Old Fashioned Oatmeal Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. sifted flour
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. salt
1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
2 c. quick cooking oatmeal
1/2 c. brown sugar, packed
1/2 c. granulated sugar
1 c. shortening (soft)
2 eggs, unbeaten
1/3 c. milk (sweet or sour)
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. seeded raisins or chopped dates
3/4 c. nuts, chopped

Preparation

Sift first four ingredients together into a large bowl.
Add oatmeal, sugars, shortening, eggs, milk and vanilla.
Beat until blended.
Add remaining ingredients. Beat until blended.
Drop by teaspoonful on prepared greased cookie sheet.
Bake at 375\u00b0 in moderately hot oven about 12 minutes or until browned.
(I bake at 350\u00b0.)