Cookies, Chocolate Chip Oatmeal

By fireandfrost

Mom's recipe

Ingredients

• 1 cup shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 tbsp. milk
• 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 4 cups Old Fashioned Oats
• 1 cup semi-sweet morsels

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 375
In a large bowl, blend the shortening with the sugars, adding the sugar gradually.
Add the eggs, milk and vanilla; beat well.
Add the flour, salt and soda; beat well.
Stir in the oats and chocolate chips.
Drop by rounded tablespoon fulls, 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake for 13-15 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven, let stand 5 minutes, move to rack.