Icebox Oatmeal Cookies
By: Helen Pitlick
Published: Friday, December 10, 2010 - 1:02am

Ingredients




1 cup shortening
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
2 eggs, beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
3 cups quick-cooking oatmeal
1 1/2 cups chopped nuts

Preparation

1 Cream shortening & sugar thoroughly. Add beaten eggs and vanilla. Beat well. 2 Sift flour, salt and soda together. Sift into creamed mixture. Add oatmeal and nuts. Mix. Form dough into long rolls on waxed paper. Chill thoroughly. 3 Slice 1/2-inch thick and bake on ungreased cookie sheet at 350 for 10 minutes.