Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

This recipe came from a friend Diane Gardner. I used to babysit her son and she brought these cookies to me one day and I told her I had to have the recipe! So she shared it with me :)






Cream together first 5 ingredients:
2 cups shortening
1 1/2 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 cup sugar
4 eggs
2 tsp vanilla

Then add:
3 cups flour
2 tsp soda
2 tsp salt
4 cups Oatmeal

then:
1 pkg chocolate chips
2 cups chopped nuts
(if you don't want nuts, add 1 more cup of oatmeal)

Bake at 375° for 8 minutes