Chocolate Cookies

Chocolate Cookies (Ron’s favorite)

2 squares baking chocolate
½ cup shortening
1 cup sugar
2 eggs, separated
2 cups flour
1 tsp. soda
½ tsp. salt
½ cup milk
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup raisins or nuts

Melt baking chocolate with shortening in a double boiler or microwave. Add sugar and cream. Add egg yolks and mix well. Beat egg whites and set aside. Sift dry ingredients together and add to creamed mixture. Add milk, vanilla and raisins or nuts. Fold in beaten egg whites. Drop onto greased baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for about 10-12 minutes. Cool and frost with chocolate icing if desired.