Chewy Brownie Cookies

2/3 c shortening
1 ½ c brown sugar
1 Tb water
1 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
1 ½ c flour
1/3 c baking cocoa
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp baking soda
2 c chocolate chips
½ c chopped nuts

Heat oven to 375 degrees.
In a small mixing bowl, combine flour, baking cocoa, salt and baking soda. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, cream together shortening, brown sugar, water, vanilla, and eggs.
Gradually add dry ingredients to creamed mixture. Stir in chocolate chips and nuts. Drop by rounded tablespoons onto a baking sheet/stone lined with parchment paper.
Bake for 7-9 minutes, or until tops of cookies *just* look dry and cooked. Remove from oven, and allow to cool a couple minutes before removing from parchment paper. When cookies come out, they will be VERY soft, and will firm up as they cool. Using the parchment paper allows you to slide the cookies off of the baking sheet/stone without harming the cookies. Then you can start the next pan right away. The shorter the wait, the less energy you will use, since your oven won’t run as long.