Healthy Date Oatmeal Cookies

Description
This recipe came from an estate sale. I obtained it when I purchased the family collection from the Ampere Estate in Arlington, Texas in 1981.

Ingredients

 * 3/4 cup vegetable shortening
 * 1-1/2 cups sugar or sugar substitute
 * 1 egg
 * 1/4 cup water
 * 1 teaspoon vanilla
 * 3 cups uncooked oatmeal
 * 1 cup flour
 * 1 tablespoon salt
 * 1/2 teaspoon soda
 * 1 cup dates chopped

Directions

 * 1) Preheat oven to 350.
 * 2) Beat together first 5 ingredients.
 * 3) Sift dry ingredients together.
 * 4) Add oatmeal and combine all together.
 * 5) Stir in dates.
 * 6) Drop by teaspoon on greased cookie sheet.
 * 7) Bake at 350 for 15 minutes.

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