Chocolate Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3 cups instant oats
• 1 cup dried cranberries
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 1 cup nuts (replacement for one of the add-ins above) (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 cream shortening & sugars.
• 3 blend in eggs & vanilla.
• 4 sift in flour, salt & soda.
• 5 fold into creamed mixture along with oats, cranberries, & chocolate chips (or other optional ingredients).
• 6 roll into balls & place on greased cookie sheet.
• 7 flatten with fork.
• 8 bake 10-12 minutes (less for dark cookie sheets).