Easy Oatmeal Cookies
Ingredients
3/4 cup flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt (scant amount)
1/2 cup butter or shortening
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 egg
1 1/2 cups quick cooking oats
Directions
Preheat oven to 350°
Sift together the flour, salt and baking soda.
In a separate bowl cream together the shortening and both sugars until light. Works best with a hand mixer or kitchen aid mixer. Add the vanilla and egg and mix well.
Stir in the dry ingredients and mix well.
Drop by tablespoon full onto a baking sheet and place in preheated oven. Bake for 10 minutes or until the edges are slightly browned. Remove from oven and let sit for a few seconds before removing them from the baking pan. They will fall apart if they are removed to quickly.
Cool on a wire rack.