Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup peanut butter
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups flour
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 3/4 tsp salt
• 1 tsp vanilla
• semi-sweet chocolate chips 

1. Cream the first five ingredients till light and fluffy
2. Add eggs one at a time. Once added, add the vanilla
3. Mix all dry ingredients in a separate bowl and add to the cream mixture until just incorporated. Hand mix in the desired amount of chocolate chips
4. Form balls of dough and with a fork, form a criss-cross pattern in the top
5. Bake at 350 degrees for 9-14 minutes or till golden brown