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. 
* Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group
== Ingredients ==
* ¾ cup vegetable shortening
* 1½ cups sugar or sugar substitute
* 1 egg
* ¼ cup water
* 1 teaspoon vanilla
* 3 cups uncooked oatmeal
* 1 cup flour
* 1 tablespoon salt
* ½ teaspoon soda
* 1 cup dates chopped
== Directions ==
# Preheat oven to 350°F.
# Beat together first 5 ingredients.
# Sift dry ingredients together.
# Add oatmeal and combine all together.
# Stir in dates.
# Drop by teaspoon on greased cookie sheet.
# Bake at 350°F for 15 minutes.
Category:Cookie Recipes