Mary Alden's Oatmeal Cookies

Total Time: 27 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup crisco
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3 cups quick oats
• 1 1/2 cups raisins (or chocolate chips)

Recipe

• 1 cream together crisco and sugars; stir in eggs, water, and vanilla.
• 2 add dry ingredients, stirring to blend.
• 3 mix in raisins (or chocolate chips).
• 4 drop by half teaspoonsful onto greased cookie sheet.
• 5 bake at 375 degrees f or 12 minutes.
• 6 (do not let cookies get too brown or they will burn on the bottom.).