Oatmeal Cookies

By teachskinner

from the Huntley family

Ingredients

• 1 cup shorting or 1/2 cup butter and 1/2 cup Crisco oil
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 1/2 cup flour
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 3 cups rolled oats
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts or raisins

Preparation

Step 1

Cream sugar and shortening; add eggs and vanilla.
Sift flour, measure, sift again with salt and soda. Add to first mixture.
Add nuts and rolled oats.
Drop by spoonfuls on greased cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.
Mixture may stand in refrigerator and bake as needed.