Cowboy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Total Time: 38 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups sifted flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup quick oats
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 cup vegetable shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 1 (6 ounce) package milk chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 sift together flour, soda, salt & baking soda in a large bowl. beat together shortening & sugar till creamy; (electric mixer works great) blend in vanilla & eggs till fluffy. (time to put electric mixer away and get some arm muscle) mix in dry ingredients slowly & blend well. stir in oats, chocolate chips & nuts. drop by spoon cookied sheet sprayed with pam. bake in preheated oven 350 degrees for about 8 minutes, allow to cool for 1 minute then transfer to a cooling rack. they will seem a little soft at first, but they will harden up, but not so hard their crunchy, just chewy and wont fall apart.