A Favorite Cookie Recipe of Mine

I posted on Facebook today a picture of all of the bread I made and a batch of cookies.  The bread recipe is already on this blog- here's the link to the page because it was written a long time ago: Bread recipe.  I wrote it for 2 loaves, but it is easily doubled.  I always make 4 at a time.

The cookies are a chocolate chip cookie recipe that I've perfected to my tastes, and I must say they are perfect!  (for my family anyway)
Here Goes:
Tara's chocolate chip cookies
1/2 C butter
1/2 C shortening ( plain or butter flavored is fine) ( this helps them not flatten out so much)
3/4 C brown sugar
3/4 C white sugar
2 large eggs
1 t vanilla
1 t salt
1 t baking soda
2 C whole wheat flour
1 C white flour
1 bag chocolate chips

Cream butter, shortening, and sugars.  About 3 minutes, or until it is really creamy and lighter in color.  Add eggs and vanilla and mix in.  Add the rest of the dry ingredients (flours, salt, baking soda) and mix well.  Add chocolate chips last.  Bake at 375 degrees for 8 minutes.

If you want an oatmeal chocolate chip cookie, do the same recipe until the flour, and instead add: 1 C whole wheat flour, 1 3/4 cup white flour and 1 1/2 cup quick oats.

• Here's the Key: I love my cookies thicker, and soft in the middle so I add the shortening to help the cookie stay more round and I have more flour than other chocolate chip cookie recipes.  
• Another thing- put your cookies on the cookie sheet in a round ball and don't flatten it out.  
• Make sure you take them out at 8 minutes or as soon as you start seeing the first tiny bit of golden brown color on them.  Not all over it, but just on the highest tip of the cookie or whatever.  They wont look done, but when you take them out they will continue cooking on the sheet for a bit, so they will be perfect.  
• Transfer to wire racks after they've sat about 5 minutes on the cookie sheet.