Oatmeal Cookies

• 1 cup shortening
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 12 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3 cups quick-cooking rolled oats
• 12 cup walnuts (optional)
• 34 cup raisins (optional)

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Cream shortening and brown and white sugars.
3. Add eggs and vanilla and beat together.
4. Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture.
5. Stir in oats, nuts and raisins.
6. Roll into balls and place on cookie sheet (not to close together)
7. Press out balls.
8. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes.

shortening, brown sugar, white sugar, eggs, vanilla, flour, salt, baking soda, quickcooking, walnuts, raisins

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/oatmeal-cookies-250022 (may not work)