Preheat oven to 375 degrees
Beat egg whites, add in shortening or non hydrogenated
margarine, both sugars
and vanilla, and mix in a large bowl. Combine baking soda and flour, add to
cookie batter 1/2 cup at a time beating until blended. Fold in chocolate
chips, chocolate chunks and Walnut pieces until well mixed. Roll into
balls - flatten in hand like you would a hamburger patty, place on ungreased cookie sheet; or you could drop by rounded tablespoon for a
less uniform cookie.
Bake 10 - 13 minutes or until done. Time depends
on if you like a soft or harder cookie. Remove from pan to wire
rack to cool.
Makes 2 dozen large cookies or 3 dozen dropped
cookies


Chocolate Chip, Chocolate Chunk-Nut Christmas Cookies Cut-Outs:
Prepare dough ahead of time, make balls of dough, refrigerate overnight
wrapped in wax paper. When ready to prepare take wrapped dough out of
the refrigerator one ball at a time, lightly flour wax paper and hand
shape the dough to a flat round piece of dough, to get a more consistent
piece of dough you may flour a rolling pin and lightly roll out dough.
Use Christmas cookie cutters to cut out dough in shapes of Christmas
trees, stars, bells, etc.
Quick and Easy Christmas Cut-Outs: after dough is refrigerated
following directions above to cut out dough in shapes of Christmas
trees, stars and bells-- place shaped cookie dough in the freezer on a
baking pan. Once frozen pop off pan and place in a freezer bag or other
freezer container. If you have unexpected guests, simply preheat oven,
take cookies out place on a cookie sheet and bake. Have fresh baked
cookies anytime using this method.
Tip: you may omit the walnuts if you prefer a cookie without
nuts. You could also use pecans if you didn't like walnuts.