1/2 Cup Shortening

1/2 Cup Butter

2 1/2 Cups All Purpose flour

1 Cup Packed Brown Sugar

1/2 Cup Sugar

2 Eggs

1 Teaspoon vanilla

1/2 Teaspoon of baking soda

Mix The shortening, butter and sugars together on high with a hand mixer until the mixture becomes creamy.  Then add in the eggs vanilla and baking soda and mix until well combined.  Then with a wooden spoon or some sort of strong large spoon.  Stir in the flour until well blended.  Bake in the oven at 350 degrees F, for 8 to 10 minutes.

Of coarse if you have a kitchen aide that works perfectly for mixing as well!  Same steps just with a machine in stead of the hand blender, AND you can stir the flour in with that instead of a spoon!