3/4 cup vegetable shortening
1 cup firmly packed brown shugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
1/4 cup water
1 tsp. vanilla
3 cups Quaker Oats, Quick or Old fashioned
1 cup flour
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking soda
Recipe
Heat oven to 350�
Beat shortening, sugars, egg, water and vanilla until creamy. Combine dry ingredients and add to above, mix thoroughly. Drop by rounded teaspoons on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for about 11-13 minutes. Allow to cool on wire racks, store in tightly sealed container.
(Note: you may wish to add any of the following...chopped walnuts, flaked coconut, chocolat chips,raisins.)