Southern Oatmeal Cookies

 I don’t know where this recipe originated, I wrote it in a cookbook many years ago.  I rarely use it except in the fall when the specialty chips are on the grocery store shelves.  I have used caramel chips and cinnamon chips, but this year I found these pumpkin truffles chips! 

Ingredients:

1 cup Crisco (I use butter flavored)

1 cup sugar

1 cup brown sugar lightly packed 

2 eggs

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon soda

3 cups oats (I use old fashioned, but the recipe calls for minute oats.  I like the heavier texture of old fashioned oats)

You can add nuts, but I opt for flavored chips of some sort 

Cream the shortening and sugars, add the eggs and vanilla.  Fold in the flour, salt, and soda.  When well blended add oats and chips. 

Bake 350 degrees 10-12 minutes  (I use my convention oven at 325 degrees) 

Yummm!