Mom's Oatmeal Cookies

Preheat oven to: 350 degrees
Bake time: 12-15 minutes

Cream together:

• 3/4 cup Crisco
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 tesp. vanilla
• 1 tesp. cinnamon

Add: (mix well)

• 3 cups oats
• 1 cup flour
  
• 1 tesp. salt
• 1/2 tesp. baking soda

optional: add 1 cup of raisins or dried cranberries at the end.

Make sure batter is slightly tacky. Bake on a greased cookie sheet for 12-15 minutes. Do not overbake.

Makes aprox. 5 dozen.