I have made a simular cookie for years. But I don't use the chocolate chips because we have enough recipes with chocolate chips. I add 1/2 cup of raisins instead along with chopped pecans. I some times add 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon depending on my taste mood that day. They are soft and chewy if you don't over-cook them and just great.

These cookies are very tasty and so helpful to have on hand when company comes over or you just need a sweet treat. I blended the oats (in a blender or food processor) just because I prefer a softer texture rather than a heartier oaty texture. I only got 9 cookies per batch using my cookie scoop, but that's just perfect for our little household!

I chose this recipe because I needed a gift for a friend who really doesn't like to cook. I followed the directions exactly and made two separate batches to fill my container. (I don't believe in doubling). After my container was filled, there was a lot left over, so we baked a test batch up. We got 12 cookies on the sheet and probably would have gotten a few more except we ate quite a bit of dough. We did use 1 cup chocolate chips and left out the nuts. We baked them on parchment paper, took them out at 10 minutes and left them on the sheet for a couple more minutes. These cookies don't taste exactly like traditional creamed shortening cookies, but they were soft, had a nice texture,were really good and very fast to make! I would imagine you could add any kind of goodies like coconut, dates or raisins and still come up with a winner! Thank you so much for this wonderful recipe! I will use it often!