Ingredients:

1 cup shortening

1 cup brown sugar

1 cup white sugar

2 eggs well beaten

1 Tablespoon vanilla extract

1 1/2 cup flour

1 tsp salt

1 tsp baking soda

1 Tablespoon cinnamon

3 cups oats (Quick or Old Fashioned. Do NOT use instant.)

3/4 cup chopped walnuts, pecans, seeds or other nuts (use 1/2 cup if using raisins)

1 cup raisins, or Dried Cranberries, or other dried fruit or chocolate chips!

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Directions:

1. Cream shortening and sugars, add eggs and vanilla and beat well.

2. Sift flour, salt, baking soda and cinnamon. Add to first mixture and mix well. Add raisins or other dried fruit (if using), chocolate chips and/or and nuts. Add oats last.

3. Spoon out by rounded Tablespoonfuls on to greased/parchmented cookie sheets. Bake for 10 minutes. Cool on wire rack.