Orange-chocolate Chippers

Ingredients

190 gr shortening
170 ml cream cheese
100 gr sugar
110 gr brown sugar
2 eggs
4 gr orange peel
4 gr vanilla
250 gr flour
9 gr baking powder
3 gr salt
120 gr chocolate chips
65 gr nuts

Instructions

Servings: dozen Cream together shortening, cheese, and sugars. Add eggs, peel, and vanilla; beat well. Stir together flour, baking powder, and salt; add to creamed mixture. Mix well. Stir in chocolate chips. Drop from teaspoon 5 cm apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. If desired sprinkle lightly with nuts or granulated sugar. Bake at 180ºC about 10 minutes. Makes 6 dozen cookies.