Critter Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 cup shortening
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 jumbo egg, lightly beaten
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 1/2 cups regular uncooked oatmeal
• 1 1/2-2 cups chopped walnuts

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350. Cream the shortening and sugars together until fluffy. Add the egg and vanilla and mix well. In a seperate bowl, sift together the flour, cinnamon and baking soda. Gradually add the dry mixtureto the wet, a little at a time, until thoroughly incorporated. Add the oatmeal and walnuts. The dough should be very still and clining to the beaters. More flour may be needed to achieve this consistency.

2. 2

   Scoop the dough into ball, about the size of a walnut, which is 2-3 TB, place on ungreased cookie sheets and bake at 350for about 18 minutes. The cookies "poof up" while baking and the cookiesare very airy.