Oatmeal Cookies

Ingredients:
1 3/4 cups brown sugar
1/2 cup shortening ( i would think replacing this with butter)
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 tsp baking powder
3 cups old-fashioned oats

Yields:
2 1/2 dozen cookies

Methods:
- Heat oven to 350F.
- In a large bowl, on medium speed, beat brown sugar, shortening and butter until light and fluffy, scraping bowl occasionally.
- Beat in vanilla and eggs until well blended.
- On low speed, beat in all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour and baking powder until well combined, scraping bowl occasionally.
- Stir in oats.
- Drop in dough in spoonfulls 2 inches apart onto cookie sheet.
- Bake 10-14 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool 1 minutes and remove from sheet.

* i never tried this recipes. But i had some cookies made like this before with cranberry mixed inside. Pretty good.