Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup shortening
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups old fashioned oats
• 12 ounces chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 combine flour, salt and baking soda, set aside.
• 3 beat together shortening, sugars and vanilla until creamy.
• 4 add eggs until batter is light and fluffy.
• 5 gradually beat in flour mixture and rolled oats.
• 6 stir in chocolate chips.
• 7 drop batter by well rounded spoonfuls onto cookie sheets (parchment paper lined sheets make cleanup easy).
• 8 bake 8 to 10 minutes.
• 9 cool cookies on sheets for 2 minutes before transferring to wire racks.
• 10 yield is supposed to be 7 1/2 dozen cookies.