Just Oatmeal Cookies

• Ready In: 20 mins
• Yields: 48 cookies

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup shortening
• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 1  cup  packed brown sugar
• 1  cup white sugar
• 2  eggs
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1⁄2 cups flour
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 3  cups quick-cooking oatmeal
• 1  cup walnuts
• 2  cups  candied fruit or 2  cups raisins or 2  cups currants or 2  cups chocolate chips or 2  cups  butterscotch chips or 2  cups  vanilla chips or 2  cups  raspberry  chips (whatever you wish.)

Directions

1. Cream shortening, butter and sugars; add eggs and vanilla.
2. Add flour, baking soda and salt.
3. Add oatmeal, nuts and whatever you like use teaspoon to drop onto ungreased cookie sheet.
4. Bake 10 minutes at 350°.
5. Do not overbake.
6. Remove from the oven while still soft.