High Altitude Chocolate Chip Cookies

1/2 c. butter 

1/2 c. crisco 

2/3 c. sugar 

2/3 c. packed brown sugar 

1 tsp vanilla or orange extract

2 eggs 

2 1/2 c. flour 

1 tsp baking soda 

1/2 tsp salt 

2 tsp water 

2 c. chocolate chips 

1 tsp grated or very finely minced orange zest

 Cream butter, crisco, sugars and vanilla until light and fluffy. 

Add eggs and beat well. 

Combine flour, baking soda and salt and gradually beat into the sugar mixture. 

Add water and stir. 

Fold in chocolate chips and orange zest.

Form the cookie and bake at 375 on an ungreased cookie sheet for 8-10 mintues.

Do not overbake.

2021 update-

I don't know why we didn't try this sooner.  Instead of baking an entire batch of cookies, we freeze balls of dough and then bake when we want them.  Dish out with your largest cookie dough baller (size unknown) and then freeze until set.  Remove from the pan and store in a ziptop bag in the freezer.  Bake as above.  Let them sit on the pan for 3-4 minutes and then remove and eat, with or without peanut butter to make the most delicious cookie sandwiches.