Famous Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

These are another of my favorites. I like the dough best of all of course.

3/4 cup Shortening
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1/4 cup water
1 tsp vanilla
3 cups oatmeal
1 cup flour
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp soda
1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips

Beat together shortening, sugars, egg, water and vanilla until creamy. Add remaining ingredients. Mix well. Drop by rounded spoonfuls on greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 for 12-15 minutes

*I sometimes have to put some extra flour in this recipe. If the dough seems to not be thick enough add extra flour til the normal cookie consistency.
**If you double the recipe do 3 cups flour and only 5 cups oats**

Buttercream Frosting

1/2 c all vegetable shortening
1 cube butter-soft
1 tsp vanilla

Mix well

Add 4 cups powdered sugar. Mix after each cup. Once all added, mix in 2 caps full of milk. Stores in Fridge for up to 2 weeks.

Great for cupcakes, cake and sugar cookies.

Chocolate Snickerdoodles (Jess recipe)

Chocolate Snickerdoodles
Makes about 3 dozen
Ingredients:
1 1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. butter, softened
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 eggs
2 1/4 c. flour
1 tsp. cream of tarter
1/2 c. cocoa
2 Tbsp sugar
2 tsp cinnamon


Directions:
Heat oven to 400 degrees. In large bowl cream sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Blend in vanilla and eggs. Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup, level off. Blend flour, cocoa, cream of tartar, soda and salt into creamed mixture. Shape dough into 1 inch balls. Combine 2 Tbsp sugar and 2 tsp cinnamon. Roll balls into cinnamon sugar mixture. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten with a fork, the "criss-cross" design.


Bake at 400 degrees for 8-10 minutes until set. Remove immediately.