Categories: Cookies

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
• 1/2 cup chunky peanut butter
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 3 cups oats (uncooked)
• 1 cup flour
• 3 Tbsp. cocoa
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. soda
• chopped nuts (optional)
• chocolate chips (optional)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Beat together shortening, peanut butter and sugar. Add egg, vanilla and water; beat until creamy. Combine remaining ingredients and add to the mixture. Mix well. Drop rounded teaspoon onto greased cookie sheet. Bake at 325 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes. Add chopped nuts or chocolate chips to make nuttier or more chocolaty.
2. makes 5 dozen cookies

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