Oatmeal Mini Pieces Cookies

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup butter flavor shortening (i used crisco)
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons half-and-half (i used half and half) or 2 tablespoons milk (i used half and half)
• 1 1/2 cups quick oats (not instant)
• 1 cup reese's mini pieces, can use more (recipe calls for 1/3 cup more)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 beat shortening, brown sugar and granulated sugar in large bowl until fluffy.
• 3 beat in eggs and vanilla.
• 4 in another bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt.
• 5 add dry ingredients alternately with milk to creamed mixture, stirring after each addition. i stirred by hand.
• 6 stir in oats and candy pieces.
• 7 drop by tablespoons (i used tablespoon measuring spoon) onto cookie sheet.
• 8 bake 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned. mine baked in 9 1/2 minutes. we like a chewy cookie so i take mine out just when the edges are browned.
• 9 leave on cookie sheet 2 minutes. remove to wire rack. cool completely.