#1548 - Chocolate Oatmeal Peanut Butter Cookies

(by Shirley McNevich)

1 cup white sugar
1 cup Domino's dark brown sugar (packed)
1 cup Crisco shortening
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. baking soda
3 cups Quaker quick oats
2 cups flour
3/4 cup Jif peanut butter
1 cup Nestle's semi-sweet chocolate bits
1 cup chopped nuts (optional)

In a mixer add white sugar, brown sugar and Crisco--beat. Add eggs--beat. Add vanilla, salt and baking soda--beat. Add peanut butter--beat. Add oats--beat. Slowly add flour--beat. Remove bowl from mixer--add chocolate bits and chopped nuts--stir with a wooden spoon. Drop by teaspoonfuls on to greased cookie sheets. Bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes.