Grandma Willa makes a delicious oatmeal cookie.  She calls it her Six in One Oatmeal Cookies because they are loaded with amazing ingredients and you can make 6 different types of cookies (or more) with the base cookie mix.   It has been nice having cookies to take with us on our various road trips.  The girls have enjoyed the sweet snack and it has been neat sharing the recipes with others along the way (although not all of the cookies made it to each destination).

Six in One Oatmeal Cookie Recipe:

• 1 cup Shortening
• 1 cup Brown Sugar
• 1 cup Granulated Sugar
• 2 Eggs
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla
• 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
• 1/2 teaspoon Salt
• 1 1/2 cup sifted Flour
• 3 cups Quick Cooking Oats

Add in 1 or more of the Following Ingredient Options to the Cookies

• 1/2 cup chopped Nuts
• 1 package Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
• 2 tablespoons grated Orange Peel
• 1 cup Raisins
• 1 cup cut up Gum Drops
• 1 cup cut up Dates

Cream shortening and sugar thoroughly, add eggs and vanilla, beat well.  Sift together flour salt and soda.  Add to creamed mixture and blend well.  Add oats and one or two of the choices above.  If desired divide dough into several portions adding something different to each one.  Form dough into small and drop from teaspoon onto an ungreased cookie sheet.  Bake at 35o for 15 minutes or until lightly brown.  Remove from cookie sheet and place on wire rack to cool.  For a special treat, try adding both nuts and chocolate pieces.  Or combine dates and orange peel.  For a crackly glaze dip balls of dough first into milk then in sugar prior to baking on cookie sheet, bake sugar side up.

More Ingredient Options you can add to the Cookies (these are variations we have tried in our family):

• 1 cup M&M’s
• 1 cup Cranberries
• 1 cup Butterscotch Chips
• 1 cup White Chocolate Chips
• Add another one of your favorite cookie ingredients!

Makes 6 dozen.

Photo by Lara604