Oatmeal Cookies
¼ cup shortening
¼ cup butter
½ cup brown sugar
½ tsp vanilla
½ tsp soda
2 tbsp hot water
¾ cup flour
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp nutmeg (if desired)
1 cup rolled oats
Cream shortening, butter, brown sugar and vanilla. Mix soda with hot water and add to creamed mixture. Measure flour and combine with salt and nutmeg, stirring well to blend. Stir in oats. Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture. Mix well. Shape dough into 1 inch balls and place on greased baking sheets.
Flatten with tines of fork.
Bake at 400 for 5 – 6 minutes
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