Mom's Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients

1 and ½ cup sifted flour

1 teaspoon soda

1 teaspoon salt

1 cup shortening

¾ cup white sugar

¾ cup brown sugar

2 eggs, beaten

1 tsp hot water

½ to 1 cup chopped nuts--if desired

1 pkg chocolate chips

2 cups oatmeal

1 tsp vanilla

Instructions

• Cream shortening until fluffy. Add both sugars and cream well

• Beat in eggs and add hot water

• Sift flour, soda, salt together and add to the above mixture

• Add nuts, chocolate chips and oatmeal. Mix well. Add vanilla

• Drop by spoonfuls on greased cookie sheet

• Bake at 350 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes