Cookies -Oatmeal Crunchies

Oatmeal Crunchies B. Lowe from Meg

• ½ cup shortening (Meg says use half butter but note on Card says NO; use shortening - you decide)
• ½ cup brown sugar
• ½ cup white sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 cup flour
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon [baking] soda
• ¼ salt
• ¼ vanilla
• ¾ cup oats
• ¾ cup nutmeats [nuts]

Cream these ingredients together. Add vanilla to creamed ingredients. Add flour, baking powder and soda. Beat well. Stir in oats and nuts. Form dough into small balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 375° 10-12 minutes. (Meg says she finds 10 min fine). Makes 3 ½ doz.

Nutmeats...means shelled nuts. In this case, most likely walnuts -and you'll want to chop them first... unless you live in my house where you leave them out or eat the whole batch yourself...