Ingredients

1 cup butter flavor shortening

1 cup butter

1 1/2 cup brown sugar

1 1/2 cup white sugar

4 eggs

3 cups flour

2 tsp. salt

2 tsp. baking soda

2 tsp. warm water

4 cups rolled oats

2 tsp. vanilla

1 package semi-sweet chocolate chips

Preparation

Whip first four ingredients in a bowl until creamy. Add eggs and flour. Dissolve salt and soda in water and mix into batter. Add oats a little at a time until blended. Add vanilla and chocolate chips. Spoon onto a cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-15 minutes (depending on the size of the cookies and how done you like them)