• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar (packed)
• 1 cup butter flavored shortening
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 heaping teaspoon soda
• 1/2 heaping teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup oatmeal
• 2 cups milk chocolate chips
• 2 rounding cups flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup milk

Mix shortening and sugars together. Add eggs and beat them well. Add all the other ingredients and mix them well also. Place from a teaspoon on a greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for about 10 minutes or until golden brown. Makes about 2 dozen, depending on your size of cookies.

These cookies make a wonderful camp snack and are very easy to make in a dutch oven or a cardboard box oven. Try a batch on your next campout!

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