Recipe By: Very old recipe from an oatmeal box.
Ingredients:
3/4 Cup Shortening
1 Cup brown sugar, packed
1/2 Cup Granulated sugar
1 Egg
1/4 Cup Water
1 Teaspoon Vanilla
3 Cups Oats — uncooked
1 Cup Flour
1 Teaspoon Salt
1/2 Teaspoon Soda
Directions:
Beat together shortening, sugars, egg, eater and vanilla until creamy. Add combined remaining ingredients; mix well. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheet. Bake in preheated moderate oven (350 deg) for 12 to 15 minutes. (For variety add chopped nuts, raisins, chocolate chips or coconut.) Makes about 5 dozen cookies.