Alma's Chocolate Chips

Alma's Chocolate Chips Aunt Alma (Franke)

1 cup shortening

3/4 cup brown sugar

3/4 cup white sugar

eggs

1 package dates

5 Tablespoons boiling water

1 teaspoon baking soda

3 cups flour

Salt

Chocolate chips

Vanilla

Cream shortening and sugars, Add eggs. Cut dates into boiling water. Add soda. Add date mixture alternately with dry ingredients. Add vanilla and chocolate chips. Bake.