5 minutes.