Refrigerator Cookies IV

1 cup shortening

½ cup white sugar

½ cup packed brown sugar

2 eggs

1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract

2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour

½ teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

½ cup chopped walnuts

Cream together shortening and sugars. Mix in eggs and vanilla. Blend together flour, baking soda, and salt; mix into the creamed mixture. Mix in nuts.

Mold into a long roll about 2 1/2 inches in diameter. Wrap in wax paper, and chill several hours.

Cut thin, and place on greased baking sheets.

Bake at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) for about 8 minutes.