Beth's Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookies

These are cookies that I created for my husband. I hope you enjoy. He sure did. I prefer to use semi-sweet chocolate chips, but use milk chocolate chips for him.

• Ready In: 27 mins
• Yields: 24-36 cookies

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄4 cups unsifted all-purpose flour
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄2 cup butter or 1⁄2 cup margarine, softened
• 1⁄2 cup  Butter Flavor Crisco
• 3⁄4 cup dark brown sugar, loosely packed
• 3⁄4 cup granulated sugar
• 2  eggs
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 3  cups old fashioned oats
• 1⁄2 cup  milk chocolate chips or 1⁄2 cup  semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1⁄2 cup walnuts

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
2. In one bowl beat butter, Crisco, sugars, eggs and vanilla till smooth. I do it by hand myself, but you can use the mixer.
3. Add in the flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon till combined.
4. Fold in the oats, chips and nuts. You will want to do this step by hand. The dough is pretty stiff.
5. You can certainly use more or less of chips and nuts.
6. Drop by heaping tablespoon onto an ungreased cookie sheet or I use my Silpat.
7. Flatten them slightly because they do not spread much.
8. Bake 12-14 minutes or until lightly brown.
9. Cool and enjoy!