Oatmeal Cookies

Whenever I need to make some cookies and don't want to pour over recipe books, I always go to this. It is my favorite cookie recipe and always gets a standing ovation. You can have it without raisins or chocolate chips, or you can add them, according to prefrence. Either way, they are scrum-didily-umptious!

What you need:

3/4 c soft shortening
1 c brown sugar
1/2 c white sugar
1 egg
1/4 c water
1 tsp vanilla
1 c flour
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp soda
3 c oatmeal
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp cloves
1/2 tsp allspice
(or you can use just 1/2 heaping tsp allspice instead of all the other spices)

What to do:

Beat wet ingredients together until creamy. Cream in the flour, salt soda and spices. Once that is all mixed slowly add the oatmeal. Bake at 350 for 12-15 minutes. Makes about 5 dozen.

Buen Provecho!