3/4 c Shortening; soft
1 c Flour; sifted
1/2 c Sugar
1/2 ts Baking soda
1/4 c Water
1 Egg
1 c Brown sugar; firmly packed
1 ts Vanilla
3 c Oats
1 ts Salt
1 c Chocolate chips (or more)
1/2 c Pecans (optional)
Preheat oven to 350 F. In a large bowl, beat together white sugar, brown
sugar, egg, shortening, water and vanilla until creamy. Sift together
flour, salt and baking soda and add to creamed mixture. Blend well. Stir in
oats, then mix in chocolate chips and pecans.
Drop by teaspoonsful onto greased cookie sheets and bake 12 to 15
minutes. They will seem undercooked when you take them out, but they set up
some as they cool. Makes five dozen, depending on size.
