Oatmeal cookies

By Linda1128

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup shortening
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 cup flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 3 cups oatmeal uncooked

Preparation

Step 1

Place shortening, sugar, eggs,water and vanilla in mixing bowl. Beat till smooth. Add flour, slat and soda to the creamed mixture. Blend in oats and drop my teaspoon onto greased cookie sheet. Bake 350. 12 minutes


You can also add nuts, rasins, chocolate chips or coconut to the dough.