Best Oatmeal Cookies
Submitted by mona15851 on September 24, 2010 at 2:05 pm

DESCRIPTION
I've made this recipe for 30 years & like it better than any other I've tried.

SUMMARY
Yield 27 cookies File under cookies

INGREDIENTS
3/4 cup Crisco shortening
1 cup brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup white sugar
1 egg
1/4 cup water
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
3 cups oatmeal (quick or regular)
1 cup (more or less) chocolate chips

INSTRUCTIONS
With electric mixer, beat Crisco, white sugar & brown sugar till creamy. Add the egg, water & vanilla & beat till fluffy. By hand stir in flour, salt & baking soda. Stir in the oatmeal & then chocolate chips.

Bake in preheated 350º oven. Place tablespoons of dough on ungreased (sprayed) cookie sheet & bake 12 minutes. Don't over bake - cookies should look a little moist in the cracks). Let sit on cookie sheet for couple min., then transfer to rack to cool.