Chocolate Chip Cookies

This is Mom's recipe.  For some reason her cookies always look better than mine, I usually just have a pool across the cookie sheet.  I will have to give these a try at home.

1 cup shortening
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
4 eggs
1/4 cup water
2 teaspoon soda
2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoon vanilla
5 cups flour
2 cups chocolate chips

Cream shortening and sugars.  Add eggs.  Mix water, soda, salt and vanilla together, then add to sugar and egg mixture.  Add flour mixing thoroughly.  Stir in chocolate chips.  Bake at 375 degrees for 8 minutes.