oatmeal crispies

*I promise I cook more than dessert. :)

This recipe is from allrecipes.com and I forgot to take a picture. oops. I made these for a Superbowl party and they were gone gone gone. This recipe makes at least 3 dozen cookies. They're delicious when you want cookies but are a little tired of chocolate chip (like i was).

2/3 C shortening
1/3 C butter, softened
1 C packed brown sugar
1 C white sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 C flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
3 C oats
1 C finely chopped pecans

Cream together shortening, butter and both sugars. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Mix in flour, salt, baking soda until combined. Add oats and nuts, mix until combined evenly. Shape dough into 2-3 log rolls on wax paper. Roll in the wax paper and chill in the fridge or freezer. Slice dough logs into 1/4" rounds. Bake @ 350 for 10 minutes, or until golden.

*Notes: I used 1 stick of butter and only 1/2 C of shortening and it worked fine. I left my dough logs in the freezer for about 10 minutes to harden a little because I was cooking these right then. You could also just freeze the logs for later. Chilling is a key step bc it's easier to cut the rounds. I also did a little bigger than 1/4". They spread quite a bit so keep that in mind, also.