Make this recipe a recipe that people in that category can eat. categories: ['low_calorie'], recipe: beat shortening, brown sugar, white sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy. add flour and salt; mix well. dissolve baking soda in the boiling water and add to the flour mix. stir in oatmeal and chocolate chips. roll into balls and put on an ungreased cookie sheet, 2 inches apart. flatten with a fork dipped in cold water. bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes.

Target recipe: preheat oven to 350 and grease 13x9 pan. mix 1/2 cup flour with baking powder and salt. set aside. melt butter and pour into mixing blow, with electric mixer on stir (or lowest setting) blend in remaining ingredients -in order they are listed above- including the flour/baking powder mixture (except the chocolate chips) until just mixed. do not beat, just stir slowly until combined, scraping down sided as needed. if you are using the mini chocolate chips, stir them into the dough by hand. spread into greased 13x9 pan. sprinkle with chocolate chips and press them gently into the dough. bake at 350 for 20 minutes, until edges turn brown.