Ingredients
- ½ cup vegetable shortening
- 1 stick butter, unsalted, softened
- ¾ cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 small vanilla pudding mix
- 1 c old fashion oats
- 2 ¼ cups flour
- 1 tbsp. vanilla extract
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1 tsp. water
- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 12 oz semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 ½ cups walnuts (6 ounces), chopped
- ¾ cup sugar, brown
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375. Butter cookie sheet.
- Beat Crisco & butter in large bowl until light. Gradually add the sugars and beat until creamy. Add eggs one at a time & beat well. Add vanilla pudding, extract, soda, water, cinnamon, salt & nutmeg - mix well. Mix in oats, then flour. Stir in chocolate chips and walnuts.
- Place 3 tablespoons of dough per cookie on sheet spaced 2 inches apart.
- Bake 10 - 12 minutes until outsides are set. Cool on sheet 5 minutes - transfer to rack & cool completely. Store in airtight container.
