->Oatmeal 23 <-

Yields about 2 dozen.

1 cup Crisco vegetable shortening

1 cup white sugar

1 cup light brown sugar

2 beaten eggs

1 1/2 cups sifted flour

1 teaspoon soda

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp. vanilla

3 cups oats

Cream sugars and Crisco. Add other ingredients except for oats.

Mix a bit. Add oats. Mix a bit - don't over mix. Roll dough into a couple jelly rolls. Wrap in wax paper or plastic wrap. Chill

350 degrees. Slice dough about 1/4 inch

thick. Bake for about 12 minutes on a greased cookie sheet.

Carefully remove cookies to a cooking rack. After cookies cool

and crisp, put in air tight container.