Variety Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. shortening
1 c. brown sugar
1 c. white sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. soda
1 tsp. baking powder
3 eggs
2 c. oatmeal
2 c. flour
1 tsp. vanilla
coconut, pecans, chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, dates, etc. (add any of these)

Preparation

Cream the shortening and add sugars; beat well.
Add eggs and continue beating.
Add dry ingredients, vanilla and 1 or more of the suggested ingredients.
If coconut is added, coconut flavoring adds something extra to the taste.
Chill overnight in refrigerator.
Place pieces of dough about the size of a walnut on a cookie sheet and bake at 325\u00b0.