FABULOUS Oatmeal Choc Chip Cookies!

This is the perfect recipe to cheer up a very stressed husband. Mine loves these cookies, and I love to bake them, so we both win! I hope you enjoy them as much as we do!
Recipe makes 3-5 dozen. Depending on how much cookie dough you eat while you're making them, and how big your cookies are.

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

1 C shortening (I use butter flavor-it tastes the best. Oh, and using regular butter is ok too, but your cookies will come out flatter.)

1 1/2 C sugar

3/4 C brown sugar

3 eggs

3 t vanilla

A pinch of nutmeg (this, to me, makes the recipe)
3 1/4 C flour
1 1/2 t baking soda
1 1/2 t salt
1 1/2 C oats (your preference)
1 package semi-sweet choc chips

1. Preheat oven to 350*. If you have a gas range set it to 370*. Grease your cookie sheets.
2. In a big bowl, cream together the ingredients in red until smooth. This gives you a nice batter to start with. Then add Flour, baking soda, and salt. Beat until mixed thoroughly. Then add oats and chocolate chips. Stir with a rubber spatula to mix in.
3. Spoon onto greased cookie sheets.
4. Bake for 8-10 minutes (at 350*) or 11-12 min. (at 370*)
5. Let cool on cookie sheet for 5-10 minutes, then move to a cooling rack to cool completely.

Tip: Clean as you go! Have hot soapy water ready and toss the tools in as you're done with them. I can have my whole mess cleaned up before the first batch is done! Then you can sit and enjoy the fruits of your labor when they're done, instead of slaving over a sink of messy baked-on dishes!
p.s. It helps to clean the cookie sheets while they're still warm.