hillary clinton's chocolate chip cookies

Ingredients

• Servings: 7
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup shortening
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups rolled oats
• 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

Recipe

• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (180 degrees c). brush baking sheets lightly with vegetable oil.
• combine flour, salt and baking soda on waxed paper.
• beat together shortening, sugars and vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer until creamy. add eggs and beat until light and fluffy.
• gradually beat in flour mixture. stir in rolled oats and then chocolate chips.
• drop batter by rounded teaspoonsfuls baking sheets. bake for 8-10 minutes or till golden. cool cookies on sheets for 2 minutes. remove to wire racks to cool completely.