Oatmeal Molasses Drop Cookies

• 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/3 cup molasses
• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 cups old fashioned oats
• 3/4 cup raisins
• 3/4 - 1 cup semisweet chocolate chunks or 3/4-1 cup chocolate chips

1. Preheat oven to 400u0b0F.
2. Beat shortening, sugar, eggs, and molasses thoroughly.
3. Stir dry ingredients (flour-cinnamon) together and blend into wet ingredients.
4. Stir in oats, raisins and chocolate chips.
5. Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart on a lightly greased baking sheet.
6. Bake 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned.
7. Note: When I used a 1 1/2-inch wide cookie scoop, I got 3 1/2 dozen cookies.

vegetable shortening, sugar, eggs, molasses, flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, oats, raisins, semisweet chocolate

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/oatmeal-molasses-drop-cookies-126445 (may not work)